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Great-Granny catches burglar. Makes him call cops on himself.

  • 22-08-2008 12:28am
    #1
    Manic Moran
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 16,644 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    http://www.koco.com/irresistible/17232222/detail.html

    I think there's some irony here. 85-year-old woman caught a 17-year-old in her house, and forced him to dial the police on himself. Works for me.

    http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=5617207 is a video with excerpts of the 911 recordings.

    (Partial transcript from the ABC video)
    LEDA SMITH: And I motioned with the gun. He went ahead of me out to the hallway to -- in the living room and we got by the telephone. And I said, call the cops.

    ROBERTS: The stunned burglar did as he was told.

    [911 tape]

    INTRUDER: Yes, um, there's a ma'am here and she thinks I broke into the house, which I didn't.

    ROBERTS: Then he handed her the phone.

    SMITH: This is Leda Smith. And I confirm I caught this boy in my house.

    911 OPERATOR: You come home and found a boy, a male in your house that's not supposed to here.

    SMITH: Yes, he's here, I got the gun on him.

    ROBERTS: She held her aim as a 911 dispatcher transferred the great grandmother to a state police officer.

    DISPATCHER: We got a lady on the line who has somebody a possible home invasion possibly at gunpoint. She has him at gunpoint.

    SECOND DISPATCHER: What was it again?

    DISPATCHER: Possible home invasion and has the actor at gunpoint.

    SMITH: Can you come out right away? I left here and this boy was going out my driveway and I came back and he's in my house.

    DISPATCHER: Is he there now?

    SMITH: Yes, I've got a gun on him.

    DISPATCHER: You have a gun on him, okay.

    SMITH: I was glad I didn't have to shoot him, because I was mad enough to do it.

    Of note, it still took 15 minutes for the State Troopers to get there.

    NTM


Comments

  • #2
    slipss
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,025 ✭✭✭slipss


    Ha, brilliant, can we make this chick a legend of the boards like that Irish bloke in england that smashed up the cuunts that broke into his house.


  • #3
    Zillah
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,371 ✭✭✭✭Zillah


    Manic Moran wrote: »
    Of note, it still took 15 minutes for the State Troopers to get there.

    Yes, its a shame they don't use those alien teleportation devices that all US State Troopers are assigned with.


  • #4
    Podge2k7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,964 ✭✭✭Podge2k7


    Fcukin deadly:rolleyes:


  • #5
    Wagon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,119 ✭✭✭Wagon


    "INTRUDER: Yes, um, there's a ma'am here and she thinks I broke into the house, which I didn't."

    Smooth.


    She sounds nice though.


  • #6
    Steve_o
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,432 ✭✭✭Steve_o


    Ha, legend... I love the way the guy tried to deny any wrong doing at the start!


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  • #7
    Earthhorse
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,716 ✭✭✭✭Earthhorse


    Manic Moran wrote: »
    Of note, it still took 15 minutes for the State Troopers to get there.
    Zillah wrote: »
    Yes, its a shame they don't use those alien teleportation devices that all US State Troopers are assigned with.

    In fairness, whenever I see transcripts of 911 dispatches it always seems to me that it takes more time to convey the information and get something done than is necessary. They seem to specialise in getting people repeat what they've already said.


  • #8
    Manic Moran
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 16,644 Mod ✭✭✭✭Manic Moran


    Well, I looked up Port Marion on the map, and it isn't exactly in the centre of Pittsburgh. You're somewhat more on your own in rural America. I had a soldier once have a break-in (Chap answered the 'phone!), we called the county Sheriff, and drove the ten minutes to his house. We beat the cop by five minutes. the Deputy was half-way to the other side of the county when we called him.

    NTM


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