Police: Ohio Man Called 911, Made Drug Deal

By: Associated Press | NBC4
Published: February 03, 2009

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CLEVELAND -- Police in Cleveland say a man who called 911 put the dispatcher on hold to make a drug deal.

Police say the 20-year-old man called 911 Saturday night to report that two men with guns were watching him near West 44th and Clark Avenue and hung up.

The dispatcher called him back, and during the call the man asked the dispatcher to hold on and made a drug deal.

A voice can be heard on the recording saying, "What you need? A 10-pack? A 10-pack, alright." A 10-pack is slang for a bundle of heroin.

The dispatcher called police, who saw the man crossing a street and found crack cocaine in his pants. The man, who didn't have identification, was arrested and taken to jail.

A message seeking comment was left Tuesday with a police spokesman.