Business Booms for Cleveland Boy's Grass-Cutting Business After Neighbor Reported Him to Police

A 12-year-old boy in Maple Heights, Ohio, who had the police called on him while he was cutting his neighbor’s grass says business is booming for his summer venture after a video detailing the incident on June 23 went viral.Reginald Fields, 12, along with several members of his family, cut grass for families in their Maple Heights community. When Fields was cutting the grass for local resident Lucille Holt, police showed up.Holt told local media that her neighbors had called the police because they claimed Fields had cut a section of their lawn without their permission.Holt broadcast a Facebook Live video detailing the incident. The clip quickly went viral, earning over 100,000 views at the time of writing.Speaking to local media, Fields says the video resulted in a lot of extra support for the business.“People are inboxing me like, ’how can I get in touch with this children? Where are they at? I got property I want these kids to cut,” Holt said. Credit: Lucille Holt via Storyful