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Brian Laundrie's mom calls 911, complains about Dog the Bounty Hunter banging on door

The 911 dispatcher told cops how Brian Laundrie's mom 'female, Roberta...called in on 911' to report Duane Lee Chapman aka Dog the Bounty Hunter

Brian Laundrie's mother reportedly called the cops on Dog the Bounty Hunter despite his efforts to aid in the search of her missing son. Audio from a 911 dispatch call saw Roberta Laundrie reporting the TV personality — whose real name is Duane Lee Chapman. He was seen on Saturday, September 25, banging on the front door of Laundrie's North Port, Florida residence where Brian Laundrie once lived. Fox News shared the audio footage in which the dispatcher is heard telling cops how "the female, Roberta...called in on 911," adding that she “referenced a situation with the male,” who is said to be Chapman.

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Speaking to Fox News, Chapman said he had spoken to the police before he arrived at the residence on Saturday. “It’s a shame they wouldn’t speak with us. The police said we were welcome to knock on the door so we did. I wanted to tell the Laundries that our goal is to find Brian and bring him in alive,” he told the outlet Monday, September 27.

Meanwhile, police spokesman Josh Taylor said they handled the 911 call just like any other. “We’ve been called to the house numerous times for all sorts of issues: media, protesters, celebrity searchers,” he told Fox News. “It’s not something normal. If the family calls and is concerned, we will respond like we would for anyone.”

68-year-old Chapman told the New York Post that he'd received hundreds of tips on his 833-TELLDOG hotline. He said many of the tips point to Laundrie being somewhere along the Appalachian trail, where he was known to camp for months on end. “That is the most leads coming right now that say that,” Dog told the newspaper.

During an interview on 'Fox and Friends,' Chapman said he'd received more than 1,000 leads on the hotline. “I would say within 48 hours we probably will have a location where we start the tracking at,” he said. Dog set up the hotline for people who were hesitant to call the authorities directly. Nonetheless, anyone with information on Laundrie's whereabouts is urged to contact the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI or 303-629-7171.

Chapman told Fox News that he went to the family home first because he believed in second chances. "And the dad can still reach out to me, through social media," he insisted. "Let’s get the kid captured alive. Alive." 23-year-old Laundrie mysteriously disappeared on September 14, three days after Petito's family reported her missing. Authorities found her body on September 19 at a campground in Wyoming’s Bridger Teton National Forest, nearby the Grand Teton National Park.

Social media observers lashed out at the Laundries for calling the cops on Chapman but not alerting the authorities promptly when their son went missing. "LOL. Brian Laundrie's parents called the cops on Dog the Bounty Hunter 3 hours after he showed up at their door to try and help (yes, he's problematic but at this point why tf not) but couldn't call the police to report Gabby Petito missing or their shit stain of a son for weeks," one tweeted.

"It seems like Brian Laundries parents called the cops when Dog the Bounty Hunter knocked on their door. I guess they are willing to talk to the police as long as it's on their terms and not about the murder of an innocent girl," a comment read. "I’m sure the parents called the cops on the flowers just like they did on dog the bounty Hunter. But god forbid they call the cops and tell them where their son is hiding," another alleged.

Meanwhile, the FBI has issued an arrest warrant for Laundrie based on his suspected use of Petito's debit card on August 30 and September 1. Authorities believe he used the card as he drove back to Florida in Petito's converted van. Brian Laundrie is the only person of interest the FBI has named in the death of Petito. His parents have denied any knowledge or involvement in his disappearance. In a statement on Monday, their attorney Steven Bertolino declared that “the speculation by the public and some in the press that the parents assisted Brian in leaving the family home or in avoiding arrest on a warrant that was issued after Brian had already been missing for several days is just wrong."