Police are there to protect and serve -- within limits. That's what a 
Buffalo Grove teenager found out when he called to report his parents had 
taken away his Xbox.

Buffalo Grove police received a 911 hangup call about 1 p.m. Sunday. When 
officers went to the home, the 15-year-old boy said his parents had taken 
away the gaming system as punishment so he called to report it.

"Officers arrived and found out it was a domestic situation," police Cmdr. 
Steve Husak said. "The young man was upset and asked if it was legal for his 
parents to take his stuff away.

"The officers told him it was and that he should listen to his parents next 
time."

Husak did not know why the boy was being punished by his parents. He said a 
police report was filed but the boy will not face repercussions for the 
unusual 911 call.

"Realistically, this was a younger person and he was upset. He was concerned 
enough to call police," Husak said.