How to get a response..

...from the police.

I got this in an email today. They said it was a real situation that transpired recently. Well i may be or not, but it certainly has a ring of truth about it.

...Fred 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.

Fred 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?", to which he replied, 'No'.

OK they said, all patrols are busy, lock your doors and an officer will be along when one is available.

Fred 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 because 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.

The police caught the burglars red-handed.

One of the policemen said to Fred, "I thought you said that you'd shot them!"

Fred replied, "I thought you said there was nobody available!"...