I was minding my business on a starbucks when someone was loud enough for me not to be able to concentrate on my job hunt... the lady was saying something "yeah I will keep the girl with me until we formalize this restraining order. Yes ,yes... yeah her mother can't take care of her, so I'll do it myself" I saw someone in her 50s at a starbucks who clearly wasn't the mother of the child and scrambling to take care of the child. The child seemed to know the lady and wasn't afraid. Child was 2yo max and wasn't able to speak. The lady didn't seem to care that others could hear her. Then the two bailed. I took note of the license plate, but I wasn't sure if it was appropriate to call 911 since I had nothing concrete to say other than what i described above. I checked silver/amber alerts nearby and nothing that described the car or matched the license plate... would you have called 911? I want to be super clear this is not a troll. edit: thanks for the responses!
I think your information would only be useful in case of an amber alert I’d wait
My personal rule is if no one is bleeding out/dying, I mind my own business and never call the cops.
If this happened anytime 10 years ago, I would have definitely called. But in today's time I won't
That’s not enough detail that I would think to call 911. If you’re feeling like something was suspicious enough to warrant that, you should definitely make a police report. Go to your local station or go online.
I don’t understand why you want to call 911?
That sounds like the lady was saving the kid from an abusive situation…if she’s getting a restraining order the police are involved already
Police are rarely the answer. This could just be a custody dispute, it doesnt sound like a kidnapping to me. You call police to make a report when you were the victim of a crime to file a report or if you are afraid for your life due to an active situation. Anytime you call them, you risk someone being hurt, killed or derailing their entire future
Call the police and say it’s a crime that you can’t find a job
another one to my blocked list
Report me for joking as well
Mind your business
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You can call and report a ‘non emergency’ with the details you’ve mentioned. Clarify it looked suspicious to you. They will give the priority it needs. If there was an Amber alert for that license plate, that person will not leisurely stop at Starbucks for a coffee and make themselves clear and loud to public, that it’s not their child. Good luck with your job hunt.