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-Lurid Crime Tales-
Ruse nabs suspect in bogus 911 reports
2006-12-28
Knoxville, TN - One good prank deserves another.

That's what these Knoxville Fire Department investigators figured when they turned the tables on a suspect in a rash of bogus reports of emergencies.

With only a cellular phone number as a clue, KFD Capts. Brent Seymour, Jeff Stooksbury and Doug Conard came up with a ruse to ferret out the identity of the felonious prankster. "I left a message that the phone's owner had won a gift card from a major retailer," Seymour testified Wednesday in Knox County General Sessions Court. "I said I needed a name and address to send the gift card to."
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#3  I live about 90 miles from Knoxville but I'm so far out in the sticks I never heard about it. I did hear that Wade's heifer calved two days ago and Scott saw a bear in the field behind his house. Seriously, good job by the Knoxville FD.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2006-12-28 14:57  

#2  ...Not too shabby- a combination of One For the Good Guys(TM) AND Idiot Of the Day (TM)...

Mike
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski   2006-12-28 14:15  

#1  Predicted defense: "Bipolar"...
Posted by: tu3031   2006-12-28 14:14  

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