Bodycam video shows Georgia deputy unlocking truck with baby stuck inside
By: A south Georgia sheriff's office says it "remains on task" with responding to even the most basic calls for help, posting video this week of a deputy helping a mom after an 18-month-old baby was accidentally locked inside a truck.
The Candler County Sheriff's Office posted the bodycam video of the deputy responding to unlock the vehicle, which you can watch in the video player above this story.
"The footage captured a call where an 18-month-old was accidentally locked in a vehicle. With only four days on the job, Deputy Paine jumped on the task and quickly unlocked the car," the sheriff's office said on Facebook. "Deputies quickly resolved this potentially dangerous situation.
According to the sheriff's office, neither the baby nor the mom was injured in any way. The post said that while "most agencies have discontinued unlocking vehicles for various reasons," the Candler County Sheriff's Office "remains on task."
The post said the sheriff's office has responded to 174 calls for unlocking vehicles so far this year.
Several local residents responded to the post saying they too had received help with getting their car unlocked.
"So thankful for this!! My son who has special needs also locked himself in my car and the deputies came very quickly and quietly because when they asked me if there was anything that triggered him I told them sudden loud noises," one woman wrote. "I was not only very impressed but also very appreciative of this, being a mom of a child with special needs."