Florida boy’s Chick-fil-A adventure surprises family
Body camera video shows 5-year-old’s surprising Chick-fil-A breakfast adventure
We arrived on scene and as we walked in, we see *** little kid sitting at the table eating his breakfast with one of the managers. Hey buddy. We asked where he came from and he kept saying he walked to Chick fil ***. You know where your house is, right honey. OK. I have children and you know the first thing you know you get that knot in your stomach because you know somebody else who’s *** parent is missing their child. Are you going to show us where you live? OK. We gathered him up. Look at that. thank you. I walked him to the back of my patrol car. No, I’m not going to put you in jail. And we started checking you. All right buddy, where’s your house at? We’re wondering where did this child come from. Is it right here? None of these doors are open. None of these garages are open. So then he explained that he had *** white fence right here and that’s when we pulled up in the driveway, and then we realized that the call box wasn’t working. We had no way to get through the gate. How about that? My initial thoughts were, I can’t believe he came out of here. It’s the most secure house on that block in reference to having *** fence all the way around, front, back, sides. I’m Phil. I’m Victoria. Good morning. Hey, good morning. Hey, do you have *** son named William? Yeah, *** little boy. Our 5 year old William had an adventure *** few weeks ago and we lived nearby, very close. Yeah, he was down at the Chick fil ***. Are you kidding me? No, we have him in our police car you could just see the look on his face. It would be for any parent, including myself. It’s disbelief. It’s kind of scary actually because we didn’t realize. What was going on until after we came out. Do you have any idea how he got out. I was worried about him because was he scared? Was he crying? Was he upset? Come on, little man. He was quiet, which is unusual for him. scared. It did shake him up some, so I don’t think we really needed to, you know, impress too much that you shouldn’t do it again, things like that. I think he understood that it was serious, but we did talk about it. I know he knows how to get to Chick fil *** because we walked there. I would have never expected him to come down here on his own in the morning before anybody else in the house was up. Good morning. Good to see you again, sir. Good to see you again. How are you, sir? How are you young lady. Hey, what’s up buddy? Hey, you remember us? Oh, are these for me? Well, thank you, buddy. I appreciate it. Oh man, I can’t wait. Thank you. Oh.
Body camera video shows 5-year-old’s surprising Chick-fil-A breakfast adventure
A 5-year-old wandered from his Florida home early one summer morning to get breakfast at a nearby Chick-fil-A.Concerned staff at the restaurant called the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.Newly released body camera video from that June incident has just been released.When officers responded, they found the boy, William, eating with one of the Chick-fil-A managers.The officers took William in their patrol car to try to find his home.William was only able to tell the officers the direction of his house, and that it has a white fence.The officers were eventually able to locate the gated house, and boy, were William’s parents surprised to learn about their son’s adventure.The boy had apparently squeezed through the locked gates outside the family home to walk to the restaurant. “I know he knows how to get to Chick-fil-A because we walk there,” William’s mom, Victoria, said. “I would’ve never expected him to come down here on his own in the morning before anybody else in the house was up.”The sheriff’s office made clear that William’s parents were not in any sort of trouble since they had several safety measures in place. The sheriff’s office did say this serves as a reminder to teach young kids their last name, parents’ names, address, and a phone number in case of emergency.
A 5-year-old wandered from his Florida home early one summer morning to get breakfast at a nearby Chick-fil-A.
Concerned staff at the restaurant called the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
Newly released body camera video from that June incident has just been released.
When officers responded, they found the boy, William, eating with one of the Chick-fil-A managers.
The officers took William in their patrol car to try to find his home.
William was only able to tell the officers the direction of his house, and that it has a white fence.
The officers were eventually able to locate the gated house, and boy, were William’s parents surprised to learn about their son’s adventure.
The boy had apparently squeezed through the locked gates outside the family home to walk to the restaurant.
“I know he knows how to get to Chick-fil-A because we walk there,” William’s mom, Victoria, said. “I would’ve never expected him to come down here on his own in the morning before anybody else in the house was up.”
The sheriff’s office made clear that William’s parents were not in any sort of trouble since they had several safety measures in place.
The sheriff’s office did say this serves as a reminder to teach young kids their last name, parents’ names, address, and a phone number in case of emergency.
