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!"