Children can be resourceful. When a 4-year-old boy in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, felt he had been wronged, he reported it to the police. The kid used Siri voice commands to call the 911 emergency line. When the dispatcher answered, he asked them to arrest his mom because she was being bad.
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The boy’s mom heard him talking and took the phone from him. After informing the dispatcher of his age and the incident, she considered the matter handled. Police officers still had to check on the situation in person because it is standard procedure when a kid calls 911. They stopped by, met the family, and got all the details.
The kid called 911 because his mom ate his ice cream! He wanted her arrested and jailed for the offense. The mom had confessed while speaking with the dispatcher, saying, “I ate his ice cream, so that’s probably why he’s calling 911.” The responding officers calmly explained what arresting her would mean. The young man decided he wouldn’t press charges.
The officers took some time to talk to him about what an emergency was and when to call 911. Hopefully, he won’t make that mistake again. As for the ice cream the boy’s mom ate? The officers felt that it was tragic and wrong. To properly close out the investigation, the officers brought two scoops of ice cream with blue sprinkles and super big smiles two days later.
When a kid calls 911, it isn’t always bad. Johnny had a special request. He was able to dial 911 from a cell phone with no service. The police arrived, and Johnny’s mom was confused, but Johnny said he wanted to hug the policeman. Johnny got the hug.
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