station 3: child locked in car

[FreeBird]

child locked in car - Shell station - fruit stand red ford

R3 responding

[FreeBird]

R3 RTQs - must have handled call

[solosoul]

Adult needs ticket for leaving child in car.

[FreeBird]

yes - somehow the door got closed with the kid in the car - that is the first problem

[Mythreecutiesmom]

Wouldnt be possible that the mother got out of the vehicle to go around to the other side to get her child out and didnt unlock the doors.

 

When my little boy was a baby I went to pick him at his grandparents and decided to leave my car running cause it was cold outside but I pushed the door lock button to lock instead of unlock. So, we called the police dept and the whole crew showed up a fire truck a rescue truck and police . I guess they thought my little boy was in the car with it running but he wasnt needless to say they had my car unlocked in a minute and I didnt mind 3 firemen helping .

[FreeBird]

the trick is to either leave a window or door open while you go around to the other side or simply wire an extra key under the car

 

should a user of these types of services have to pay for them?

[rednekkhikkchikk]

the trick is to either leave a window or door open while you go around to the other side or simply wire an extra key under the car

 

Yeah I learned this lesson one hot summer day when my DOG locked me out of the truck as I walked to the driver's side to get in. Set my purse, keys inside, down on the floor while i was getting him situated. Fortunately I had a spare set of keys in the house, and was able to get back inside through an open window. I'd have hated to have to break a truck window to get the little dummy out before he suffered a heatstroke.

 

I would've, though, given no other choice.

 

should a user of these types of services have to pay for them?

 

I'm surprised the SO is allowed to answer these calls, rather than refer them to a locksmith who earns a living providing such services (or tries to, anyway ), and in all likelihood spent a significant amount of time and money to become certified and equipped to do so. Failing that, many auto insurers include this as part of their roadside service coverage. Or how about AAA? They're also in the business of helping stranded motorists.

 

Never can tell who might really have need of a deputy while he's busy unlocking your car.

[1stimemom]

Yeah I learned this lesson one hot summer day when my DOG locked me out of the truck as I walked to the driver's side to get in. Set my purse, keys inside, down on the floor while i was getting him situated. Fortunately I had a spare set of keys in the house, and was able to get back inside through an open window. I'd have hated to have to break a truck window to get the little dummy out before he suffered a heatstroke.

 

I would've, though, given no other choice.

 

 

 

I'm surprised the SO is allowed to answer these calls, rather than refer them to a locksmith who earns a living providing such services (or tries to, anyway ), and in all likelihood spent a significant amount of time and money to become certified and equipped to do so. Failing that, many auto insurers include this as part of their roadside service coverage. Or how about AAA? They're also in the business of helping stranded motorists.

 

Never can tell who might really have need of a deputy while he's busy unlocking your car.

 

I always thought they were required to help when there was a child inside but not just because someone locked their keys in their car, but I've heard a lot of calls where no children were involved and the police were still sent. I don't get it.

[michelay1000]

My 3 year old can lock the door with his foot, but he can't unlock it

[FreeBird]

The SO will take lockouts if time permits and there is an officer with a lockout kit available. Normally, the FD is dispatched to the scene when a child is involved. In either this or another case from Friday, a deputy picked up the call and arrived before the FD to take care of the problem.

 

I think the SO should charge for this service, but being there "to serve and protect" is also good for the department's image. The person locked out is more likely to speak highly of the free service they received and show respect for the officer (a good example to the kid) than if the officer or firefighter presented them a bill.

 

So, it is more of an irritation for me that the officer or firefighter has to be taken away from serving others when the situation could have been avoided in the first place with a spare key available on the vehicle.