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I bet if I had sat on the tailgate with a beer, 10 woulda showed up.
--Time: 22:14
Dispatch: "911; what is your emergency?"
Caller: "There's a man breaking into my shed. He's about to steal all my stuff."
Dispatch: "Is he attempting to get in the house, sir?"
Caller: "No ma'am."
Dispatch: "Well, this isn't an emergency. We don't have any cars available to come out for this. Just call the non-emergency number and file a loss report."
--Disconnect
--Time: 22:17
Dispatch: "911; what is your emergency?"
Caller: "That man breaking into my shed -- you don't have to worry about any loss report. I just shot him."
--Disconnect
--Time: 22:18 - three squad cars, five officers and an Captain are on the scene. Thief is caught, uninjured, and handcuffed and placed into a squad car
Captain (to homeowner): "I thought you told the dispatcher you'd shot him."
Homeowner: "I thought the dispatcher told me there were no cars available."