Girl, 11, handcuffed by police after prank she thought would be funny, but wasn't.

An 11-year old girl sparked a massive police operation after sending a text to 911 claiming that her 14-year-old friend had been abducted by an armed male driving a white van. In her text, the girl said that she was following the van in a blue Jeep. The police responded to the call and started searching for the van with multiple units and air support. Her story seemed to check out as she sent updates about the suspect and the gun he had.

However, the police were unable to locate any suspect or the van. They then traced the original location of the phone from which the messages were sent, leading them to a home in Poppy Lane, Port Orange. When the police arrived, they found the girl's father, who told the officers that she was inside the property with her family. As the girl walked out to meet the officers, her phone was ringing. When they answered, it was Volusia Sheriff’s Dispatch on the line.

The girl later admitted that she made the prank call because she thought it would be funny. She had seen a challenge related to this on YouTube. During bodycam footage of her arrest, an officer was heard telling her to stay calm and that nothing was going to happen to her. Her father then warned her to take this as a lesson and that if she did something stupid in the future, she would have to face the consequences.

The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office charged the girl with two offences. Sheriff Mike Chitwood said that this kind of prank activity was dangerous and that it had wasted valuable resources that could have been used to help someone else. The girl was taken to the family resource centre and then to the Volusia Regional Juvenile Detention Centre, where she currently remains.

This incident serves as a reminder of how serious pranking 911 can be. In the UK, a 14-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after a seven-year-old girl was killed in a hit-and-run crash. It is important to remember that prank calls should not be taken lightly.

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