9-Yr-Outdated Calls 911 Throughout Tried Housebreaking In Her House

Based on a press launch shared by the Westminster Police Division, on Friday, the younger woman — whose title has not been launched — referred to as 911 through a cellphone to report that somebody was breaking into her dwelling, and gave the dispatcher a play-by-play of what was occurring.

Police mentioned the woman was upstairs whereas different members of her household have been additionally within the dwelling, together with her father, who was within the kitchen.

The intruder — recognized as Jorge Mendoza Diaz — allegedly “smashed by means of a window” downstairs and entered the house, earlier than the woman’s father confronted him within the kitchen.

“The daddy utilized pepper spray and was in a position to efficiently drag the suspect out of the house,” police mentioned within the launch. “Diaz then fled the scene, jumped a fence into a close-by residence, and hid within the yard.”

Alongside the discharge, which was additionally shared on the Westminster Police Division’s Instagram, police additionally launched an edited audio recording of the younger woman’s 911 name.

Based on the recording, the woman remained calm all through the tried housebreaking as she answered the dispatcher’s questions, and shared detailed details about what was occurring in her dwelling.

“How are they attempting to get in?” the dispatcher requested the woman, who replied, “They broke the window.”

She went on to share extra data, together with that her household was downstairs and her age. Whereas the woman continued to have a relaxed demeanor, she advised the dispatcher at one level, “Please assist me. I hear them speaking downstairs. I do not actually know what is going on on.”

Later within the name, the younger woman appeared to speak to her household — who seemingly returned upstairs — asking them, “Are you finished? I referred to as the police.”

After one of many voices was recognized because the woman’s sister, the dispatcher mentioned that the sister was talking together with her accomplice and that officers have been on their method. Earlier than ending the decision, the dispatcher praised the nine-year-old, telling her, “Good job, OK?”

Based on the Westminster Police Division, officers arrived “inside three minutes of the preliminary name,” and located Diaz within the yard of a close-by dwelling. Diaz was arrested for residential housebreaking.

Within the launch, police applauded the younger woman’s actions — notably the truth that she “reminded calm.”

“The Westminster Police Division applauds the courageous actions of the nine-year-old sufferer, who referred to as 911, remained calm, and supplied very important data to dispatchers, considerably contributing to the well timed apprehension of the suspect,” police mentioned. “The calm nature of the nine-year-old sufferer can clearly be heard within the 911 name.”

Westminster Police Chief Darin Lenyi added, “I’m very glad that the actions of each the nine-year-old and her father have been such that saved the state of affairs from presumably turning into way more critical. Primarily based on her efficiency, I invite the nine-year-old, when she grows up, to develop into a member of the WPD as both a police officer or dispatcher.”

As for why the WPD determined to share the audio file of the woman’s 911 name, it mentioned, “We’re releasing this audio with the hope that oldsters practice their youngsters on the usage of 911 in emergencies.”

The police division’s Instagram publish additionally featured a photograph which appeared to point out the younger woman posing for officers whereas sporting a police cap.