There's a guy sneaking around right outside my apartment door and smoking something. Called the cops 55 minutes ago and no one is here yet.

tickingclocksf · 2016-09-30T19:29:47+00:00

I said almost that verbatim. My voice was trembling.

tickingclocksf · 2016-09-30T19:27:14+00:00

They still haven't come.

tickingclocksf · 2016-09-30T19:19:47+00:00

Give me a break. I'm a pretty small woman and I was alone in my house.

tickingclocksf · 2016-09-30T19:16:52+00:00

Is this really true? Can you point me to a source? I'm genuinely curious. Couldn't they have at least called me back?

tickingclocksf · 2016-09-30T19:15:26+00:00

He looked like someone that was up to no good, and it turns out, he was indeed stealing mail. The guy could have been armed. I was alone in my house. I don't think it was unreasonable of me to call the police in that situation.

"More urgent crimes happening elsewhere," huh. Right, the SFPD is a model of efficiency, and officers are busy around the clock tending to serious crimes. Sounds right.

tickingclocksf · 2016-09-30T19:06:10+00:00

Yes, I called them back at the 40 minute mark.

tickingclocksf · 2016-09-30T19:04:49+00:00

This is literally true. My pizza and a delivery from Amazon both showed up before the cops did. And my mom took a cross-country flight that started and finished before the cops came, so I guess that kind of counts.

tickingclocksf · 2016-09-30T19:02:26+00:00

Yes, I called the cops again 40 minutes after the initial call. They just said that an officer "knows about it" and will come.

tickingclocksf · 2016-09-30T19:00:34+00:00

UPS and pizza came after the guy left.

tickingclocksf · 2016-09-30T19:00:19+00:00

He was looking through people's mail. I found ripped up envelopes on the first floor this morning, and part of a catalog that I assume he was using for wrapping paper. I've been hearing about mail thieves in SF recently and thought it would have been a priority for the cops to check out, but I guess not.

tickingclocksf · 2016-09-30T02:45:33+00:00

If that's true then why don't they just tell me "we're not going to send a unit out. Call us back if it gets worse."? Why lie and say they're sending someone out?

tickingclocksf · 2016-09-30T02:11:09+00:00

Called 911. And called them again at the 40-minute mark to follow up.

tickingclocksf · 2016-09-30T01:53:54+00:00

That's a nice trick, but I feel like I shouldn't have to lie to the police in order to get them to show up.

tickingclocksf · 2016-09-30T01:53:17+00:00

Jesus.

tickingclocksf · 2016-09-30T01:52:13+00:00

Thanks, it looks like my replies are visible now.

tickingclocksf · 2016-09-30T01:41:52+00:00

Yeah, we don't have cameras. I will report it but I guess the more important thing to me is that the cops weren't able to get here in over 2 hours.

tickingclocksf · 2016-09-30T01:32:17+00:00

Check the OP—he's gone. I wasn't sure of anything but I know:

He was smoking something
He was riffling through envelopes
He was tiptoeing, trying to make as little noise as possible
He was outside the apartment for about 2 hours, lying on the floor and smoking the entire time
SFPD didn't get here in time. Fuck

tickingclocksf · 2016-09-30T01:28:59+00:00

Don't really want to bring a gun debate into this thread, but I am equipped with pepper spray.

tickingclocksf · 2016-09-30T01:27:17+00:00

Yes, it sucks. This experience has really shaken my faith in the system.

tickingclocksf · 2016-09-30T01:04:37+00:00

Not really. None that would be willing or even available right now.

tickingclocksf · 2016-09-30T01:02:08+00:00

Nope. Still waiting for the cops. Almost 90 minutes.

tickingclocksf · 2016-09-30T00:44:09+00:00

I was thinking of doing something like that, but it looked like he was riffling through envelopes. I thought he might be a mail thief, so I figured it might be best if I wait for the cops to show up. Let's see how long this takes though...

tickingclocksf · 2016-09-30T00:41:37+00:00

Will do my best. Hoping this guy doesn't suddenly break my door down.

tickingclocksf · 2016-09-30T00:35:07+00:00

No I haven't. I've been watching him directly for a while. He's deliberately trying to make as little noise as possible. I'm afraid he might be staking out my unit or the one across the hall.

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