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 in my shed. Well, you don't have to worry about them now
cause I've just shot them all." Then he hung up.
Within five minutes three police cars, an Armed Response unit, and
an ambulance showed up at the Phillips residence. Of course, the
police 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!"
