Do you know how to call 911? This tween does!
Do you know how to call 911? This tween does!
A 7-year-old boy who called 911 from a locked bathroom while armed robbers threatened his parents hugged the dispatcher who took his call.
The boy, identified only as Carlos, told reporters at a news conference that he remained calm during the ordeal because his mother used to make him practice dialing 911 in case of emergencies.
How did his mother say he did?
"Excellent!" the second grader said.
Carlos, sporting a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept. baseball cap, gave a hug to dispatcher Monique Patino, who called the boy "my little hero."
"I said he was very brave and I'm very proud of what he did," Patino said, occasionally dabbing tears from her cheek.
The assailants held the parents at gunpoint Tuesday while the boy and his 6-year-old sister hid in a bathroom. Carlos told Patino breathlessly to "bring cops. A lot of them!"
Carlos said there were three assailants. They left the home without stealing anything when Carlos told them he'd called 911, authorities said.
"I'm still astounded by his mindset," Los Angeles County Sheriff's Sgt. Douglas Jensen said. "To be able to think about getting his sister, grabbing his phone, locking himself in a bathroom and calling 911. It shows so much."
Detectives were trying to determine the motive for the break-in. Capt. Patrick Maxwell said the 6-year-old girl had left the front door open after running to the family's car to grab her lunch box. The assailants burst in soon after.
In the 911 call, Carlos sounds frightened but keeps his composure and explains what is happening.
"Come really fast, please, please," he said.
At the news conference, Patino said she was emotionally affected by the call, especially not immediately knowing what the outcome was.
"I had to take a walk and shake it off a little bit," she said.
Deputies were on scene within three minutes, but the assailants had escaped in a green or gray two-door compact car, Jensen said.
"When one of the cops cars came, they just ran," Carlos told reporters.
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- Posted on March 11, 2010
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Wow, that is amazing kids in preschool learn that you call 911 in an emergency but you rarely have the chance to and when you finally get the chance, a 7 year old kid would be scared I know that I would be scared. I'm glad that everyone is OK!
"The kid was really brave, but i think every kid between the ages of 6-adults should be able to call 911. This kid saved his mother and fathers life, who wouldn't call him a hero.?"
"The kid was really brave, but i think every kid between the ages of 6-adults should be able to call 911, but this kid saved his mother and fathers life, who wouldn't call him a hero.?"
this kid is really brave good thing his mom made him practice dailing 911. i would be sooo scared if armed robbers were in my house,scaryy!!
this kid is really brave good thing his mom made him practice dailing 911. i would be sooo scared if armed robbers were in my house.scaryy!!!!!!
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This story is about a boy and how he called 911 when his parents were threathing by robbers. He took his cell phone and he locked himself in the bathroom and told the police to come quickly. When the cops came the robbers just ran out the door. His parents were very proud of their son for saving their life.
Comment This bpy is very brave to to do such a thing because kids could be scared of the situation but he was brave.
that kid is awsome theres no way i would have been able to stay that calm ive had to call the cops once and i couldnt stay calm i was freaking out
i've herad this on the news before '' child saves parents from robbers'' it's amazing that he knows when to call 911 and how. his parents are very bless and lucky to have a son who is a hero
I agree because their son actually saved their life from the robbers he is a true hero and they are very lucky to have a son like that.
That little boy is brave I would have been crying if my parent were being threatened by an armed robber. Like I said he is a brave kid for doing that for his parents.