I wish I had sense to snap some pictures in the middle of feeling like I was being broken in on and the feeling that I might have to protect my children. Oh wait! That is why I forgot to take pictures. Haha
Here is to a great 911 Operator and Layton Police Department Officer
CRASH – BOOM – RATTLE – THUD
I’m woken up to these type of horrific sounds and hearing the door shake like someone is trying to break in the house. Like body slam the door to break it down. I throw Troy out of the bed and grab my phone. More Booms and Thuds to follow. Troy is screaming and freaking out. I have no idea what is going on but know it’s not good. I call 911 and here is the conversation…
(I am spending the night with Jeramy, and Troy and my sister’s new home in Layton, Utah. She has not fully moved out of her old house so she and her husband went back and slept at the old home because their bed had not been moved to the new house yet. So I am in a house that I have never stepped foot in before that is 4 levels and multiple entrances..)
911 Operator – “911 – Where is your emergency?”
Me – “I don’t know but someone is breaking into the house I’m at”
911 – “Ma’am, where are you located?”
Me – “I don’t know! I’m at my sister’s new house and she’s not here. I have no idea where I am”
911 – “Tell me what your emergency is?”
Me – “I don’t know but someone is trying to break in a door. There is all these loud slamming noises and the door is shaking.” (Troy is screaming again)
911 – “Is anyone hurt?”
me – “No, they haven’t broken in yet but my son is freaked out” (yelling at Jeramy – GET OUT OF BED!!)
911 – “What can you tell me about where you are located?”
Me – “I don’t know! Can’t you ping my iPhone? I’m in Layton but have no clue where.”
911- “Yes Ma’am. I am locating the closest Cell Tower now. However we need more information. Can you tell us any street names?”
Me – “What? No! I don’t know where I am. I’m in a subdivision. Wait…The address is in a text she sent me yesterday. Let me look at it. Hold on” (now I’m trying to pull up my text messages without hanging up on the 911 operator and shaking like a leaf like Troy is grabbing me and Jeramy is like “dude, why did you wake me up?” CRAP – Did you know you can’t get to your text messages when you are on the phone with 911? Well I do now!
Me – “I can’t get the address because I can’t get to my text messages. Quick – Jeramy look in your iTouch..What was the address.
Jeramy-“ ummm 2400 East 3600 North”
Me – “Jeramy that is a general location not a specific address. It needs more numbers!”
911 – “Ma’am, what direction is the house facing? North South East or West?”
Me – “Are you kidding me?!?! I have no idea. I got here in the dark and was lost. I have NO IDEA!”
911 – “Is there a car out front or anything you can tell me?”
Me – “Oh yes, my black Yukon is in the drive way…it has a Mickey Mouse Trailer Hitch. You know the silhouette of Mickey Mouse.”
911 – “Can you look in the Back yard and tell me what you see?”
Me – “It’s dark. I don’t see anything!. There are not lights on”
911 – “Have they broken in yet?”
Me – “No, its quiet right now.”
THUD- BOOM- CRASH- Troy SCREAMS – Jeramy grabs Troy and Freaking out!
911 – “Can you tell me how you got to the house?”
Me – “With really bad directions! And my iPhone died so I didn’t have my maps locator to help me”
911- Silence
Me – Wait – I was on 89 and got off at 404 and then turned left by a church with a cross and then that road went and I turned. But then there was her house because she was standing outside waving me down”
911 – “That will help us”
911 – “Ma’am, are you armed?”
Me – “Armed? No!”
911 – “Who is with you in the house?”
Me – “My two boys 16, and 8 and myself?”
911 – “Can you look at a front window there is an officer on scene. Can you see him?”
Me – “YES! I see him”
BAM – BOOM – THUD – CRASH
I see officer Jump and flash his flash light
Me – “Can I go to the front door?”
911- “No! Do not open any doors! Stay inside!”
Troy is in window waving to officer
Me – Quickly trying to get dressed
911 – “The officer is approaching the door, please go to the door and open it”
Me – “Can I hang up? What is going on?”
911- “Do not hang up until you are with the officer. “
Open door
Officer –“ Good morning Ma’am. Are you ok?”
Me – “Well a lot freaked out! But yes we are fine”
Officer – “I believe I found the problem. The snow off the roof has been breaking loose and sliding off. When it hits the ground it’s causing a problem.”
SNOW Again is falling almost hitting the officer
“See, there it goes again. Would you like me to check the rest of the house to be certain?”
Me – Now completely embarrassed. “Ummm…no, I’m thinking we are ok now. I am SO SORRY!”
Officer – “It’s just fine Ma’am.”
Me – “Thank you! Good-bye”
Now I go into the house and go towards the sliding glass door off the kitchen. Turn on the light and realize there are 10-12 splotches about 2 inches in diameter of blood on the deck. Some are mixed with a little bit of water but it’s blood. I began to LAUGH so hard. Seriously I think to myself. If the officer had gone in the back yard and seen the blood oh the Drama that would have caused. He never would have believed me. I mean who has blood on a deck and doesn’t clean it up? Right? Well the night before the dog had cut it’s toe nail so it was bleeding and running all over. Hence the blood but it was cold and late so it never got cleaned up. However I can only imagine if the Officer had seen the blood what he would have done then.
Lesson Learned – Don’t count of your phone to know anything! Know your address, phone numbers, and where to get help. This was so exhausting and nerve racking because I didn’t know where I was or even how to get myself help. Honestly if someone had been trying to break in, they would have. It took the Layton Police Department 10 minutes to find me. Which is quick considering the horrific directions I gave them.
Kudos to Layton Police Department and any law enforcement that has to deal with these situations. I can laugh now but what if?!?!
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