Underage drinking party busted after 911 butt-dial

ROTHSCHILD – Police charged five women and two men with underage drinking early Tuesday when they busted an underage drinking party after one teen's cellphone dialed 911 unbeknownst to its owner.

A Rothschild officer responded to the 2300 block of Weston Avenue for a 911 call in which no one was answering dispatchers, said Rothschild Police Chief Jeremy Hunt.

The officer arrived at 3:49 a.m. Tuesday. Dispatchers knew the officer was in the right place because they could hear the conversation between the officer and the phone's owner through the open phone line, Hunt said.

Two 18-year-olds, two 19-year-olds and three 20-year-olds received municipal citations for underage drinking, he said.