A Rialto man has been arrested after the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department received around 7,000 non-emergency spam calls from an unknown number, authorities announced Friday.
Between April and July 2023, SBSD personnel were prevented from attending to legitimate emergency calls due to the harassing spam calls, the agency said.
An investigation into the identity of the caller led to the caller being identified as Luke Edwards Dumas, a 48-year-old man from Rialto, deputies said.
On July 22, Dumas was taken into custody on suspicion of Annoying and Harassing Calls to Emergency Lines and Interfering with Emergency Services. Dumas was booked at West Valley Detention Center, SBSD said.
Authorities believe Dumas may be connected to additional harassing calls to emergency services throughout the Inland Empire.
Anyone with information about the investigation can contact Detective A. Hylin at the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department Headquarters, at 909-387-3727.
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