Monday, October 27, 2008

Local burglar botches theft by dialing 911

GIBSON COUNTY, IN (WFIE)- A Boonville man foils his own burglary when his cell phone accidentally dials 911.

The Gibson County Sheriff's Office tells 14 News that Jesse N. Jeffries was caught stealing anhydrous ammonia from the Mackey Co-op early Saturday morning.

But Jeffries made the job a little easier for authorities when he accidentally pushed a button on his cell phone and called 911.

Dispatcher Dave Brogan answered the call, realized what was happening and gave police a play-by-play until they arrived on scene.

Jeffries tried to run from police but he tripped and fell into a ditch where two officers were able to arrest him.

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