POMONA, Calif. — A pair of Pomona men trying to score drugs instead scored jail time when they paged their drug dealer with the number "911," police said.
Police booked Paul White, 38, and Ryan Ogle, 25, in jail on suspicion of grand theft auto, violating parole, possession of burglary tools and destruction of evidence, officers said.
Police say the men were at 1094 W. Mission Blvd. at 3:06 a.m. this morning when they used a pay phone to page a drug dealer. They tried to tag "911" at the end of the page to emphasize the importance of the transaction.
But something went wrong when they punched in the number. The page went to the Pomona Police Department's 911 dispatch center.
An officer came to the location to check on the incomplete 911 call and saw the two men by the pay phone and a parked vehicle.
The officer checked the license plate of the vehicle and discovered it was stolen from Pomona. Police searched the vehicle and found various burglary tools including saws, bolt cutters and a shaved car ignition key.
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Pair Looking for Drug Dealer Dial 911
POMONA, Calif. (AP) - Two men were arrested Tuesday after they mistakenly called 911 when they were trying to page a drug dealer, police said. Paul White, 38, and Ryan Ogle, 25, punched 911 as an urgent code to the dealer when they made the call from a pay phone around 3 a.m., Sgt. Michael Olivieri said.
"No one said criminals are smart," Olivieri said.
Police traced the call and directed a patrol officer to the pay phone. When he arrived, the officer saw two men standing near the phone and a parked vehicle. A run of the car's license plate showed it was reported stolen.
The officer searched the men and the car and found possible burglary tools, including saws, bolt cutters and a shaved ignition key. While in custody, officers also found a broken methamphetamine pipe hidden by one of the men, possibly in an attempt to destroy evidence.
"When they were interviewing afterward they admitted they were in a hurry for dope and made an error in dialing," Olivieri said.
The men were booked for investigation of auto theft, possession of burglary tools, destruction of evidence and parole violation. Ogle was cited on a misdemeanor charge and released. White, who was on parole for a previous burglary violation, was being held on a parole violation, police said.
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