Fla. mom calls 911, asks cops to come scare her kids, police say

(CBS) INDIAN HARBOUR BEACH, Fla. - A mother in Brevard County, Fla. was arrested after she called 911 and asked dispatchers to send officers to her home to scare her children, police said, according to CBS affiliate WKMG.

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According to jail records obtained by the station, Melissa Townsend, 27, was arrested on Tuesday, March 12 after making the call to emergency officials about her kids, ages 1 and 3.

"I need a police officer to come out and scare the [expletive] out of my kids," Townsend reportedly said on the 911 call. "They're not listening to me and they need to learn respect. They need to learn that lesson."

The dispatcher told the upset mother that police would not do what she asked.

"We don't come out and scare kids," the dispatcher said.

Police responded to Townsend's Indian Harbour Beach home and found Townsend drunk, officials said.

Police said when they tried to arrest her she kicked an officer in the groin multiple times, the station reports.

Townsend was booked into the Brevard County Jail on several charges, including child neglect and battery on a law enforcement officer.

Her children are staying with relatives, police said.

Townsend probably did enough to scare her kids all by herself.