On June 4, 2015 at approximately 1:30 am, Marana Police Officers responded to the Quick Mart located at 8685 N. Silverbell in reference to a 911 report of a report of a person who had been shot. When officers arrived, they discovered there had not been a shooting and it was a false 911 call.
The 911 call was traced to a pay phone at the Circle K located at 5633 W. Cortaro Rd. MPD Officers responded to the Circle K and reviewed the surveillance video. The video showed a male subject using the pay phone at the same time the 911 call was made. The male subject was driving a white Pontiac Grand Am. Officers broadcast a description of the vehicle to all of the other officers working in the vicinity. Within minutes, a patrol officer located the vehicle near Arizona Pavilions and Cortaro.
A traffic stop was conducted and the driver of the vehicle was identified as 33-year old Nicholas Miller of Tucson.
During the traffic stop, officers observed merchandise from a GNC store that appeared to have been stolen. A business check of the GNC located at 8260 N. Cortaro found the store had been burglarized and the front glass door had been shattered. Miller later admitted he had placed the false 911 call as a diversion while he broke into the GNC Store.
Miller was arrested and booked into the Pima County Jail. He was charged with Burglary, Possession of Burglary Tools, and Trafficking Stolen Property. The investigation is ongoing, and additional charges are pending.