Really bad prank?

[Anonymous]

Given that it was adult porn, not child porn, and it is NOT illegal to put someone else's name and return and address on an envelope (unless it is part of some other underlying crime) I would say this was a low-level police call that would not warrant detective work or much of an investigation (although it does not hurt to call the pd and confirm).

Several years ago I had a strange visit from a detective and another officer. Not sure if it was a friend of my kid's (who was maybe 15 at the time) but someone had set up some kind of web-based voice mailbox online and managed to bill it to the city. It had been active for a couple of years until an auditor (or maybe just someone in city finance) questioned it. I had no idea, my son had no idea, they took our word for it and left.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Was it definitely the police? Did you see the envelope? People's names and addresses are pretty public...my wife gets letters addressed to her by name from Jehovah's witnesses...but I agree this sounds strange. You could report it to your local police or the FBI just to have a record, but I agree it's weird.

I get these handwritten, personal letters as well in the mail from JW & it freaks me out.

Definitely weird.
Your post does not read legit to me OP.

It is just so beyond to me.

If there is any ounce of truth to this story >> it is illegal to pose as a peace officer.
I would try to find this guy.
Stat. 👮🏻‍♀️👮🏻‍♂️

[Anonymous]

I would hire a lawyer and get them involved.

[Anonymous]

Your husband didn’t do it and your 10 year old didn’t either.

I’d consider thinking of people who have a grudge with you from work, school, church, sports. Then see if any of them could reasonably be connected to the other family.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As a business owner, I've had a couple of odd encounters with local police. I finally determined that generally they're doing it on their own for a family member or a friend.

Probably the other "kid" is the cop's niece or friend of a friend. The whole story may be a ruse to cover up something by the other "kid". Kid in quotes because maybe the cop buddy's wife is having an affair and he tracked her phone near your house. Then cop needed a reason to make contact.

This seems like the most plausible scenario so far. Does any of this seem possible, OP?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The most difficult thing to believe is that a 10-year-old knows the USPS exists.

My DH's 24-yr old nephew didn't know how to address an envelope. Yeah, I get that that says more about him than it does about this situation -- but kids don't mail stuff anymore. A 10-yr old isn't going to know how to do it, or even think of doing it.

that's exactly what that "most difficult" poster was saying.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a business owner, I've had a couple of odd encounters with local police. I finally determined that generally they're doing it on their own for a family member or a friend.

Probably the other "kid" is the cop's niece or friend of a friend. The whole story may be a ruse to cover up something by the other "kid". Kid in quotes because maybe the cop buddy's wife is having an affair and he tracked her phone near your house. Then cop needed a reason to make contact.

This seems like the most plausible scenario so far. Does any of this seem possible, OP?

Yeah, I was generally thinking along those lines. Law enforcement really doesn't have much of a problem of using their badge off hours.

Still intrigued, though, on how they knew a kid lived there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a business owner, I've had a couple of odd encounters with local police. I finally determined that generally they're doing it on their own for a family member or a friend.

Probably the other "kid" is the cop's niece or friend of a friend. The whole story may be a ruse to cover up something by the other "kid". Kid in quotes because maybe the cop buddy's wife is having an affair and he tracked her phone near your house. Then cop needed a reason to make contact.

This seems like the most plausible scenario so far. Does any of this seem possible, OP?

Yeah, I was generally thinking along those lines. Law enforcement really doesn't have much of a problem of using their badge off hours.

Still intrigued, though, on how they knew a kid lived there.

I agree about that last part. Whatever return address was used, police could look up the adults that live there based on tax records, car registration, etc. but how would they know larla Smith was a 10-year-old girl who lived there?

[Anonymous]

I agree with the prior poster who said officer was trying to check something out perhaps for themselves or someone they know. The story was made up to check out you or your child for some reason.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I agree with the prior poster who said officer was trying to check something out perhaps for themselves or someone they know. The story was made up to check out you or your child for some reason.

But how do they know about the child living there? That's what spooks me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The more I think about what happened last night, the less it makes sense.

Around 9pm last night there was a knock at our door. It was the police—I saw the car in our driveway and an officer at our door. My heart skipped a beat and I opened the door thinking someone had been killed, only to be told that a random child in a neighboring city had received an envelope containing pornography (adult) sent by our DD, return addressed in her name. I explained that I doubted our 10yo sent this and it sounded like a really horrible prank, and DD10 was clueless. She hasn’t been out of my sight in weeks, she just hasn’t had plans or I was with her during them. The officer apologized and left. I was sort of shaken up and haven’t had a clear mind to think about it until now.

Wouldn’t a detective handle this? Why would they come knocking at 9pm?

Who would do this to DD? We have no connection to anyone in that town. If someone was pranking DD, how would they know a child lived at that random address?

DD said nobody has treated her weird or different at school this week or last. I would assume this would have been mailed over the weekend to arrive on Monday.

The officer said nothing more about us being contacted about this or anything. It’s just so weird. I’m not even sure which jurisdiction he was from, I was so first afraid, then shocked.

Has anyone ever heard of anything like this?

He should have shrunk you his badge and given you a card with his name, contact and case number. I would call local police and report this and see if he is really a policeman.

[Anonymous]

The officer might have been lying about the other kid’s identity and location. Any chance your DD has an issue with a kid at school and this was that kid’s uncle, etc scoping out your DD and family?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I agree with the prior poster who said officer was trying to check something out perhaps for themselves or someone they know. The story was made up to check out you or your child for some reason.

Yet the police station backed up the story and had a whole cover ready to go when the OP called?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I agree with the prior poster who said officer was trying to check something out perhaps for themselves or someone they know. The story was made up to check out you or your child for some reason.

Yet the police station backed up the story and had a whole cover ready to go when the OP called?

Yeah these guys missed a crucial detail

[Anonymous]

What a bizarre story! In theory, my 13 year old knows how to mail a letter. However, she doesn’t know where the envelopes are (in my office), or the stamps are (in my purse). She has only ever seen me mail things out at the post office, so doesn’t know you can do it from home. And honestly, that’s not how they communicate. If she wanted to harass someone, she will likely use social media like all the other young kids.