The sheriff’s office in a small Tennessee town thinks the 911 call might be a prank. The call comes in on April Fool’s Day. Here’s the way the conversation goes:

Operator: "911, what’s your emergency?"

There’s no direct answer. Instead what the operator hears is a muffled conversation among three men.

1st voice: "So, we’re all agreed on Duffy’s Trailer Sales?"

2nd voice: "Okay by me."

3rd voice: "Count me in."

1st voice: "Here’s the deal. We’ll take my pickup. There’s a beige double-wide with green trim parked near the back of the sales lot. That’s the showroom trailer — the one with all the furniture and appliances inside."

3rd voice: "Can we get all that stuff in your pickup, Bernard?"

1st voice: "No, but we’ll get the expensive stuff like the fridge and the stove."

2nd voice: "How’re we gonna get in?"

1st voice: "You let me worry about that — I got a crowbar that works as a masterkey on any lock you’ll ever see. We’ll meet back here tonight at 11 o’clock. Everybody okay with this?"

2nd voice: "See you at eleven."

3rd voice: "Same here."

There’s a rustle of clothing and then the call is disconnected. But the 911 operator has the entire conversation on tape.

Minutes later, the sheriff and two deputies listen to the playback. "Maybe it’s an April Fool’s joke and maybe not," says the sheriff, "but I want the Raid Team staked out at Duffy’s, just in case."

At 11:27 p.m., a detective logs an entry as three men in a pickup pull into Duffy’s sales yard. The stake-out team waits until all three men are fully inside the trailer before they make their move. All three suspects are charged with burglary and attempted grand larceny.

The sheriff says the phone in Bernard’s jeans pocket is a cell phone with an exposed key pad. Pressure from his clothing pushed against the nine key. "On that model if you hold down the nine key, it automatically dials 911."