Police have issued a Silver Alert for a 75-year-old man who has been missing since Wednesday.

Police said Robert Wetherbee was heading from his home in Maine to a friend's house in Windham and has not shown up. He might be in a blue Ford pickup and have a Golden Retriever with him.

Wetherbee is bald, 6-feet-1, has blue eyes and weighs 180 pounds.

Anyone with information is asked to call Connecticut State Police, Troop-K at 860-465-5400.

The number of hate crimes committed in the U.S. rose five percent in 2016, compared to the year before, according to data gathered from local law enforcement agencies by the FBI.

Of the 6,063 incidents involving 7,509 victims, nearly 60 percent involved people targeted because of their race, with crimes against African-Americans by far the largest share in that segment, NBC News reported. About 20 percent of the victims were singled out because of religious bias, and most of them were anti-Jewish attacks. Muslims were the second most likely to be targeted in that category.

Of the 17 percent targeted because of sexual orientation bias, most of the victims were gay men. Less than one percent of the victims were targeted over of gender identity bias, and nearly all of them were transgender.

"Hate crimes can and do happen just about anywhere," the FBI said in releasing the data.

A group of police officers in Bridgeport, Connecticut, have been placed on administrative duty pending the outcome of an investigation into a video showing them apparently roughing up a teenager. 

Though it's not clear what happened before or after the assault, the video, shot by 18-year-old Aaron Kearney's mother, shows the officers surrounding the teen and forcing him facedown onto the hood of a car.

At one point, a female officer appears to hit the side of his face with her hand, and the others hold him down, as his mother shouts, "Don't hurt my son, don't hurt my son." Kearney ended up in the hospital.

"I know his nose was bleeding bad. I don't know if there were broken bones, but it looked severe that day," said Joe Grits, a close family friend and community activist, claiming the officers used excessive force and pulled the teen's hair. 

Grits says only minutes before, Kearney had called police about a minor traffic accident involving his car. Police learned he had been driving with a suspended license. It's not clear from the video how the traffic call became physical. 

Kearney was charged with breach of the peace and assault on a police officer following the incident. 

Bridgeport Police Chief Armando A.J. Perez declined to comment to News 4 on camera, but released a statement saying that any police officer who knowingly used excessive force will be "separated from their employment with the Bridgeport Police Department, and where applicable, arrested and charged with a crime." 

CTPost.com reports Perez has placed several officers on administrative leave and ordered he city's Office of Internal Affairs to investigate. 

Kearney's family said he's a good teen, was captain of his high school football team and has never been in trouble before. 

Four teenagers are accused of spray painting vulgar images and words on the band shell in East Lyme, police said. 

The vandalism at McCooks Park was reported to police at 8:03 a.m. on Sunday. Police found that a large portion of the shell had been damaged by graffiti on the walls and floor, in addition to rocks along the beach. 

The estimated cost to clean up the wooden structure is $6,175, First Selectman Mark Nickerson said. The cost does include the rocks that were spray painted and the parks and recreation department labor. 

Police said three 16-year-old suspects and one 15-year-old will be charged with criminal mischief. 

The teenagers are expected to pay for the damage once they're charged and convicted, Nickerson said. 

The Key Club at East Lyme High School wants to raise money to buy cameras for the area, according to the town's first selectman.

Groton ambulances responded to what the association president believes is a record number of calls in October.

Groton Ambulance Association Inc. President Taylor Salva said he believes the 496 calls for services is the most calls in a month his department has ever had.

Compared to responses from January through October 2016, there’s been about a 300 call increase in 2017, according to Salva. The staff has seen a 22 percent increase in overdose calls and a 35 percent increase in the number of calls involving people over the age of 60.

Groton has an aging population, according to Salva, which means slips and falls are some of the most frequent type calls his crews are on. 

"The staffing levels remain the same but the crews have to pick up the extra calls and it can become difficult and easily leads to burnout," Salva said.

While he works to make sure that doesn’t happen, Salva said there are some days where crews don't return to the department all day as they jump from one call to the next.

Increased staffing is not in the cards, yet, Slava said. 

"We’re not quite there yet. Although we do have to rely on our mutual aid partners quite often," Salva said. "It’s certainly trending to the point where additional staffing will be needed."

Poquonnock Bridge Firefighters, who respond to several of Groton ambulance’s, said they have also seen their response number gradually increase this year. Chief Joseph Winski said in 2017 they’re anticipating several hundred additional calls compared to 2016.

"The economy is picking up and the Groton area seems to really be booming at this time," Winski said, also referencing a large increase in traffic.

He attributed that, in part, to Electric Boat’s hiring spree that’s bringing more people into town.

Winski also said recent weather, involving downed trees, power lines and power outages, has had his firefighters out on the streets.

"We handle it with what we have and they do a phenomenal job. It just means that there’s less downtime and more active time," Winski said.

Cases of the flu are on the rise in Connecticut.

So far, there have been nearly 80 confirmed cases of the flu in our state this season.

Winter is coming and the flu is spreading.

"I actually work as a pastor of a church and we’re trying to think of ways, because people are always shaking hands and spreading germs so were trying to figure out ways to keep people from spreading the germs around everyone," Sam Chesser of Norwich said.

Orion Pinkham is doing what he can to protect his family.

"We’re just trying to eat healthy, lots of tea, stay warm," Pinkham said. "My wife is actually home sick right now, so we’re bringing her some stuff and hoping she feels better soon."

Dr. Melissa Held is an infectious disease specialist at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center.

"We’re starting to see more flu as we enter the winter season, although it’s still relatively low level in Connecticut," Held said.

Held said the best way to protect yourself is to get a flu shot and practice good hand hygiene.

"Children, especially young children, elderly, and people with other health problems are all at risk of getting complications from the flu," she said. "Even if you’re not a child yourself, or an older person, you can still pass on the flu to one of these individuals."

One person sustained life-threatening injuries after a shooting in Hamden on Monday.

Police were called to Dixwell and Dudley around 3:40 p.m. for reports of a shooting. They found the victim on Dudley Street near Morse Street and transported them to the hospital for serious, life-threatening injuries. 

Several subjects were seen fleeing the scene, but it's unclear if they were running from the sound of gunshots, police said. They believe two shots were fired. 

Hamden police, K-9 units and New Haven state's attorney are investigating. 

CT Care 4 Kids, the state's primary childcare support program, is re-opening for thousands of families forced to sit on the waitlist in the summer of 2016.

"Opening the program is huge and it's going to benefit all these families," Lisa Feliciano, the director of King's Chapel Early Care and Education Center, said.

The commissioner of the Office of Early Childhood (OEC), David Wilkinson, said he hopes to clear the more than 5,000 families off that waitlist by spring.

"Sixteen hundred letters have gone out into the mail so far, to welcome families into the program. We hope to clear the entire wait list and then begin admitting families from across the State of Connecticut who need it," Wilkinson said.

Feliciano said the Hartford-based center has 20 families on the CT Care 4 Kids waitlist. 

"I have families that come here and literally they cry because they have nowhere to take their children," Feliciano added.

The state has re-opened applications for the childcare subsidy program starting with highest need families first out of more than 5,000 that were on the waitlist when the program closed in August 2016.

The program was closed after federal guidelines increased Connecticut's cost to run CT Care 4 Kids, but the state's new budget includes more than $30 million over two years to allow it to re-open.

Wilkinson understands CT Care 4 Kids provides peace of mind to parents by having a safe space for kids and quality care.

"Concerns have been expressed there may be more parents looking at lower cost, illegal care without Care 4 Kids and this enables parents to afford high quality care and peace of mind," Wilkinson said.

According to the CT Early Childhood Alliance, Bridgeport has 555 families, Hartford has 547 families, New Haven had 446 families, Waterbury has 388 families and New Britain has 257 households wait listed.

Feliciano said they're already trying to help impacted families.

"They're looking in the mail to see, calling our office to see if they're one of those people because it's been hard on them, it's been very hard on them," Feliciano said. 

Millions of Americans are being told to look at their numbers after the American Heart Association (AHA), American College of Cardiology and nine other health professional organizations gave a major overhaul to blood pressure guidelines.

Previously, 140/90 or more was considered high blood pressure, but now it's 130/80. Normal blood pressure is less than 120/80.

"There are millions of people that fall into this category that's now called Stage One Hypertension who previously we were calling normal blood pressures," Cardiology Director for the Heart and Vascular Institute at the Hartford Healthcare Corporation at MidState Medical Center Dr. Bill Farrell said.

Previously, the AHA said 32 percent of adults in the U.S. had high blood pressure (hypertension) but with the new guidelines, about 46 percent have hypertension.

"It's very clear that their future risk of heart attack and stroke down the road is nearly doubled compared to patients with lower numbers," Farrell said.

Experts expect the new guidelines will greatly impact younger people, with high blood pressure expected to triple among men under 45 and double among women under 45.

Farrell said those impacted will need to see their doctor.

"They need to see their provider, talk about blood pressure, where are the opportunities to bring that blood pressure down in terms of lifestyle intervention. And for those patients that are at highest risk, those that have had a cardiovascular event in the past, stroke or heart attack, or have diabetes, those are the kind of people we're going to be adding medication for it to bring their blood pressures down," Farrell said.

Experts said the majority of Americans affected won't need medication but will need to make lifestyle changes.

"I think the goal of the new guidelines is to get blood pressure on the radar for those at-risk patients, to make the diagnosis, to get them to do some lifestyle changes. Whether it's diet and exercise, reducing salt in their diet, controlling their weight, by actually giving them the diagnosis of hypertension and treating it with lifestyle intervention, it affords them the opportunity to get out in front of treating that and lower their risk going forward," Farrell said.

For more information on the new guidelines, click here. 

A Boy Scout troop in Manchester opened its doors to girls who hope to join on Monday.

Soon will be possible for girls to join the Scouts thanks to a dramatic change in scouting rules last month.

"I really like Boy Scouts and I was hoping I could join sometime because I just want to be adventurous a lot," Julia Tinti, of Manchester, said.

That’s why the 4th grader listened with great excitement as Ed Bouchie, the scoutmaster of Troop 123, explained to families a decision by the Boy Scouts of America in October to welcome girls.

"I think there was a little bit of confusion about what that might mean," Bouchie said.

Bouchie laid out what that they know right now: the aim is for girls to join Cub Scouts starting next year and then starting a Boy Scouts program for girls in 2019.

Not everyone in Boy Scouts has been in favor of the changes.

Soon after the announcement, the Girls Scouts of Connecticut CEO Mary Barneby wrote an op-ed titled, Why Girl Scouting Works.

Bouchie said the reaction from boys in his troop and others has generally been positive.

"I think the parents understand that the program itself isn’t specific to boys; the character development, the leadership development, the life skills you learn," Bouchie said.

Also joining the talk was Steven Edwards, an Eagle Scout and a father of two girls.

"I desperately wanted them to experience what I experienced," Edwards said.

While his daughters are now too old to join, he’s watching another generation fulfill his dream.

"Very happy that she’s going to get that opportunity, maybe a little bit of sadness my girls didn’t get that," Edwards said.

There are still a lot of unknowns including the exact timeline of the rollout, how integrated the girls will be with boys and even how camping trips would work.

But the leader of Troop 123 hopes it’s as soon as possible and is as cohesive as possible

A club of retired bankers in Connecticut said it is well on the way to recovering $1.4 million in long lost pensions for people since the NBC Connecticut Troubleshooters first reported on the issue back in May. 

Most members of the club are former employees or surviving family members from Connecticut Bank and Trust (CBT), a well-known Connecticut bank purchased in the 1980s by The Bank of New England. 

Janet Hever could not believe it when the CBT Alumni Club told her that her aging mother had more pension money coming. She said it was a welcomed surprise since Hever worries about the cost of taking care of her in her advanced years. 

“My mom's been pretty healthy but it doesn't take much for that to change at the drop of a hat,” Hever told the NBC Connecticut Troubleshooters. 

The CBT Alumni Club received a steep increase in calls since May. For 11 years, Noreen Cullen and other retired bankers have quietly found pensions for former co-workers after CBT’s parent failed in 1991. The pensions were spread out among a number of financial firms and a government agency. 

The CBT Alumni Club also helped West Hartford pastor and former bank teller Delores Black find a small pension worth $37 a month for the rest of her life. Black is among several other people from different banks and companies who need help and the club was more than willing to assist. 

“Not a huge amount, but still, it belonged to me,” Black said. 

In many cases the CBT Alumni Club must work with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) to get these long lost pensions. When CBT’s parent failed, the PBGC was one of the ones that ended up holding millions in its pension money. Cullen said processing claims with the federal agency can take over a year, even though some people claiming lost pensions have shared tax forms and paystubs going back decades, to make their case. 

The PBGC gave NBC Connecticut a statement: 

“PBGC is committed to its mission of promoting retirement security for the nation’s workers and retirees. For over 20 years, PBGC's Missing Participants Program has connected over 13,000 people, missing when their pension plans terminated, to their retirement benefits. We want to connect people with their retirement money as soon as possible but at the same time, we must ensure that we’re paying the right benefits to the right people. In processing claims for benefits from individuals, we need various official documents such as birth and death certificates, marriage certificates, and other information. PBGC appreciates the efforts of the CBT Alumni Club to help former CBT employees locate benefits they’ve earned, whether those benefits are held by PBGC or by other financial institutions. We look forward to working together with them to help connect CBT participants with their retirement money.” 

U.S. Senator Chris Murphy, who sits on a panel overseeing the PBGC, said, “It shouldn’t be up to workers to have to turn over every stone just to find their own hard-earned money. People deserve their retirement benefits, and they shouldn’t have to wait for a year or longer to get them, I’m joining Senator Warren to support her bipartisan Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act so that there’s a much more efficient online database where all Connecticut residents can check to see if they’re owed any money and access it more easily.” 

At this time the act does not address how long the PBGC takes to process a claim. 

Meanwhile, the CBT Alumni Club is working on another unique case: a Connecticut man bought $30,000 worth of CDs in the 1980s and never cashed them in. The bank changed hands so many times it's tough to verify his claim. The club estimates the CDs may now be worth more than a quarter-million dollars. 

Police were asking residents of a Tampa neighborhood to stay inside Tuesday morning after a man was found shot to death in the same area where three people were killed last month.

The body of an adult male was found in a street in the Seminole Heights neighborhood, just blocks from a memorial honoring the three victims of last month's shootings, WFLA reported.

Officials said officers were patrolling the neighborhood when a 911 call came in of shots fired around 4:51 a.m.

The victim, 60-year-old Ronald Felton, was crossing the street when someone came up from behind and shot him, police said.

Police said they believe the killer was still in the area, and asked residents to stay in their homes while they conducted a search.

The most recent death is being treated as related to the other three murders, which remain unsolved, police said. The three victims, who were killed between Oct. 9-19, didn't know each other. All three rode the bus and were alone when they were shot on the street.

"We think by their proximity and the manner it was done, they are linked," Tampa Police Chief Brian Dugan said at a news conference Tuesday.

Dugan said the suspect in Tuesday's shooting was described as a black male with a thin build who was dressed in all black.

An NBC4 I-Team undercover investigation has exposed rampant illegal behavior at Los Angeles public libraries.

For three months, I-Team hidden cameras captured scenes of drug use, lewd acts and other criminal activity at local branches that the head of the library system described as "shocking" and "disturbing." 

At the Downtown Central Library, a man outside the building offered an undercover NBC4 I-Team producer what he said was crystal meth.

On other days, outside Hollywood’s Goldwyn Library, a building designed by famed architect Frank Gehry, NBC4’s hidden cameras captured people injecting what appeared to be heroin, as well as smoking what appeared to be crystal meth, crack cocaine and marijuana. One man our undercover producer met inside the library offered her what he said was the drug Ecstasy. Later that day, I-Team cameras captured the same man trying to steal a bicycle locked on the library fence.

NBC4 also found used syringes and condoms littering the ground in front of the Pio Pico branch in Koreatown.

The I-Team documented lewd behavior as well.

On one afternoon, NBC4 cameras rolled as a man masturbated next to the Goldwyn Libray book return box in broad daylight.

On another another day at Goldwyn, the I-Team documented a man sexually stimulating another man as children passed nearby.

"It’s shocking, it’s disturbing," said city librarian John Szabo when the I-Team showed him video of these incidents.

"It’s wrong," Szabo said, adding that families shouldn’t have to walk by criminal behavior on the way into the library.

"There’s always something going on," said Harriet Zaretsky, who lives in an apartment with a balcony that overlooks Goldwyn Library. "[It’s] either a drug deal, or a hooker..." 

Zaretsky told the I-Team she’s complained to the library at least 20 times about illegal activity, but said she’s never seen library staff, police officers or security guards respond.

According to a memorandum of agreement signed by the Los Angeles Public Library (LAPL) and the Los Angeles Police Department, the LAPD is required to provide security "at and directly adjacent to the LAPL facilities." 

The Library paid the LAPD $5,420,337 for security in 2017.

The LAPD is currently using the funds to provide the library with 10 police officers (on overtime shifts), 41 city security officers and 26 contract security officers at the Downtown Central Library and 72 branches.

But at the same time the I-Team observed people engaged in criminal activities at the Goldwyn, Durant and Downtown Central library branches, our cameras documented police officers spending much of their time texting on their cell phones or talking, instead of patrolling.

At the Downtown Central branch, at the same time a man was offering what he said was crystal meth to an undercover producer, NBC4 cameras documented one Los Angeles Police Officer who appeared to be sleeping.

When an undercover producer told officers she’d seen drug activity happening outside, an officer behind the Central branch security desk said he’d send an officer to investigate, but the I-Team never saw an officer dispatched.

"Our expectation absolutely is that [police officers] will be on the perimeter of the building, where these incidents occurred," said city librarian Szabo.

Szabo added he’d "absolutely" prefer to see police officers patrolling, instead of reading or texting.

NBC4 asked the LAPD to comment on the behavior documented by the I-Team’s hidden cameras.

"The Los Angeles Police Department is committed to protecting the city’s public spaces, and will work with our partners at the Los Angeles Public Library o ensure the environment in and around our libraries is safe and secure for patrons,” said an email from LAPD public information director Josh Rubenstein.

"Furthermore, any officer who violates department policy is subject to an internal administrative investigation," the email continued.

Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck has agreed to an interview with NBC4 later this week to answer the I-Team’s questions about crime & safety issues at LA Public Libraries.

In 2016, Library staff filed 1077 "incident reports" for crimes on library property including theft, assaults, threats, public nuisance and vandalism.

The family of a Dallas soldier killed in action says they were in disbelief over the sentence of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl.

Bergdahl pleaded guilty in October to desertion and misbehavior before the enemy.

He faced up to life in prison. Instead, a judge sentenced him to be dishonorably discharged and to a reduction in rank.

Sondra and Andy Andrews, the parents of Darryn Andrews, say they were devastated at the news Bergdahl will serve no time in jail.

“I just feel like our country has abandoned us,” said Andy Andrews.

Darryn Andrews died after the Taliban ambushed his convoy in Afghanistan in 2009. He tackled three of his comrades to protect them from being struck by a rocket-propelled grenade.

Andrews was awarded numerous posthumous medals.

It wasn’t until five years after his death that his parents discovered what they now believe really happened — that Andrews died searching for Bowe Bergdahl.

“I was really upset,” Sondra Andrews said.

The revelation, the Andrewses say, came from members of Darryn's unit who came forward after Bergdahl was released from Taliban captivity. They were upset Bergdahl was being called a hero even though he deserted his post.

“The men called us and said this will not stand and we're going to make sure that people know the truth,” Andy Andrews said.

The military has never confirmed whether Andrews, or any soldier, were killed searching for Bergdahl.

The Andrewses never lost hope their son would get justice and it seemed that would happen when Bergdahl pleaded guilty.

Then came the sentence.

“It hurts to think that he gave his life serving and he's getting no respect,” Sondra said.

The Andrewses believe their son may still be alive if Bergdahl did not desert his post, and they feel he should be held accountable.

“I just feel so helpless,” Andy said.

Despite overwhelming frustration, the Andrewses say they remain strong for Darryn's twin brother Jarrett, for his two children Daylan and Jacey and for Andy, who’s battling cancer.

They say they still have faith that, one day, they will find justice.

“God has the final say,” Sondra said.

Bergdahl apologized to the soldiers wounded while looking for him but never addressed anyone who died.

In addition to a dishonorable discharge and a rank reduction, Bergdahl was also fined $10,000. He can appeal.

Danbury police are searching for a 53-year-old local woman who has been missing since October.

Laelcira DeLima was last seen around 5 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 20 and she was wearing a black V-neck shirt and blue jeans, police said. 

New York state police found her red 2016 Honda Accord with Connecticut plate AC98150 in the parking lot of Putnam Diner and Restaurant in Patterson, New York, which is right over the Connecticut border, west of New Fairfield. The car was unoccupied.

The investigation continues. 

Anyone with information should call the Danbury Police Department 203-797-4611.

A man has been arrested after domestic dispute in Willimantic escalated to assault, according to police, and his mother is accused of trying to prevent the victim from filing charges against her son.

Police responded to a domestic dispute on Main Street Monday and said 27-year-old William Ortiz, of Ash Street had pushed and choked a woman, repeatedly knocked her cell phone out of her hand to keep her from calling 911 and blocked the bedroom door when the victim tried to free herself from Ortiz’s grasp.

Three children were home and saw Ortiz assault their mother, police said. The woman was able to scream for the children to go to a neighbor’s house for protection.

Police said Ortiz is not the children’s biological father.

He fled when officers responded to the house, but police found him at his mother’s Ash Street home and said his mother, 48-year-old Belinda Ortiz, was texting and calling the victim, demanding that she drop the charges so that her son would not get into trouble, police said.

Ortiz resisted arrest spit on officers, but was eventually taken into custody.

Ortiz is being charged with kidnapping, interfering with an officer, unlawful restraint, disorderly conduct, strangulation, interfering with an emergency call, assault on a police officer and risk of injury to a minor.

Bond was set at $75,000.00

Belinda Ortiz was charged with tampering with a witness and bond was set at $10,000.

All lanes of Interstate 95 South were blocked in Guilford after a crash near exit 58, but traffic is moving again. 

The state Department of Consumer Protection is providing a new tool to help families find the nearest drug drop box in the state. 

There is now an interactive map where families can zoom into their town and see the closest place to safely dispose of their unneeded medication. 

“We’re working to improve the resources we have to promote safe drug disposal every day,” Consumer Protection Commissioner Michelle Seagull said in a statement. “We know that every little bit counts, and every unneeded medication safely disposed of could be saving a life.” 

Consumers with questions or concerns about the program can reach the state’s Drug Control Division by emailing dcp.drugcontrol@ct.gov, or by calling (860) 713-6065. 

A man with a record that includes 130 arrests in Hartford alone and 46 convictions is accused of committing a home invasion in the city Monday while a resident was home. 

Police received a 911 call around 5:15 p.m. from a woman who barricaded herself in a safe room on the second floor of a house on Woodside Circle after she heard a window break. She told dispatchers that someone broke a glass door and was still in the home, police said. 

"That was predesigned for such an event, fortified with at least a steel door and other features to make it a safe room," Deputy Police Chief Brian Foley said about the safe room.

"You see these houses, there's just extra rooms. Made a safe room. Smart," he added. 

The homeowner calmly maintained contact with dispatchers as police and Hartford K-9 Rosco arrived. 

Rosco found 56-year-old Leroy Mims, of Hartford, hiding in the bathtub of second-floor children’s bathroom, clutching a knife, police said. He had the victim’s jewelry and property in his backpack and pockets. 

Mims has been arrested 130 times in Hartford and convicted 46 times, police said.

"There's an issue with reentry. People are getting arrested, they're being put back on the streets," Foley said. "Resources aren't there.

Mims has been charged with home invasion, first-degree burglary, second-degree larceny, first-degree criminal mischief, carrying a dangerous weapon and interfering with police. 

Bond was set at $750,000.

A 9-year-old boy in Danbury helped save his infant sister while she was choking by staying calm and relaying instructions the 911 dispatcher was giving to his mother. 

The baby’s mother found the 1-month-old wasn't breathing and began to yell for help. At 1:16 p.m., the boy told his mom not to panic and said he knew what to do before he dialed 911 for his mother, according to police.   

The mother was frantic and handed the phone to her son, who told the dispatcher that the baby was choking on vomit.

"She isn't breathing and she isn't making any noises," the boy told the dispatcher.

The dispatcher gave instructions to place the baby down flat, kneel down next to her and check her mouth to see if anything was blocking her airway.

"Place your hand on the baby’s forehead, your other hand under the baby’s neck and shoulders and slightly tilt the head back," the dispatcher instructed. "Put your ear next to her mouth, OK?"

"Could you please repeat that?" the boy asked, calmly and then told the instructions to his mother, who performed them. The dispatcher gave the instructions again and asked the boy if he could hear anything.

"I hear her sort of moaning," the brother said and told the dispatcher he could hear his baby sister breathing.

"Yes, she’s breathing," he said.

The dispatcher remained on the line with the boy until first responders arrived. 

"It was amazing. Hopefully, in a couple of years he wants to be a dispatcher," James Gagliardo of the Danbury Fire Department said about the boy. "He kept a really good composure. He was able to help us, he was very confident and comfortable throughout the whole phone call and he really made a big difference."