Staffordshire Police arrested two burglars after the culprits accidentally called them and exposed their crimes.
After sitting down and accidentally dialling the police, the men unknowingly robbed a home whilst the police listened to everything on the other side.
The two men aged 49 and 42 were arrested in Middleport.
In a tweet posted by the Chief Inspector John Owen said:
“I think we have just arrested the world’s unluckiest burglars. Whilst committing a burglary one of the bungling burglars has accidentally sat on his phone & dialled 999. We received a call detailing all of their antics up to the point of hearing our patrols arrive to arrest them.”
The CI compared the robbers to the antagonists in 1990s classic Christmas film Home Alone.