STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- Swedish police responding to an 11-year-old's report of a possible burglar said they ended up helping the boy with his math homework.

Stockholm police said the boy was home alone when he called emergency services and reported hearing a loud thump, which he suspected could be a burglar.


Police arrived and searched the area around the home to verify no one was attempting to break into the residence.

"11-year-old home alone thought somebody broke in, armed. It was wrong, but he was scared and patrol remained. Helped with math homework," Sodermalm police wrote on the department's official Twitter account.

Viktor Adolphson of the Sodermalm police told Nyheter 24 the officers did not want to leave the scared boy alone until his mother got home.

"He had called his mother also but he was on his own when the police got there and they didn't want to leave him alone so they sat down and helped him with his multiplication tables and other homework," Adolphson said.