Sheriff: Mich. man stages break-in, then calls 911

[January 29, 2009]  CAPAC, Mich. (AP) -- Authorities in Michigan say a 24-year-old man broke into a gas station and called 911 on himself, claiming he wanted to go to jail to be with his incarcerated brother.

St. Clair County Sheriff Tim Donnellon tells the Times Herald of Port Huron that deputies obliged, arresting the man early Tuesday.

Authorities say the man called the emergency number about 4:30 a.m. from inside the gas station in Capac, a village northeast of Detroit. He said he had had broken in about 20 minutes earlier.

The man's name wasn't released pending an arraignment.

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Information from: Times Herald, http://www.thetimesherald.com/

[Associated Press]

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