San Diego police non-emergency is a joke

[u/NochillWill123]

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 .

[u/bgross42]

Here’s a job to entertain: place these “non-emergency” calls in priority response order:

*smoke from my neighbor’s barbecue is blowing in my window and I have asthma. *someone parked at curb, blocking my driveway. *the guy across the street has been detailing his truck for three hours, playing loud music which offends my deeply held religious beliefs. *a person from the next block is walking her dog and letting it defecate on my lawn - again. *those kids are riding their skateboards/e-bikes again *the couple in the house behind me are arguing again, loudly *someone is running their lawnmower/leaf blower at 0700 on Saturday morning, again *did we just have an earthquake? *someone stole my kid’s bike/soccer gear/boombox from my driveway *I think I saw a UFO land in my neighborhood but nobody else did

Now factor in the finite number of officers & patrol cars and the nearly infinite number of actual crimes & emergencies….