INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — A man was arrested after Indian River County Sheriff’s officials said he dialed 911 to unlock his car.

Four times.

What could be called the case of the impatient motorist happened Sept. 20 in the 3200 block of 45th Street, an affidavit states.

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According to 911 dispatchers, the man dialed the emergency number three times between 3:44 p.m. and 3:49 p.m. saying he’d locked his keys in his car and wanted a deputy to unlock it.

Officials verified no children or animals were in the vehicle, and told the man to call a non-emergency number for help.

A deputy spoke to the 67-year-old man and determined the blue Toyota Corolla in question was registered to another person. The deputy reported sheriff’s policy permits deputies to unlock vehicles only for the registered owners.

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The deputy told the man not to call 911 for non-emergency situations, and left.

At 4:24 p.m., investigators said the man dialed 911 a fourth time, asking that his car be unlocked.

The deputy went back and asked the man whether he called 911 for a non-emergency situation.

“Yeah, I want my car unlocked,” the man is quoted as saying.

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The man, whose listed address is in Vero Beach, was arrested on an abuse of 911 charge and taken to jail.

It wasn’t immediately clear whether he called a bail bondsman to get his cell unlocked.

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