The abcNEWS portal has recently described an interesting case, about an intelligent speaker which called the police during a home brawl in New Mexico. If not for the swift intervention of the clever device, the household quarrel could have end up badly for the woman and her baby.

A young couple got into an argument, which then became physical. The situation was very serious because the man had wielded a firearm and threatened to kill the woman. During the quarrel the aggressor had repetitively asked his girlfriend: "Did you call the sheriff?". At that moment a smart speaker, which was hooked up to a surround sound system inside the home, recognized the command as “Call the sheriff”and called a police dispatcher.

The police force and a SWAT team arrived at the house following the call. They were able to remove the woman and the child from harm’s way and took the perpetrator into custody after an hour-long standoff.

The authorities confirmed that the smart speaker definitely helped save a mother and her child and played a key part in helping deal with the situation.