Yahoo Answers is shutting down on May 4th, 2021 (Eastern Time) and the Yahoo Answers website is now in read-only mode. There will be no changes to other Yahoo properties or services, or your Yahoo account. You can find more information about the Yahoo Answers shutdown and how to download your data on this help page.
Why does the police take so long?
So in mid February I got my phone stolen and the person pulled a gun on me so I called the cops. I sat in the detective office for a good three hours and told them what happened. Now two guys from the police station come 2 months after so I can look at pictures. What took them so long?
6 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
If they catch the guy, it will be a hassle. He may still be packing. He could be dangerous. It will cost money to jail him and take him to trial.
Speeding tickets, DUI check points, no-knock raids at the wrong house, shooting dogs and harassing skate boarders is where it's at. Money and action with little to no threat of injury.
- cariottaLv 44 years ago
It relies upon on the place you're whether it relies upon on You. you are trying to get the main out of this authentic? i'm assuming this is patrol so issues take time.... there is no longer consistently some thing going on. So in case you sit down there and sweetness how long this would all take certainly all you're turning out to be to be is comparable to a 6 3 hundred and sixty 5 days previous getting a experience on a fire truck...... yet in a police vehicle. If the cop famous you exciting, engaged and you have nowhere else to go it may all day. The cop could be having exciting and by his/her day could be no longer doing some thing else. yet to have somebody who would not seem to be engaged...... they drove you around and notice ya. I even have been protection rigidity all of my existence and upon social gathering have had to take somebody out. In 2 seconds you may examine if a man or woman "gets it". the guy who's involved you hold around in spite of what you're doing. you may enable them to in somewhat, set them up for some later cool element or maybe that day say shall we choose for a helicopter experience or whatnot. My element...... protection rigidity, regulation enforcement, government or in spite of..... you are not getting into someones footwear in 2 hours. have not have been given any distractions and you'd be able to discover a buddy or mentor. Reschedule your experience.
- 1 decade ago
Police departments in this country are consistently underfunded and overworked. There are simply not enough officers to investigate every crime with complete thoroughness in a timely manner. So either they pick and choose which crimes to investigate (either more serious crimes, or crimes in which some significant evidence was left) or the back log of investigations just keeps getting longer and they will get around to you when they can.
Source(s): B.S. Criminal Justice, DOCJT Graduate, Deputy Sheriff - Anonymous1 decade ago
Stolen phones aren't a priority.
Source(s): I am a retired police officer. I retired as a sergeant, after 29 years, from a very large department, about 12,000 officers. I was a patrol officer for 4 years in a very diverse area. I was a tactical officer in the high rise project areas of my city. We called it vertical patrol in that we walked the the stairways of the high rises most of the time. I did that for 5 years and was promoted by test to detective. I worked violent crime (homicide, sex, officer involved shootings, robbery, kidnapping, serious non property incidents) for 11 years until I was promoted to sergeant. I worked as a street supervisor, a bicycle patrol supervisor and a desk sergeant/watch commander. During my time as a tactical officer and a detective I was a unit representative for the police union. I have a B.A in English and an M.S. in Law Enforcement Administration..
