I WILL PROTECT YOU FROM OTHERS BUT NOT FROM ME

911 CALL RECORDING from public sources

- Stop it... The baby... Stop it. Could you just send the police please!
- Ok, we’re gonna be there. Who’s taking your baby?
- Stop it. No. Stop. I... Dreya, just, Dreya shut up.
- Let me talk to your ..., where’s your mom?
- What?
- What’s going on?
- They’re having some fighting. This has been going on forever and ever. They always have this because he has company ... and he’s always drinking beer and getting drunk, and mom…
- What is his name? What is his name? Your father’s name? Is he Hispanic?
- He’s black.
- He’s your father?
- He’s my stepfather.
- Ok, how old is he?
- I don’t know. I don’t know.
- Does he have any weapons?
- No, but he’s hurting mommy.
-How’s he hurting her?
- He’s making mommy …
- Ok. Don’t cry. We’re gonna send the police.
- Ok. 
- Now where’s your mother at right now?
- She’s in the room fighting with him.
-But you have a little baby sister…
- No, I got a little baby brother and…
- He’s trying to take the baby? He’s trying to take the baby brother?
- Momma’s not drunk... He thinks he’s drunk… Because he can’t say nothing. He’s drunk. My stepdaddy’s drunk.
- Are they in the room fighting? Where are they at now?
- They’re in the room still.
-They’re in the bedroom?
- Yea, I don’t want him to do nothing strange with the baby... Because if he drops… He’s a newborn baby. He’s very delicate.
- What do you mean, do anything strange? What do you think he’s going to do to your baby?
- I think he’s going to take the baby and do something because he’s drunk... He might ... go off with the baby if he takes it.
- How old are you?
- I’m 6 and my little sister’s 4.
- You’re a six year old. You’re six.
- Yea, I’m in first grade and my sister’s in kindergarten.
- What is your name? What is your name?
- Lisa. My sister’s name is Dreya. Excuse me.
- You’re only … Ok .
- Ok. Could you just send the police?
- Yea, they’re on the way; I’m going to keep you on the line until they get here. Ok. Is your front door open?
- Oh no.
- Can you go unlock it and come back to the phone so the officers could get in?
- Just wait please... He just knocked my sister down.
- What sister did he knock down?
- My little sister, the 4 year old.
- What do you mean, he knocked her off?
- He pushed her down on the floor, and she’s crying. I wish he would stop doing this. He did this ever since she had him...  He just ... He just slapped mommy.
- Which room are they in?
- My mom’s name is Cindy.
- Ok, which room are they in?
- They’re in their room.
- They’re in the back room or the bedroom?
- Oh my god…
- What’s the matter?
- Something happened. Just please send the police. Wait, I want to go see what happened. Please…
- Ok. The police are on their way. Ok… Hello... Oh shoot.... Lisa .
- Mommy ... My stepdaddy’s got the baby now.
- He has the baby now? Where is he at now?
- What?
- Lisa, where is he at right now?
- He’s still in the room. He’s got the baby. And he made some red marks on momma’s neck.
- He did what?
- He made some red marks on momma’s neck.
- Where did he make the red marks on with her neck?
- On her neck. On the right side, very dark. My momma’s going outside… Momma, don’t... The police are coming. Mommy…
- Hello, oh ...