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ST. GEORGE — A dozen officers responded May 18 to a report of an armed robbery off River Road only to learn it was a false report made by a 911 caller who needed a ride to Provo, police say.
St. George Consolidated Communications Center received a report shortly after 3 p.m. involving an armed robbery near the intersection of South River Road and Foremaster Drive in St. George.
The 911 caller told emergency dispatch a suspect pointed a shotgun at him and robbed him of $20 and then fled west on Foremaster toward River Road on foot, according to charging documents filed with the court. The caller also said the suspect was wearing a blue shirt and brown pants.
Because the report involved imminent danger to the public, as well as the risk of serious bodily injury or death to the victim, the officer wrote, "twelve officers with the St George Police Department responded to the area to locate the alleged suspect."
