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Phone tips off police

Authorities in Ohio say a pocket-dialing prowler got himself arrested after his cellphone turned informant. Twice. Investigators say an emergency operator traced an accidental 911 call to a home in Sidney, about 60 miles northwest of Columbus.

Shelby County sheriff’s deputies dispatched to check on the house found a window forced open. They arrested Douglas Wolaver inside.

–Associated Press

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