Wanted Robber Makes Crank Call To TV Show - Arrested

[matcom]

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MADRID (Reuters) - Everyone wants their 15 minutes of fame, but for one Spanish man a brief moment in the limelight could spell a much longer time in a prison cell.

Madrid police said Monday they had arrested a 34-year-old man wanted in six robbery investigations around Spain after he blew his cover by making a crank call to a television crime program about an unrelated murder case.

"Perhaps motivated by a desire to be in the spotlight, he had the arrogance to call a television program to give information about another man wanted by police ... but he got himself arrested instead," Madrid police said in a statement.

Police became suspicious when they tried to get in touch with the caller to obtain more information and found he had changed mobile phones.

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[blondeatlast]

1. Amigo, el telefono celular es NO su amigo...

!Se debe utilizar sabiamente!

The cellular telephone is not your friend..it must be used wisely!