New Zealand: 4-Year-Old Boy Calls Emergency Number To Invite Police To See His Toys, They Respond

A four-year-old boy has melted hearts with a wholesome phone call to the emergency number, inviting police officers to come over to his house to see his toys.

A recording of the emergency call made by the young boy in New Zealand has gone viral after police responded to the four-year-old¡¯s request. The youngster dialled the country's emergency number, 111, in an unusual call that was released by police this week.

The call begins in standard fashion, with the emergency operator saying: ¡°This is the police, where is the emergency?¡± There's a pause as the unidentified boy hesitantly says, ¡°Hi," and then ¡°Police lady?¡± ¡°Yes," the dispatcher says, switching to a friendlier, singsong tone. "What¡¯s going on?¡±

¡°Um, can I tell you something?¡± the boy asks, and after being told he can, says ¡°I've got some toys for you.¡±

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¡°You've got some toys for me?¡± says the dispatcher. ¡°Yep. Come over and see them,¡± the boy replies.

A man then picks up the phone from the boy and confirms the call was a mistake and there was, in fact, no emergency.

Still, a police dispatch call then goes out, providing the address and stating clearly: ¡°There is a four-year-old there who is wanting to show police their toys, over.¡±

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An officer pounces into action, saying: ¡°Yeah I¡¯m one up, I¡¯ll attend to.¡±

Southern District Police wrote on Facebook: "While we don¡¯t encourage children to call 111 to show us their toys, this was too cute not to share."

"Constable Kurt from Southern District responded by arriving at the child¡¯s house and was shown an array of toys. He also had a good educational chat with the child and his parents about only using 111 for emergencies," it added.