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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As it was Sunday in this podunk town the local police dept wouldn’t answer. [/quote]

Sure. That’s not how police departments work. People here are so weird. Why make something like this up?[/quote]
Of course it is. You can get in contact with a police department any day of the week in a large city. A small one will be closed. [/quote]

Police departments are 24/7[/quote]
911 is 24/7 but small police departments often close on weekends and after 5pm. [/quote]
In this situation that’s when county police or state police show up. It doesn’t mean it’s 911 or nothing. 
Having said that, OP you did the right thing calling 911 if that’s what you were told to do. Police would then respond and do a welfare check. They will either determine the person is in need of assistance and force a hospital visit ( certain criteria need to be met) or they would determine she’s ok to be left. 
It’s sad. [/quote]

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