Police arrest squatter who called them for help

[September 27, 2008]  LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- Lincoln police reported the rare occurrence of arresting a man who called them for help. Officials said a 25-year-old man called police Wednesday night to say someone was trying to break into his apartment.

When police arrived, they discovered it was the apartment manager trying to get into the apartment, which was supposed to be vacant.

Police said someone had illegally changed the locks on the apartment, and the man arrested was illegally occupying it.

Police also found more than three pounds of marijuana, equipment used to grow marijuana and nearly $3,500 in cash in the apartment.

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Information from: Lincoln Journal Star, http://www.journalstar.com

[Associated Press]

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