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| Bungling burglar arrested after 'butt-dialling' 911 and giving away plans | |
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| A would-be burglar foiled his own plans when he called the police and relayed his plans to empty drawers, smash in doors and steal watches – by accidentally calling them during his conversation. | |
| In what is colloquially known as a "butt-dial", 42-year-old Scott Robert Esser framed himself for his own crime by alerting authorities in New Jersey to his proposed robbery. | In what is colloquially known as a "butt-dial", 42-year-old Scott Robert Esser framed himself for his own crime by alerting authorities in New Jersey to his proposed robbery. |
| He was talking with a co-conspirator about his plans and has since been caught and indicted by the Somerset County Superior Court, according to local news media NJ.com. | He was talking with a co-conspirator about his plans and has since been caught and indicted by the Somerset County Superior Court, according to local news media NJ.com. |
| After listening to the call on 27 July, police received reports of $1,355 (£893) worth of jewellery being stolen from a house in the area nearby. | After listening to the call on 27 July, police received reports of $1,355 (£893) worth of jewellery being stolen from a house in the area nearby. |
| Police traced the phone to Esser and caught up with him in a car chase two days later in an area where yet another house had been broken into. | Police traced the phone to Esser and caught up with him in a car chase two days later in an area where yet another house had been broken into. |
| A search of the vehicle unearthed jewellery, electronic devices, a Playstation 4, a handgun and burglary tools, NJ.com reported. | A search of the vehicle unearthed jewellery, electronic devices, a Playstation 4, a handgun and burglary tools, NJ.com reported. |
| Esser has been jailed in lieu of a $100,000 (£65,921) cash bail. | Esser has been jailed in lieu of a $100,000 (£65,921) cash bail. |