In early February, police in Lanzhou City (Gansu Province, China) received a call from a young boy: “There’s a bad guy in my house who stole my lucky money.”
During the call, the officer heard a man’s voice shouting in the background, “You naughty kid, did you really call the police?”
Minutes later, when the police arrived at the house, the boy exclaimed, pointing at his father: “The police came so fast! Please arrest this ‘bad guy’ right away!”
“I apologize, officer. My son hasn’t been well-disciplined. I didn’t think he’d actually call the police,” the father explained, saying that he and his son had argued over who should keep the boy’s lucky money.
Boy calls police reporting father stealing his lucky moneyThe boy secretly called the police to report his “father stealing his lucky money” (Illustrative photo: Shutterstock).
Later, it was revealed that the boy had secretly used his father’s mobile phone to make the call. The “dispute” between father and son was resolved only after the police mediated.
“Let your dad hold onto your lucky money for now. Whenever you need cash, ask him, and keep track of all expenses, okay?” the officer advised the boy, while urging the father to improve his parenting approach.
According to The Paper, the boy’s age was not disclosed. He is not the only child in China to have reported their parents to the police.
In January, a 10-year-old boy in Ningxia, scolded by his father for not doing homework, called the police to report that his dad was storing dried poppy plants. After searching the house, police discovered the narcotic substance, which the father claimed was for “medical purposes.”
The man was later taken in for questioning, and the court has yet to issue a final verdict.
Under Chinese law, buying, storing, or transporting poppy—even in small quantities—is illegal, punishable by detention from 10 to 15 days and fines up to 3,000 yuan (approximately $420).
