Tech support chap hauled out to help SWAT team saw his life flash before his eyes
05-06-2026 08:30 via theregister.com

Tech support chap hauled out to help SWAT team saw his life flash before his eyes

ON CALL Buckle in, dear readers, for an extreme installment of On Call, The Register's reader-contributed Friday column in which we share your stories of superlative tech support scenarios. This week, meet a reader we'll Regomize as "Solomon" who sent a story from his time working for a county sheriff's office. "I usually arrived early in the morning to get my daily stuff done before the phone calls started," Solomon told On Call. "One morning I found the Major waiting for me. He told me to foll
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