r/sandiego • u/NochillWill123 City Heights • 2d ago

San Diego police non-emergency is a joke

Today I woke up to a car blocking the drive way I was in and had to goto work. Called 3 different towing companies all said need to call police since it’s public street. Then I called the non emergency hotline and cops never showed up . I guess people can get away with parking where ever on the street .

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u/CharacterHomework975 2d ago

So, in all seriousness, this should have been an emergency call. What you’re describing, which is an individual or individuals physically preventing you from leaving, is false imprisonment. That’s actually a fairly serious crime. And yes, even though you could (theoretically) walk away without your car it still counts as unlawfully detaining you.

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u/qrtrlifecrysis 2d ago

Lol the cops wouldn’t show up for this

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u/CharacterHomework975 2d ago

Probably. But more likely than for a non-emergency call.

If you want to up the odds more, tell them you feel your safety is being threatened (which is a tweaker is preventing you from leaving should be true) and you may have to resort to force to escape. Might bump the priority up.

El oh el.