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SALT LAKE CITY — Frustrated police officers tracked down a man who called 911 over 4,000 times in one week, but the man they caught wasn’t what they expected.

Emergency dispatcher Kari Bueno told KSL, “We found out it was somebody with a disability who was just trying to listen to music. There was no intent to call 911.”

David VanBibber, 30, has a mental disability. His family says he functions on the level of an 8-year-old.

VanBibber was given an old, disconnected cellphone to listen to music, but all cellphones can still call 911 even without a service plan. VanBibber was accidentally calling while listening to music.

The cellphone had to be taken away from VanBibber so he couldn’t make any more calls, but music is a big part of his life so law enforcement did something special for him.

The 911 operators felt bad about taking away his access to music, so they invited him to the emergency communication center and gave him an iPod Nano and a $100 iTunes gift card.

VanBibber told the 911 dispatchers, “You’re awesome.” He then told everyone “Merry Christmas,” before leaving.