Could a person get away with this?

Question

If a person called the non emergency police line 6 times in one day asking legit questions, then calling the next day 13 times asking legit questions, and keep in mind that each time the person calls, a different phone operator picks up the phone, How many days could they do this where they call 6 times one day and 13 times the next day before the police would send out a patrol car to the address of the person calling them?

Answer 1

You are always free to ask questions. I doubt there is a specific law giving you a limit on the number of calls that you make to a non-emergency line. Just remember, cops are not lawyers. If you have a question concerning the law, call a lawyer.

Answer 2

It depends what they are asking. If they ask about a felony that has been committed, and the police believe they know something, they have the right to interrogate that person. If they ask about going 5 miles per hour over the speed limit, the police can tell them yes or no or whatever. Because it is a non-emergency line, this person has the right to know about the law. Not the most efficient way to learn, but by all means, effective.

Answer 3

They have caller ID. You should not get legal advice from the sheriff's department. They do not KNOW ALL the laws. That is for lawyers and courts. Hence, the reason some cases dismissed because a cop can make mistakes too. They did not go to law school. It is wrong to be tying up their lines. Doesn't matter this person didn't call 911. They should go out after the 3rd call I think.

Answer 4

Probably depends on when they got sick of answering the questions. I don't think there is a law against calling and asking legitimate questions to the police, so long as it is not 911. But, who could ask the police that many questions in the first place? You could find the same answers, or better ones, on the Internet.

Answer 5

police don't usually send a patrol car out to a person's residence unless there's an actual emergency occurring or they fear somebody's life or safety is at stake. You're just wasting people's time while children get abused and the elderly get stolen from. Get a life.

Answer 6

Probably never, so long as they felt that the person was asking legitmate questoins and not wasting the operator's time. The operator would also have the option of putting the caller on hold, or simply telling the caller that they have to move on.

Are you planning this? Not a good idea....

Answer 7

First of all, there is a charge for each emergency call you make, and because of this, they could care less that you are calling asking legit questions.

Answer 8

That depends on how stupid the questions are, how drunk and irritating you are when you do it, the patience of your particular dispatch center.

Realize that even though you are calling a "non-emergency" line, most likely those folks are actually taking legitimate, life-threatening phone calls as well and most likely you are keeping them from doing so.

Answer 9

Usually the police are sent the FIRST time they call. That was possible in the 80s, but it isn't these days.

Answer 10

I doubt that you could come with that many "legit" questions. If you're calling just to ask questions that don't pertain to you or your situation, you're harrasing. They're not there to teach you about law or policing.