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‘Hey, I’m in the Dallas Museum of Art’: Listen to the 911 calls of the DMA intruder

Hear the calls that reveal security had no knowledge an alleged burglar was inside the building damaging artwork.

In a stunning revelation, 911 calls obtained by The Dallas Morning News show that the man police say broke into the Dallas Museum of Art in June and smashed objects went undetected until he picked up a museum phone and called 911 on himself.

“Hey, I’m in the Dallas Museum of Art,” he told a dispatcher nearly 15 minutes after police say he entered. “Come get me.”

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The DMA said in a statement the day after the break-in the intruder was unarmed and that “Museum security responded immediately.”

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But the 911 calls show that Dallas Police dispatch, which spoke to the alleged intruder on the night of the break-in, was the first to alert museum security someone was inside the building about 17 minutes after he entered and, police said, began his destructive spree.

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