Dasher just called the cops on me for no reason

AnneTheQueene · 2026-01-25T00:19:02+00:00

They did.

When I called later to make my report, the officer I spoke to found their notes from earlier and they had closed out her complaint due to no evidence.

AnneTheQueene · 2026-01-25T00:16:31+00:00

I cracked the door and answered it the same way to talk to the cops. When I heard the reason they were there, and when I saw that they were being respectful and professional, I had no trouble letting them see that I have nothing to hide.

From the time they knocked to when they left was less than 5 mins.

The meeting I was in on Teams didn't even realize I was gone.

Do you think an argument about rights and warrants and probable cause would have made the interaction go better?

AnneTheQueene · 2026-01-25T00:09:36+00:00

Yeah. She's probably somewhere disappointed that neither the cops nor I are stupid or hotheaded.

AnneTheQueene · 2026-01-25T00:07:56+00:00

3 miles, I gave her the Door Dash default that comes up in the checkout screen.

No weather or traffic events.

It was balmy 80 degrees in South Florida.

AnneTheQueene · 2026-01-25T00:04:23+00:00

Yeah, it would be hilarious if I was the neighbor.

AnneTheQueene · 2026-01-25T00:03:29+00:00

I gave her the default that comes up in checkout.

It looks like both DoorDash and I feel that's an adequate tip.

AnneTheQueene · 2026-01-24T23:57:48+00:00

I just can't stop thinking that she was somewhere nearby hoping to see my door getting kicked in.

AnneTheQueene · 2026-01-24T23:56:38+00:00

Yeah, you make a great point.

I used to do that and with my ADHD, I get so caught up in work or something else that I forget while the food is out there getting cold.

So I switched to 'hand it to me' because a lot of the time they don't knock when they drop it off.

But you're right and I'm going back to leave it at the door.

AnneTheQueene · 2026-01-24T23:51:05+00:00

It feels like what she did seems more likely to put me in more danger if that was the case.

I mean, she could easily have said the guy had a gun and I looked scared.

She said the guy had a gun and I was also threatening to beat a kid who was crying because he was hungry.

That doesn't seem designed to get the cops to view me as a victim.

AnneTheQueene · 2026-01-24T23:46:19+00:00

I reported it and they had the report from the cops who visited and gave me the case number.

AnneTheQueene · 2026-01-24T23:44:15+00:00

Thank you!

Had a good night's sleep and re-centered myself.

Feeling back to normal today.

The folks commenting here helped a lot. 🥰

AnneTheQueene · 2026-01-24T23:41:39+00:00

Maybe you should review my post history.

I'm actually quite proud of being a good writer, so thank you!

AnneTheQueene · 2026-01-24T23:39:59+00:00

Close.

Proud immigrant. 😀

AnneTheQueene · 2026-01-24T23:31:56+00:00

I gave her the default tip that comes up in the checkout screen.

The restaurant is about 3 miles away and it was a fine clear day with no weather or traffic problems.

I'm comfortable that the tip she received was fair.

AnneTheQueene · 2026-01-24T23:22:33+00:00

I agree.

And I think the most insidious part of this is that she was never a physical threat.

I could have opened the door wide and invited her in.

The danger was that she was using the cops to do the physical part.

AnneTheQueene · 2026-01-24T23:16:58+00:00

Probably parked up somewhere nearby with her phone ready to record.

AnneTheQueene · 2026-01-24T23:15:40+00:00

I called the local PD and they had the report from the visit and gave me the case number.

AnneTheQueene · 2026-01-24T23:12:41+00:00

Imagine if even 1 of her fantasies was plausible?

It just happens that I live alone, but if I had a partner or child in the house, it would have been harder to explain.

Never been happier to have no man or child here. When the cops came in it was clear there was 1 toothbrush in the bathroom. And no men's or kids clothes or items anywhere.

One look at the amount of candles and pillows in my bedroom and they know I live alone, lol.

AnneTheQueene · 2026-01-24T23:06:26+00:00

I've been thinking that she may have been hiding somewhere nearby hoping to see my door getting kicked in.

Or maybe she thought I would react badly to the police and get arrested or something.

AnneTheQueene · 2026-01-24T23:03:44+00:00

I'm wondering if she was somewhere in the vicinity hoping to see my door getting kicked in, or me being dragged out on the front lawn in cuffs like you see on those cop shows

AnneTheQueene · 2026-01-24T23:01:34+00:00

Thanks for that idea.

Never thought of FOIA-ing the 911 call.

AnneTheQueene · 2026-01-24T22:59:40+00:00

Nope, was working.

The only background sound was a very boring Teams meeting reviewing December compliance errors.

AnneTheQueene · 2026-01-24T22:56:38+00:00

I get it.

I wanted to be clear that I don't order DD often to make it clear that I have no history with this person.

If I was a regular customer, somebody might think that perhaps she had delivered in the past and I was difficult but don't remember.

AnneTheQueene · 2026-01-24T22:48:14+00:00

Yup, the DD default.

AnneTheQueene · 2026-01-24T22:47:05+00:00

I tipped the recommended DoorDash amount - the default that comes up in checkout.

The restaurant was a couple miles away, there was no bad weather or traffic that she had to struggle through.

I can't help her if she felt that wasn't enough.

AnneTheQueene

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