Police Officers Responding to Call Find Old Lady in Cold House Using Her Oven to Warm Up — Story of the Day

Two police officers respond to a 911 emergency call only to find an old lady in a cold house using her oven like a campfire to warm up.

Margaret Solana had had enough. “Hello, 911, I am calling to report a burglar!” she yelled into the phone before rattling out her address and rushing back to the window to see where the thief went.

As she had suspected, the burglar went into the neighbor’s wretched house with the stolen things. It was not the first time Margaret had caught the person stealing her garden tools and supply, but that day was the last she wanted it to happen.

Officer Mark Jenkins and his partner Leroi Lee were on patrol when dispatch radioed in the burglary Margaret witnessed.

“Dispatch, this is cruiser 12357, we’ll check out the source of the disturbance,” Mark said, turning the car around towards their destination.

When they arrived at Margaret’s, the woman raced out to meet them. “Hello officers,” she said. “I called for you.”

“You said there was a burglar?” Mark asked while his partner looked around. “Any idea who it might be?”

“Officer I think we can skip the —” Margaret began to say before she was interrupted by Mark.

“The step can’t be skipped madam, it is essential you tell us all you remember so we can find this degenerate,” he said.

“But I already know who it is,” she said.

“You do? Well that certainly makes our jobs easier, do tell,” Mark said, amused.

“It’s the neighbor who lives in the next compound,” she whispered. “That’s where the burglar went today when it happened.”

“Ma’am, can you tell us about what you’re missing?” Leroi asked her.

“Some of the wood I set aside for my fireplace is gone and so are some of my gardening tools,” she said, happy she at least had proof. “The woman who lives in that house has a garden too so I’m sure she has something to do with this.”

“Okay ma’am, we will check it out and let you know how it...