It’s not as fun as you might think… not when you are playing with REAL cops and REAL robbers. Today, we had the thrill of having two car thieves (whom had obviously stolen a car… then wrecked it nearby) run through our neighborhood… OUR street, trying to escape the cops.
At first we did not realize what all was going on, apparently a reverse 911 call had gone out, but alas, we did not get it. So when another neighbor called to say that cops were inspecting a house a couple doors down (which is actually a couple acres away)… with guns drawn… that kinda got our attention.
Next thing I know, more cops have arrived, in front of a nearby house, with dogs… walking toward our house?!?! I was on the phone and said “I gotta go check this out…” and went to put my phone down. By the time I got back to the door, they were gone. I mean, the cars were gone, the cops & dogs were gone.
So when kiddos got home from school, they were regaling what they had heard… and brought neighbor kids with them (so they wouldn’t be home alone). Thank you to even more neighbors for driving the kids from the bus stop. We tracked down parents and finally got everyone home safe. Another neighbor called to say they had arrested ONE of the suspects.
Wellll, if I had just walked to the OTHER side of my house when I was looking for the dogs, I’d might have been able to see an arrest in progress not far away.
The cops patrolled our neighborhood in marked & unmarked vehicles for a couple hours and then we received a “cancel the alert” notice. Never did see anything on the news….
[NOTE: I had previously signed up for 911 alerts from our county. However, when I tried to login, our email & phone were not listed…. SOOO, my advise to you now, please double-check your own settings, don’t just assume you are signed up and will receive a notice.]