Madison Police arrested a Madison woman after making a false 911 call to allegedly divert police officers away from her location Tuesday.
The 27-year-old suspect Tierra Miles, was arrested for false emergency through a telephone, according to the police report.
Miles called a dispatcher at the Dane County Communications Center and allegedly said she had witnessed a shooting on the 2000 block of Lake Point Drive, police said.
""She said she was driving when she saw the gunfire around 6:20 p.m. Tuesday night,"" Madison Police Department spokesperson Joel DeSpain said in a statement.
After members of the MPD responded to the scene, the dispatcher attempted to get the original caller back on the line.
The cell phone used to place the call was traced back to Miles. A Monona police officer said 15 minutes prior to the call Miles was cited for retail theft following an incident at South Towne Mall, police said.
""Upon hearing that her phone was connected to the gun call, Monona Police theorized Miles may have been using a red herring, diverting police attention elsewhere, while she went back to get her van,"" DeSpain said in a statement.
