In an odd twist of fate, a man accidentally called 911 while choreographing a string of burglaries, New York Magazinereports. 911 dispatchers in New Jersey got the call earlier this summer and listened, bemusedly, to the call that was clearly a butt dial. It didn't take long for the conversation to get juicy, as two male voices discussed plans to break into homes, empty drawers and steal watches.
Later that day authorities received a call from homeowners who claimed their dressers had been raided and $1355 worth of jewelry had gone missing. Thanks to the butt dial earlier in the day, police were able to pin-point New Jersey resident Scott Robert Esser as the burglar. Esser was pulled over, and police discovered the jewelry in his car, as well as a handgun and burglary tools. And now 911 dispatchers everywhere will think twice the next time they're tempted to ignore an obviously butt-dialed call.
