Alarmed California Highway Patrol officers stopped a car on State Route 99 in Sacramento over the weekend after a child held up a sign from the back seat pleading for help.
Authorities received a call shortly after 5 p.m. Saturday after passing motorists saw a girl holding a piece of notebook paper that read: Help me, shes not my mom! Help!
After speaking with the driver, the officers determined that the juvenile had made it all up as a fun thing to do, according to the CHPs South Sacramento Division. The childs mother was unaware of what her daughter was doing, authorities said. Both were subsequently allowed to leave the scene.
On Facebook, authorities reminded parents to be attuned to what their children are doing. Six CHP units were assigned to the call instead of responding to legitimate calls or patrolling their beats because of this hoax, law enforcement officials said. More than 2,000 people responded to the Facebook post, which the agency marked with hashtags including #notfunny and #beawareofyourkids. Most suggested the child to be required to perform community service as a consequence.
One commenter noted that the incident was akin to a British commercial, in which a young girl slyly tells a police officer the woman he has just stopped is not her mother after he asks, Mommy in a bit of a hurry, was she? The video, which ends with the line Born to create drama, has been seen more than 600,000 times.
"It's just a prank, bro!!!!"
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