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What to do when a detective calls when you haven't broken any laws?
A friend of mine received a telephone call on her cell phone from a detective. She went through all of her paperwork to see if she missed a court date or didn't pay some tickets and found nothing. Well she is really stressing out about this because she hasn't done anything wrong. What should she do at this point, she doesn't want to call and get setup or anything. BTW, the detective never told her the nature of the call nor did he call her back.
15 Answers
- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
I would forget about it. If thye show up at her door, I wouldn't even let them in to talk to me unless they had a warrant.
- 1 decade ago
If your friend is under 18 she is considered a minor. If that is the case her parents should do the talking, because she cannot be questioned by the police for any criminal acts. But first I would call the local police station and ask for the detective. If there is no listing then forget about it. If the police really wanted to talk to you, they would have called back.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Does she know the detective's name? If so, she should call him or her back to find out what was needed of her. If she's not in any trouble it shouldn't really matter. Did the detective leave a phone number? It could have been a hoax. Tell her don't stress over it.
- fangtaiyangLv 71 decade ago
The detective was probably following some lead that turned up her cellphone number. If he hasn't called back, she has nothing to worry about. Such calls have become more common in these days of the cellphone because most people store numbers in their phones and phones store numbers called and calls received.
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- 1 decade ago
I would say it was really someone either playing a joke on her or a scam to try to get her idenity. This is usually how these scams work. Do not EVER give any information to anyone over the phone. If it was something that was important they would have contacted you in person and showed you their idenity and whether it was official business or not. They do not call on a cell phone and try to get the information.
- CGIV76Lv 71 decade ago
Check the phone number. Contact the Police station, and ask them if the number sounds familiar. There's only two possibilities. The call was phony, or the Police want to talk to her.
Source(s): Me, retired Police Officer - MattLv 41 decade ago
If she didn't do anything wrong then what's the problem? If the police are after her, as a suspect, they will come and find her.
Maybe, just maybe, someone else reported a crime and she may be able to help the investigation as a witness. So now another crime may go unsolved, and all these cop haters that answered your question will whine and complain how the police can't solve anything.
- ?Lv 45 years ago
you're taking it to court docket, oh wait you stated you are able to no longer discover the money for that. nicely what do you do while a Civil rely is dedicated and it isn't the police? comparable factor as while it relatively is the police.
- 1 decade ago
Are you sure it was a detective? That sounds really odd.
And if it was a detective it was likely something someone she knows might have done that they wanted to see if she knew about or had involvement in. It might not be something she did.
- SeryanLv 51 decade ago
American cops are dishonest.
The courts have ruled they can lie and get away with it.
They don't want to find the guilty person.
They want to find someone they can prove is guilty.
If they can pin a crime on your girlfriend and get away with
it, they will. They have no morals and are not honest.
Don't talk to a cop.
If they insist, get a lawyer or someone else to be there with you.
Cops are dishonest.
You cannot trust a cop.
No, I have never been in jail or convicted of a crime.
But I have seen a lot of trouble to innocent people caused by
immoral cops.
They are not good people.
They used to be, but not now.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
sounds like a hoax tome to be honest, since when do detectives call and not say what about? normally if there's a problem they would knock the door or write. sounds fishy....