March 5, 2013 > Mass. boy, trying to avoid bedtime, calls 911
Mass. boy, trying to avoid bedtime, calls 911
Submitted By AP Wire Service
BROCKTON, Mass. (AP),Police in Massachusetts say a 10-year-old boy called 911 because he didn't want to go to bed.
Brockton police say the boy made the emergency call just after 8 p.m. Wednesday and told the dispatcher he was calling to report his mother because he did not want to go to bed.
There was no emergency.
The Enterprise (http://bit.ly/YoKmJZ ) reports that according to the police log, an officer went to the boy's home and explained to him when it's appropriate - and when it's not - to call 911. No one was charged. ---
Information from: The (Brockton, Mass.) Enterprise, http://www.enterprisenews.com |