Rapper's Tweet Jams L.A. Sheriff's Emergency Lines
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Rapper's Tweet Jams L.A. Sheriff's Emergency Lines
LOS ANGELES -- A rapper could face criminal charges after a tweet from his account incited a telephone flash mob that overwhelmed the emergency phone system at one of the busiest stations of the Los Angeles County sheriff's department, the agency said Saturday.
The sheriff's department alleges the Game tweeted the phone number of the Compton station Friday and told his 580,000 followers to call the number if they wanted an internship.
The southeast L.A. County station's phones started ringing Friday evening, and the lines were jammed for more than two hours. During that time people with legitimate issues that included a missing person, spousal abuse and two robberies were also trying to call in, department spokesman Steve Whitmore said.
The rapper later posted that his account had been hacked but also tweeted that it was an accident.
"Yall can track a tweet down but cant solve murders!" the tweet said. "Dat was an accident but maybe now yall can actually do yall job !!!!"
The Game and his publicist could not be reached for comment. TMZ quoted the Game as saying the tweet occurred while a friend was using his phone.
Investigators will document what happened and turn over the information to the district attorney's office by Monday, Whitmore said. The rapper could face obstruction of justice or other charges related to delaying peace officers from doing their job, he said.
"The most important thing for the sheriff's department is that anything that stands in the way of us doing our job we take very seriously and we need to look at," Whitmore said. "You've got a guy who posts on a social media site the phone number of a sheriff's station. We want to get the word out: 'Don't do that,' obviously."
The Game, born Jayceon Taylor, is a California-based rapper whose 2005 debut album, "The Documentary," entered the charts at No. 1 and launched the hit singles "How We Do" and the Grammy-nominated "Hate It or Love It," both featuring 50 Cent.
The 31-year-old rapper, who grew up in Compton, also has collaborated with famed rappers including Dr. Dre and Kanye West.
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