WARMINGTON: Man charged with tricking cops over missing cellphone

Just because they name it a telephone does not guarantee that the individual’s usage of it will be taken into consideration.

But, that stated, one man can boast of finding a way to get the quick attention of the police.

And turn out to be in handcuffs, too.

This is the lesson he found out after allegedly ringing up an entire bunch of trouble for himself and Halton Regional Police.

It all began at approximately 7:forty five p.m. Tuesday.

“We obtained a call to cope with on Walkers Line in Burlington mentioning that a girl had been shot,” Const. Steve Elms stated on Wednesday.

You recognise what occurs subsequently. Short or lengthy distance, first responders drop what they’re doing and head to the scene to attempt to stop the female and prevent the shooter.

“As you can consider, a huge police reaction was coordinated for any such call,” said Elms.

Police with a proper device equipped for a gun fight.

Ambulances, paramedics, and firefighters begin racing to the scene. Hospitals are alerted that someone with gunshot mwounds ight be coming in.

But it turns out there were no compelling snapshots or videos to submit on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter.

In fact, the scene became quiet. No signal of a gunman. No signal of a victim. No sign of any hassle.

“When police approached the door, the tenant — no longer the person who was known as 911 — became amazed through the overwhelming police presence,” said Elms.

She hadn’t known them. And she wasn’t shot either.

She, in truth, “recommended that no person inside the residence become shot or injured” or even “invited police inside to investigate”

Of path they did. They didn’t know if it turned into a lure. An ambush? Somebody committing a homicide?

Then they located a man.

Turns out it turned into not one of the above. Police say he advised officers he had misplaced his telephone and wanted them to transport a touch faster in helping him track it down.

“It is said that he was known as 911 and that this became finished in an attempt to expedite police response to an earlier report (he made to police regarding a missing cellphone,” said Elms, who, like each first responder on scene, became no longer laughing.

Zach Gerdes, 27, has been charged with public mischief and conveying a false message to police. He will make his first court docket appearance on May 15 in Milton. Not by telephone but in person.

He was not to be had for comment. Seems his phone remains missing.

The clever cash says police won’t be burning up the traces to try to discover it.