By DAVID CAPLAN with\u00a0Benjamin Stein<\/p>\n
A 911 dispatcher in the Florida Panhandle received an unusual — albeit heartwarming — call from young resident on Thanksgiving Day.<\/p>\n
“A little boy melted all the hearts in Walton County Sheriff’s Office Communication Center today,” read a post on Walton County Sheriff Michael A. Adkinson, Jr.’s Facebook page.<\/p>\n
According to the post, a boy named Billy called 911 Thursday afternoon “to invite WCSO staff\/deputies to come eat Thanksgiving dinner with he and his family.”<\/p>\n
Considering most calls that 911 dispatchers receive are from people in a state of distress, the call was a pleasant aberration.<\/p>\n
“With all the bad calls we take on a daily basis this one was a welcomed happy call that made all of us smile,” said lead communications officer Monica Webster.<\/p>\n
Billy was paid “a special visit” by deputy Damon Byrd and deputy Aaron Ethridge, who gave him a sheriff\u2019s badge.<\/p>\n
Even better? The deputies allowed him to sit in their patrol cars.<\/p>\n
The Facebook post concluded, “While we do not encourage this use of 911 … we are so honored at the invitation. Thank you Billy for making all of our days here at WCSO. Love What Matters #LoveWhatMatters.”<\/p>\n
Source: \u00a0ABC News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"