New Zealand Police Answer 4-Year-Old Boy’s Emergency Call, Confirm Toys Are Cool

New Zealand Police Answer 4-Year-Old Boy’s Emergency Call, Confirm Toys Are Cool
An officer sits on his patrol car with a 4-year-old boy in the South Island city of Invercargill, New Zealand, on Oct. 15, 2021. NZ Police via AP
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand—An emergency call made by a 4-year-old New Zealand boy asking for police to come over and check out his toys prompted a real-life callout and confirmation from an officer that the toys were, indeed, pretty cool.

Police shared audio of the call on social media this week along with a photo of the smiling boy sitting on the hood of a patrol cruiser, noting that while they don’t encourage children to call the emergency number, the incident was “too cute not to share.”