Why don't the cops keep track of all the people who call the cops on other people?

Question

I have a sister who has been married 6 times. She has called the cops on every hubby and guy she has lived with claiming abuse. Before the cops get there she puts on make up so it looks like her hubby or bf has beat her. The cops are so stupid that she has gotton away with this for over 20 years. I think that the cops should keep track of all the pieces of garbage like this who pull crap like this. There should be a 3 strikes your out for this s h i t. They should teach cops diff between makeup and the real deal. Maybe take some cold cream with ya guys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You have to realize she has been married 6 times last names changes. Social security card number doesn't.......HHHHMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

Her last hubby just had heart surgey 3 weeks ago she is pissed cause the medical bills are going to kill them financially. She made up this story to have him arrested so he would die. He is still in jail and cannot bail himself oput cause of joint cking acct that she has cleared out. Women like this make it hard for women who really need help. Too bad karma doesn get her cause the cops never will.

Answer 1

They do,-All the phone calls are recorded for reference.
All 911 & non emergency phone calls.

Answer 2

I am not sure about all CAD (computer aided dispatch) systems, but I know most all of them hold a memory of adresses responded to. Whenever we input a call for service, there is a history button that pops up that will show any call that we have responded to at that location. The only problem with that is, depending on the size of the department, that technology is rarely used. About the only time we use that is when we keep getting alarms to a certain address that are repetitive, or a 911 hang up type call where it is unknown what you are going into. We can check the call history and see what kind of calls have been handled at that location before. It may not be the same, but it can give oyu an idea of what has happened there. As far as her using make-up to trick the police. That is one of the flaws in the domestic violence laws of most states. If there is apparent injury or proof of an assault, then the offending party can be arrested and the judge has to sort it out. Give it time for your sister though, she will eventually cry "wolf" one too many times and the police will hook her for filing a false report.

Answer 3

Wow, you and your sister must be really close. =)

But anyway...if she's lived in the same area for those 20 years, I would think that the cops would be familiar with her just from memory alone. "Oh yeah, we've been to this house before..." Some--most--departments do keep track of prior calls at a specific address, so they should have a record of the call history with her. If she moves around lot though, she could very well be getting away with it. It's too bad, for several reasons: she's wasting limited police resources, she sounds like she needs professional help, and she's making a false report to police. Maybe, since you know or suspect this, you should tell the local police.

Answer 4

Most PD's with a CAD system do keep track of the number of calls to a particular address or from a particular number. The problem is you have to go every time they cry wolf, because if anything really bad happens and the cops don't come, they open themselves to civil liability.
Some places have nuisance statutes that may allow a cop to arrest someone making false calls but most of the time its not worth the trouble.

Answer 5

The police do keep records of every single complaint ever made, ESPECIALLY IF IT INVOLVES DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. The laws have changed in the past few years and victims have more rights now than ever before and are continuing to gain more each time the legislature meets (unfortunately people who make false claims really screw up the system for those victims who are truley in need)

Domestic violence laws have changed drastically. Because so many domestic fights that before were left up to the officers discrection as to whether or not he should make an arrest, and then the violent offender later killed or caused great serious bodily harm,) the officers no longer have the option of choosing to ignore the situation or to write it up as "family disturbance" and just leave. Now if someone whether it be a man or a woman makes a call to the police, or if a call is made to 911, by aan alleged victim or even a thrid party IE> neighbor, the police MUST respond to the call. If they see any visible signs of a disturbance or injury and the alleged perpetrator is still on the scene, then the allged offended is going to be arrested. (even if the victim later changes her mind while the police are there) an arrest is going to be made.

Now this does not automatically mean that he will be formally charged by the District attorney's office and have to go to court to answer to the charges. The police make the initial arrest, then the District attorney's office later screens the case to determine what if any charges should be brought. There was a time when all the victim had to do (even if she was beaten to a pulp and hospitalized)--she could later go to the District Attorney's office and sign a request to drop charges and that would pretty much end the investigation.

Because of the new laws, it is now much more difficult for a victim to drop charges--you see it is ot the victim (contrary to popular belief) that brings or resses charges. The DA's office is the only entity that can formally bring charges, and in deciding whether or not to do so, the asst. D.A. who reviews the file, will talk to the officers who were on the scene, to find out if they saw visable signs of injury on the victim, did the home show signs of a struggle (blood on walls, furniture turned over, broken dishes, lamps etc.) a good, well trained officer will take photos of the scene and of the vicitm's injuries, and will return too the victim in 3-5 days to take another set of photos b/c brusing normally does not appear instantly. They will note all of this in their report along with the deameanor of the victim(was she clearly upset, scared, etc.) They will document all statements made by the victim such aas " Billy hit me in the face with a beer bottle", b/c if the case goes to court and the victim later refuses to testisfy or if the victim suddenly has a memory lapse and all of a sudden (of course after she andd her abuser have reconciled) he story will often change, and she will say that she sustained her injuries from a fall or walking into a wall etc.

The officer will also note in his report if he sees any defenses wounds on the vicitm and if he sees any injury to the alleged abuser, b/c mosre tiems than not the defendant does not have any injuries. This is exremel importan for the cases that go to trial in which the victim later recants, or she will say that she started the altercation and that her hubbie or b/f was just protecting himself. A good officer wll be able to quickly refute this by showing that his report noted no injury to the defendant, the defendant did not claim he was assaulted first,yada yada yada.

By the time the case goes to trial aout 80% of the couples have made up, and the victime either does not want to testify or her b/f or hubbie has her scared to death to testify , which is very common for a d/v vivtim, It is called spousal abuse syndrome.

Now days it is easier than ever to prosecute an defendant for battery with or without the cooperation of the vicitm.

However as I said it is up to the District attorney to determine whether or not to bring charges in the first place or to allow the charges to be dropped, once the case has begun its travel through the system. One of the factors thst DA's take into consideration (does the vicitm wish to prosecute or not) if she does not and this was a first time occurance, an isolalted offense, lik a pushing/shoving match. Ordianrily if you are dealing with a reasonable prsoectutor and this is a decent family and the fefendant has no priors then no one wants to screw his future livlihood, loss of job, inability to enter the military, or to enter college, etc the d.a. will work with the couple, either drop the charges of if there is a samll problem then one or both of them may be required to attend anger managment counseling & upon successful complation of such then ALL charges are dropped.

I don't remember the name of the real life person, but there was a made for t.v. movie that aired on lifetime. The girl who played jo on the facts of life (can't think of her name, but she has pkayed and starred i many shows, including a cop show on lifetime with four female detetives, anyway the true story she starred in, she portrayed a young wife, mother who was repeatedly beaten y her hubbie, she reported it each tiem but the never dd snything to protect her, Finally she husband lost all control ad stabbed her nearly to death and all of this was done in the presence of some police officers who DID NOTHING TO PREVENT NOR STOP IT. sHE DID RECOVER BUT WAS PERMANENTLY DISABLED AND WALKED WITH A WALKER.

She successfully sued the police, the city and numerous other people, receiving the largest montary civil judgment ever (in the high millions) thsu establishing the "tracy-----" law

Police must take domestic violence very seriously. ordinarily police cannoot make an arrest withou a warrant unless the crime especially if it a misdemenaonr (batery) unless the police actually witnessed the crime, so no warrant, no police observtion ---no arrest****** one of the few exceptions is domestic battery.

So if one person "claims" another committed a battery upin her, he is going ot jail.

In answer to your original question. If if is determined as each case either does not proceed to trial or throuhg other menas that your sister is doing this then her husband should fill out an affidavit claiming that she made a false police report which is a crime as well, then perhaps the police will investigate the prior compalints and she will be prosecuted

Your sister (if she is doign this) is a disgrace to those people who are seriously injred each day, millions of woman are killed each year by their partners, it has taken so many years for vicitms to ahve significant rights and it really pisses me off to know tha people like your sister are out there who totally undermine the system, the system that is so necessary. I hoep you do more than write to yahoo , i hope you confront her and try and put an end to this horrific conduct

Answer 6

They do. Almost every call they go to they are required to write a report on it and it goes to a central system where they can recall any name. However, when you're driving to one, would it be practical to look it up on the in-car computer? Or better yet, would they know it's even the person that you're speaking of since they only have a name and no photo? They'll realize that it's your sister when they're writing up that report and it'll be too late.

Answer 7

They do keep track of it. Whether they use the info to file a case or not, is a different story. But the police keep a record of calls from each number.

Answer 8

The cops hands are tied, when she claims abuse. Its best to let the courts look into the allegations. She would be photographed and the pictures of the fake injuries put into evidence. Hard to believe it wouldnt be noticed.

Answer 9

You should teach at a police academy on methods of telling the difference between fact and fiction.

Answer 10

Wats your sister's name??.,.. no wait just joking, i dont know what i will do with myself if my wife says that... probably kill myself, so that she will catch a bloody wake up and realise that its not a game... she's ruining lives... and the cops, what a bunch of fools...