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7-year-old boy saved his family by dialing 911, stops armed robbery (video)

March 11, 2010
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A 7-year-old boy who called 911 from a locked bathroom while three armed robbers threatened his parents hugged and high-fived on Wednesday the sheriff's dispatcher who took his call. This happened in Norwalk, California on Tuesday morning, March 9.

The 911 some 90 seconds call ends with the sound of screaming, and Patino saying it sounded like the suspects had found the children and grabbed them.

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.

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. “I told him he’s my little hero,” she said.

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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 that there was "some guy who's going to kill my mom and dad" and begged authorities to "bring cops. A lot of them! ... And bring soldiers, too."

Detectives were trying to determine the motive for the break-in. The gunmen burst into the home about 8:30 a.m. Tuesday through an unlocked front door and announced they were there to take whatever they wanted, sheriff’s Lt. Steve Kenny said.

Carlos' parents declined to appear at the news conference and were "still pretty traumatized" by events, Capt. Patrick Maxwell said.

 

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