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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What a f#cking loser. I'd probably memorize the license plate and report it to 911 later in the day.

He needs a visit from the cops to straighten him out.[/quote]

This would not be an appropriate response. The appropriate response would be to ignore. But if you really felt like you MUST call the police, use the non-emergency number. I'd want you arrested if you called 911 for this.[/quote]

Just an FYI re: 911 vs. non-emergency...I parked my car in my work parking garage one time for a quick weekend trip and while I was gone someone smashed into my bumper and side of car.  When I got back days later and spoke to insurance, they said I had to file a police report, so I called the non-emergency number.  Non-emergency would not take down any information and required me to call 911 to report the hit and run.  [b]From there, the cops had to come out and go through the motions to file the police report. [/b] I was pretty embarrassed/sheepish when they arrived since I had to call 911 for a hit-and-run that probably happened days before.  I was in no imminent danger, but that was the process that I was told to follow.  The cops were also rude and annoyed (understandably annoyed, IMO as I'm sure they had more pressing things to do).

Long story short, if OP felt threatened, she has every right to call 911.  There will likely be no recourse, but saying you want her arrested for making the call is absurd.  That's not for you to decide, it's for the police.  Also, every neighborhood listserv I've ever been on has had messages from local police telling residents to call 911 at the sight of anything suspicious or out of place (even if it's just someone walking down the street that doesn't seem quite right).  From there, the police decide what's an emergency or what isn't. [/quote]

Honestly, this is what police spend 70% of their time doing: providing non-controversial services to citizens, filing reports, handing out tickets. Not much is spent with serious crime. The police were probably annoyed because you were the 8th boring report that had to deal with that day. Par for the course and entirely within their job description.

And yes, the police ALWAYS ask us to report anything that is suspicious. They will then make the determination if it's an emergency. Better safe than sorry. This is why we pay the police.[/quote]

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