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Pocket Dialing Leads To Drug Bust

MOLALLA, Ore. (March 1, 2013)—A dispatcher in Molalla, Ore., was able to listen in on a drug deal after a woman’s cell phone inadvertently dialed 911 early Tuesday, police said.

Officers tracked the GPS signal to a car in an alley about a block away.

Dispatchers listened in as the first officer arrived at the scene.

The officer found methamphetamine and arrested a 25-year-old man on multiple drug charges.

The 25-year-old woman with the cell phone was cited for possessing marijuana, and ended the call.


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