Crime & Safety

Frantic Mom Gets Cops' Attention by Flailing Arms Through Car Window

A mother flagged down police by screaming and waving her arms out of the passenger's side window because she couldn't control her daughter

If you're ever in trouble, always remember, a good way to get a cop's attention is to scream and shout with your arms flailing out the side of a car window.

On May 16 Twinsburg police officers were driving down Darrow Road when they noticed something odd. A woman was waving her arms and screaming out passenger's side window of the car she was in.

She told officers that her 16-year-old daughter, who was driving at the time, was out of control and she couldn't handle her.

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The mother said the two began arguing at an auto shop earlier that day while they were looking at the car her daughter wrecked the day before. She said the fight got worse when she learned two boys were staying at her daughter's apartment.

Things continued to escalate until the mother saw police and got their attention. She told police she couldn't handle her daughter anymore and wanted them to take her somewhere.

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Officers took the girl to school, even though she refused to go earlier that day.

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