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Maggie’s How to get the police in a hurry

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  • Nov 29, 2005
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    George Phillips , an elderly man, from Meridian, Mississippi, was going up
    to bed, when his wife told him that he'd left the light on in the garden
    shed, which she could see from the bedroom window. George opened the back
    door to go turn off the light, but saw that there were people in the shed stealing things.

    He phoned the police, who asked "Is someone in your house?"

    He said "No," but 20 some people are breaking into my garden shed and stealing from me.

    Then the police dispatcher said "All patrols are busy. You should lock your doors and an officer will be along when one is available."

    George said, "Okay."
    He hung up the phone and counted to 30.

    Then he phoned the police again.< br>
    "Hello, I just called you a few seconds ago because there were people stealing things from my shed.
    Well, you don't have to worry about them now because I just shot them." and he hung up..

    Within five minutes, six Police Cars, a SWAT Team, a Helicopter, two Fire Trucks, a Paramedic, and an Ambulance showed up at the Phillips' residence, and caught the burglars red-handed.

    One of the Policemen said to George, "I thought you said that you'd shot them!"

    George said, "I thought you said there was nobody available!"
     
    Re: How to get the police in a hurry

    Actually had that happen to me. Burglar was on the deck and my wife called while I got a gun. She told the police we were armed and would shoot and they were there in minutes.
     
    Re: How to get the police in a hurry

    Sadly, in some states, the punch line would be the police arresting the good guys.