Mass. boy, trying to avoid bedtime, calls 911
Copyright Associated Press
Posted: 02/21/2013
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 called 911 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 was appropriate to call 911.
No charges were issued.
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Information from: The (Brockton, Mass.) Enterprise, http://www.enterprisenews.com
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