BYRAM, Mississippi — A 5-year-old Mississippi boy called police to prevent the Grinch from stealing Christmas—and police made an arrest.

TyLon Pittman saw a video clip of How the Grinch Stole Christmas and decided to call his local police department in Byram, Miss. on Saturday to report the green Dr. Seuss character’s intentions. A 911 dispatcher eventually got TyLon’s father on the phone, who scolded his son.

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(Photo courtesy TeDera Dwayne Graves II.)