3-Year-Old's 911 Call Saves Mom's Life In Brick: Police

BRICK, NJ — The patience and tenacity of a 911 operator and a police dispatcher on the receiving end of a call for help last February saved a life of a Brick Township woman.

On Tuesday, the two were introduced to the young girl who called them and all had a chance to celebrate the happy ending.

The incident occurred Feb. 4, 2017, according to Brick Township Police.

At about 1:30 p.m., a 911 call came in to the Monmouth County Sheriff's Department from a cell phone. The caller was a 3-year-old, calling from her mother's phone, saying that she could not wake her mother.

Brick police did not release the names of the girl or her mother.

Richard Incremona, the Monmouth County Public Safety telecommunications operator who answered the call, kept the girl while Monmouth County authorities traced the cell phone number to an address, Brick police said.

The address came back to Kentwood Apartments in Brick.

At that point, Monmouth County Dispatch contacted Brick Township Police. Dispatcher Kimberly Greenspan answered and was briefed on the call, and Brick Township police officers went to the address.

However, when they arrived, they learned the mother and daughter lived at another address in Brick Township. Greenspan kept the 3-year-old on the phone and was able to get the youngster to give her vital information that led police to the correct address, police said.

When police arrived, Greenspan told the youngster how to unlock the front door to let them in. The mother was assessed by first aid and transported to a local hospital, police said.

On Tuesday, Incremona and Greenspan, joined by Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden, Undersheriff Robert Dawson, Brick Township Police Chief James Riccio and Brick Township Mayor John Ducey, got to meet the youngster and her mother to acknowledge the child’s actions.

"Due to the efforts of this 3-year-old girl and the quick thinking of both dispatchers, we can report that (the) mom is doing fine and is extremely proud of her daughter," Brick police said.

Main photo: Kimberly Greenspan and Richard Incremona with the young lifesaver.

Brick Township Police Chief James Riccio, Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden, Kimberly Greenspan, 911 Operator Richard Incremona, Mayor John Ducey, and Undersheriff Robert Dawson. Photos via Brick Township Police