Police in Ohio have begged drug users to stop calling the cell phone of an alleged meth dealer they arrested saying it is getting in the way of their investigation.
Officers in the city of Alliance arrested Steve Notman accusing him of dealing crystal meth and are currently trying to search through his phone for evidence.
But frustrated investigators say their probe is being hamepered by people constantly calling the cell phone looking for Notman.
And they were so annoyed by the constant calls as they attempted to scroll through Notman's contacts and text messages, they issued a plea to ask people to stop calling him.
Writing on their Facebook page, the police department said: 'PLEASE STOP CALLING Steve Notman's cell phone.
'He was arrested tonight by SIU detectives.... again .... for ALLEGEDLY (on video) selling crystal meth here in Alliance.'
'We have his phone and are trying to read all your texts requesting drugs and going through all of his contacts (with his permission) but you keep calling and texting and it's really annoying. First of all, he is all out of drugs for tonight.'
And the police finished their post with a warning to anybody desperately wanting to get in touch with Notman and poked fun at his ringtone.
They added: 'Secondly you don't need to call, we will come to you soon enough. Oh, and his ringtone is terrible! Thank you so much for your patience.'
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The warning comes just three years after law enforcement in Alliance announced they would be lauching an agressive 'war in meth'.
Police said it was in response to a spike in manufacturing and distribution of the drug in the city and surrounding area.