4-Year-Old Wisconsin Boy Calls The Cops On His Mom After She Ate His Ice Cream

A four-year-old Wisconsin boy wasn't pleased that his mom ate his ice cream and wanted her punished for her "crime," so he called 911 to report her.

When a dispatcher picked up the little tot's call and asked about his emergency, he said his mom was "being bad."

Eventually, an adult began speaking to the dispatcher and explained the situation. However, two female officers visited the boy's residence to confirm there was no foul play. They also surprised him with his treasured dessert the next day.

On March 5, the Village of Mount Pleasant Police Department made a Facebook post where they shared the story of the Wisconsin boy who called the cops on his mom.

Accompanying the post was a photo of two female officers posing with the toddler who held the ice cream treats they got him.

The post read, "On 3/4/25, Officer Gardinier and Officer Ostergaard were dispatched for a 911 hangup. A little boy called 911 saying his mom was being bad and needed to go to jail."

It continued, "When Officers arrived he said his mom ate his ice cream and needed to go to jail for it. He told them he no longer wanted her to go to jail and just wanted some ice cream."

The post concluded, "Officers responded back today to surprise him with some ice cream after he decided he didn’t want mom in trouble anymore!"

An audio of the four-year-old's conversation with the dispatcher who responded to his 911 call was obtained by WCAX.

The dispatcher said, "Hello, this is Racine County 911. What's the address of the emergency." However, the boy replied, "My mom is being bad." The dispatch responded, "OK, what's going on?" The boy replied, "Come get my mommy."

The dispatch answered, "Do you know your – Hi, what's going on over there?" At this time, a woman had apparently taken the phone from the boy and responded to the dispatch.

The woman explained, "Oh, this little one got the phone, and he's four." She added, "And so we're trying to catch him because he said he was gonna call 911."

However, the boy said, "No – I called the police and I just told her to come and get my mommy … and I just told her to put her to jail. So leave me alone."

The woman, who turned out to be the boy's mom, said, "I ate his ice cream, so that's probably why he's calling 911."

Although the Wisconsin boy's mom clarified the situation, two officers from the Village of Mount Pleasant Police Department visited the boy's residence to ensure no foul play was involved.

AP obtained a video of one of the officer's body cam when they arrived at his home.

In the clip, the officers were met at the door by the boy's mom, who was surprised that the police "came for real." One of the officers explained, "We have to just come check to make sure everything's okay."

The boy's mom then beckoned for him to come, after which the officer asked him some questions. She asked, "Did you call the police?" The boy replied, "Yeah."

When the officer asked him why he called the police, the boy replied, "I told my mommy to go to jail. I didn't get ice cream."

The officer asked, "So, is that why you are upset?" The boy replied, "Yeah, that's why I didn't get no ice cream."

The little boy's younger baby brother appeared while the officers questioned him, causing one of them to say, "It's so hard to yell at them."

The officers then educated the boy that he shouldn't call 911 "unless it's a real emergency." They also asked his mom why he called, and she answered, "I ate his ice cream."

The officers then joked, "Mommy has to go to jail." One of them asked the boy if they should take his mom to jail for eating his ice cream. He replied, "Yes."

Afterward, they playfully helped the cute tot to handcuff his mom.

As the officers exited the home, they asked the boy to call whenever he needed them. The officer added, "Let's not take mom to jail next time, okay?" and he replied, "Okay."

As news of the little boy's interaction with the cops went viral, The Shade Room reposted the clip on Instagram.

Several people reacted to the story and shared their thoughts about the hilarious story.

One person shared how their mom would have reacted if he acted like the little boy. They said, "My mother would have made the police take me with them since I 'want a new mommy so bad' (I'm sure she'd say). Would have been extremely traumatic and dramatic and I'd never do it again."

Another person commented, "I wouldn't be alive to tell my side of story."

A third Instagram user opined that the officers shouldn't have surprised the boy with ice cream the next day. They explained, "Definitely shouldn’t have rewarded him with ice cream sends him the wrong message."

Meanwhile, a fourth commenter shared, "The imagination of my Jamaican mother’s response scares me."