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Originally Posted by bizaro86
Is it generally possible to call the police non-emergency number and get through? I've only called twice in the last 10 years, and both times waited 20 minutes without an answer.
Once the situation escalated enough during that time that I called 911, and once I just said forget it. That experience doesn't make me think of calling them as a reasonable choice in most situations.
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I imagine there’s always likely some sort of wait. Obviously how much effort people want to put in to verify this will vary from person to person. It’s definitely not an instant thing.