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Man Arrested for Pocket Dialing Police During Yard Work

External News Source May 24, 2011 Industry

Bangor, Maine (AP) — Police say a man wanted for failing to pay fines accidentally helped officers find him when he repeatedly “pocket dialed” emergency services hotline 911 while doing yard work.

Police say 29-year-old James Green was using a backpack leaf blower in Bangor Saturday when he kept calling 911 without realizing it.

Police Lt. Jeff Millard says officers were able to determine where the calls were coming from by triangulating the signal from Green’s phone.

The Bangor Daily News says there were two active warrants for Green’s arrest for failure to pay fines.

Copyright 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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