Probably an urban myth, but anyway:
I heard a story about an old lady who called the police to say there was someone in her garden acting suspiciously. After a 2 hour wait, she called back to tell the police not to bother sending anyone as she'd shot the intruder. The police were there within 5 minutes.
( 4Q just lurking, Thu 16 May 2013, 21:00, 9 replies)

That happend to me too.

( Ring Of Fire A petty, drooling belming butthurt retard., Thu 16 May 2013, 21:02, closed)

Then you shouldn't loiter in old lady's gardens.
If you know what I mean.
( 4Q just lurking, Thu 16 May 2013, 21:06, closed)

This seems to happen so often, you'd think the police would be wise to it, by now.

( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Thu 16 May 2013, 21:25, closed)

This actually makes up about 97% of all emergency calls.
The operator just plays a recorded message in response now.
( drimble he'd been white, he'd been black, Thu 16 May 2013, 22:17, closed)

That was MY old lady

(TheManWithThePlan cussed your mum on, Thu 16 May 2013, 21:35, closed)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfQQ6rGwtCo
( cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Thu 16 May 2013, 21:52, closed)

Shout “fire!” rather than “help!” – it can get more results
(Misery McUglywife an attention seeking sociopathic fuckstain., Thu 16 May 2013, 22:15, closed)

I called the cops when I fought this guy last summer
b3ta.com/questions/sorry/post1835532

But it was just before bar-closing time on a particularly-busy Saturday night, and unless you have a knife in your side the cops just aren't going to bother with two middle-aged men slapping each in a dark parking lot.
(Perv With A Dog had his eyes pecked out by scrub jays on, Fri 17 May 2013, 0:47, closed)

the policed turned up
but had their music turned on to signal their lack of ice cream?
(magictorch, Mon 20 May 2013, 11:25, closed)