Children ‘prank’ calling 911 is nothing new even though they received countless lectures from their parents.
Most kids who contact the emergency number do so out of peer pressure or boredom, but one little fella recently dialed the three digits because he was feeling lonely.
A 6-year-old boy from Florida called 911 to say that he was lonely and that his mother just made him cry. Luckily, Officer Joe White was more than happy to take on the case.
After getting the child’s information, he decided to go out and pay him a visit. The boy called 911 many more times to make sure that White was on his way.
The officer could have scared the child off but he took a friendlier way to give him a peace of mind.
The City of Tallahassee Police Department wrote: “From our Patrol Bureau: Sometimes we respond to a 911 call and it’s a great opportunity for something positive!
“Officer Joe White responded to a 911 call where a 6 year old was upset & called 911. Officer White arrived to meet the caller — a child who said he was lonely and wanted a friend. He asked Officer White if he would be his friend.”
Officer White made friends with the boy and he also took the opportunity to let him know the proper place of 911 calls.
“Our new friend got to sit in the police vehicle, was given a stuffed animal and now has a friend at the Tallahassee Police Department!”
The department wrote in another post: “Here’s Officer Joe White & his new friend who called 911 without his mom knowing. We have a new friend!”
The story quickly went viral and many people are praising the kind officer for helping the kid out who needed a friend.
“Realizing he was a child, we put some extra attention to that,” Director of the Consolidated Dispatch Agency, Steve Harrelson, said to the Tallahassee Democrat. “It was a great conclusion to an incident that could have been a lot worse.
“(White) used that moment to educate the uses of 911 … It worked all the way around for everyone.”
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