So yesterday was a day of complete nonsense. The height of it came when a guy called 911 because he ordered a pizza and the pizza delivery driver left without his change and never came back.
I had every intention of going to the callers house and telling him it was a civil matter and that he could be arrested for abuse of 911 but when I had my dispatcher ask what his apartment number he told her he was at the pizza place. I drove to the pizza place and encountered the male who was upset because he just got laid off his job and now the pizza guy took his money. The guy told me he had to take a taxi to the pizza place and was going to need one to get back. The man was upset because he paid with 2 $20 bills for a $25 meal and did not receive his change. The driver told the man he didn't have change and would be back. Apparently he took too long. I kept thinking about how much a taxi would cost from where the man lived to the pizza hut and back. Clearly the guy spent more money on the taxi than the pizza guy forgot. I told the man he could make a formal complaint with the pizza place manager and take them to court if he really wanted to. The man got his change back and was happy-telling me all he really wanted was for me to hear him out (which I easily could have done at his apartment....).
For actual police work.....I received a call from a citizen that she was driving on the interstate when she observed a vehicle matching the description of hers which had been stolen about a week ago. The lady had left her vehicle outside in her driveway running to get warm before she got inside. (Note: PEOPLE PLEASE STOP DOING THIS. People walk around looking for these easy cars to steal). The lady had an extra key fob and anytime she would see a similar car to hers would hit the lock door button to see if the lights flashed. The lady got off the highway and turned around and came back to the car and hit the button and sure enough the car lights flashed. She didn't wait at the car but got off at the next exit and waited at a gas station for me. I stopped by the car before meeting her and saw the backseat was full of what looked to be stolen clothes still with the tags on them. The passenger side front window was busted out and the keys were nowhere to be found. The car was stolen from a neighboring agency and had a license plate on it belonging to a similar car of a different color. The plate hadn't been reported stolen yet but I'm sure it will be soon. The lady had the car towed through her insurance to a tow yard awaiting the original agency to finish their investigation (fingerprints, photos, etc) but at least she got her car back in relatively decent condition for a stolen car.
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