About a month ago, I was putting my nine-month-old son in his car seat, and I did not realize that his three-year-old sister was playing with the door locks. When I shut the door and my son started crying, I immediately realized what had happened. The doors were locked with my keys inside.
In a panic, I called 911 in Logan County. The operator told me she would send a county unit right out. About five minutes later the 911 operator called me and said the county unit on duty did not have an unlocking device.
I asked if she had any ideas as to how to get my son out of the locked car. She gave me the numbers of two locksmiths. The only one that could respond came from Springfield, Tenn., and it took 30 minutes to arrive at my residence in Chandlers. By now, my child had been in the vehicle 40-45 minutes. During this time, my son is crying and I can't do anything, and my daughter is terrified because she has locked her brother in the car and we had to wait so long before we could get him out.
This was a horrible experience for all of us while waiting for help to come.
Granted, I realize this should have never happened, but it was an accident. I have no knowledge of the procedures the officers have to follow in a situation such as this, but I can't help but wonder why the county unit could not borrow an unlocking device from one of the units that did have one, since a child was involved. I wish I could have received more assistance when I called 911 for help.
For my son, my daughter, and me, this was an emergency.
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