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Man, 29, dials 911 to ask operator for sex, police say

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By HOWARD ALTMAN

haltman@tampatrib.com

Published: November 13, 2009

TAMPA - Joshua Basso, 29, was looking for sex Wednesday morning and out of minutes on his cell phone, according to Tampa police.

So he called the only number that worked: 911.

"Basso states that he was going to do his laundry today but was informed that the washer was inoperable," Tampa police Officer Vivian Frauenfeld wrote in an incident report. "Basso decided to make some breakfast, then went into the shower to have some fun."

That fun, Frauenfeld wrote, included calling a 911 operator, making several sexual comments about her body before asking whether he could come over to her house and have sex with her.

After being arrested, Basso said he "did not think he would get into trouble for calling 911," Frauenfeld wrote. Basso admitted he has made obscene calls to 911 in the past, but he has never been caught because he uses a false name and address when calling.

Police responded to Basso's residence, at 4204 N. Nebraska Ave., shortly before 10 a.m. Wednesday after complaints by the 911 operator, according to the report. When they arrived at the rooming house, police found two men who led them to a bathroom where Basso was. The door was locked, police said.

Basso was arrested on a misdemeanor charge of making a false 911 call, according to Hillsborough County jail records. He remains in jail with bail set at $500.

Editor Howard Altman can be reached at (813) 259-7629.

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