Buffalo Grove police say man wanted girls to learn a lesson about distracting a driver

January 12, 2010

Twin 9-year-old girls didn't like that their dad was singing in the car -- so they pulled his hair and punched his neck.

And he took them to the police station.

The unnamed dad brought the backseat twins to the Buffalo Grove police department on Jan. 5 to teach them a lesson about distracting the driver, according to a police report.

The girls told a police officer they "shoved" their dad because he had been singing a song, and they wanted him to stop.

The officer provided a lesson, which the police report indicated the daughters "understood."

"The complainant was satisfied with the results," the report said.

In November, Buffalo Grove police handled another odd "teachable" family moment. A 15-year-old boy in the northwest suburb called 911 to report that his parents had taken away his Xbox.

Police talked to that teen and wrote up a report, but he didn't get in trouble. At least not with the police.