Sometimes crime-related legends don't involve crime at all — they're humorous tales of people who mistakenly believe they've been victimized.
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Dough from an exploded biscuit canister leads a woman to believe she's been shot.
Man battles thief for purloined watch.
Stranger sharing old lady's table keeps helping himself to what she thinks are her cookies.
Old lady pulls gun on men she finds sitting in her car, then discovers that it's not her car.*
Jogger runs down pickpocket and takes back his property, then finds his 'stolen' wallet at home.
Woman on elevator falls to the ground when black man tells her to "Hit the floor."*
Man who can't motivate police to investigate a break-in attempt at his home reports a shooting instead.
Some older model cordless phones call 911 by themselves when their batteries are dying.
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