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Portland man calls 9-1-1 to get into club

09:29 AM PST on Thursday, February 22, 2007

Associated Press

PORTLAND - He wanted to dance -- and it was an emergency!

Last Friday night, 43-year-old Edgar Dieguez-Lopez did what anyone would do in an emergency -- call 9-1-1.

He was having a crisis. The Caribe nightclub on Southwest Canyon Road in Portland was not letting him in.

The dispatcher spent several minutes with him -- even bringing in a Spanish translator:

He called 9-1-1 because he said, "I cannot get inside."

Police responded to his call and arrested the man for Improper Use Of 9-1-1 -- and possession of drugs.