Five Colorado Spring police officers sped to the aid a man and his girlfriend early Wednesday who pleaded for help from a person outside his house supposedly wielding a gun.
All they found was his "other woman."
Police suspect the frenzied rush came when Keith Gaylor, 24, called 911 to convince his girlfriend that the woman at his door was a burglar and not his date.
Gaylor met the "other woman" on Craigslist and agreed to meet her at his home in the 4900 block of Picturesque Circle, according to the Colorado Springs Police Department.
Gaylor's plan met a hitch, however, when his live-in girlfriend arrived home unexpectedly, police said.
While his date knocked on the door shortly after 3 a.m., Gaylor called 911 and reported that a person was trying to break down the door, police said. Gaylor added the woman had a gun -- prompting five officers to speed to his home.
Police immediately detained the supposed burglar, but soon let her go free.
"When they started listening to the story, they said there's more to the story than meets the eye," said Barbara Miller, police spokeswoman.
Officers served Gaylor a summons for false reporting to authorities, a misdemeanor.
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