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  World   Americas  08 Nov 2019  Happy meal: 5-year-old calls police helpline to place a McDonalds order

Happy meal: 5-year-old calls police helpline to place a McDonalds order

AP
Published : Nov 8, 2019, 12:22 pm IST
Updated : Nov 8, 2019, 12:22 pm IST

A Mesa police officer delivered the food in person to the child, along with some advice about the proper time to use 911.

He brought the requested meal, took time to teach Charlie about when it’s the right time to call police and even posed for a few photos. (Representational Image)
 He brought the requested meal, took time to teach Charlie about when it’s the right time to call police and even posed for a few photos. (Representational Image)

Phoenix: Police in a Phoenix suburb got a strange 911 call recently. A 5-year-old boy didn’t have an emergency; he just wanted to order a Happy Meal from McDonald’s.

A Mesa police officer delivered the food in person to the child, along with some advice about the proper time to use 911.

Randy Skabelund spoke to the dispatcher in a follow-up call to say there wasn’t an emergency and his son Charlie must have had his cellphone.

Officer Randolph “Scott” Valdez arrived later at the family’s home for a welfare check.

He brought the requested meal, took time to teach Charlie about when it’s the right time to call police and even posed for a few photos.

The boy’s mother, Kim Skabelund, says Valdez handled the situation with “love and kindness.”

Tags: us police, 911, mcdonalds
Location: United States, District of Columbia