HOW TO CALL THE POLICE WHEN YOU'RE OLD AND DON'T MOVE FAST ANYMORE
George Phillips of 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,' and
he said
'no.' Then they said that all patrols were busy,
and that he
should
simply lock his door and an officer would be along
when
available. George
said, 'Okay,' hung up, counted to 30, and phoned
the police
again.
'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.' Then 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!'