has anyone had problems with the police after turning down their requests for donations over the phone?
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Please, Please, Please don't be concerned with that thought. First and foremost the POLICE are not the ones who call you. Police Departments contract with a solicitor who has nothing but civilians who man the phones. These solicitor are the ones calling you and they DO NOT turn in any list of anyone who donates or refuses to donate. There are plenty of people who do donate so when people refuse to donate it isn't that big of a deal. The person calling you IS NOT a police officer and if he/she identifies themselves as a cop you should verify what department he/she is with and get this persons name, then hang up. Go to Police Department and talk with one of the ranking officers. You can then verify if you did get a call from this officer. Believe me they would appreciate hearing from the public on matters/issues such as this.
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TRY GOING TO SWOP MEETS OR POLICE AUCTIONS, CALL AROUND
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The problem is that this would of been passed through debt collections of the phone company then to the debt recovery agency then to solicitors so this would of been going on for a while. Did you not set up a payment plan with the recovery agency? \nOnce its reached a stage with solicitors im not too sure what happens, i would recommend going to Citizens Advice Bureau there always one locally or go on their website and they can help you. I know in certain instances they can ring the company in question and sort something out for you. Don't leave this issue, face it and you will have control then.. \nHeres the CAB website:\nhttp://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/index.htm
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Well, if it's a small community and your friend's well-known it's likely that the officer was told when he went back to his car, "Hey, don't give this guy a ticket," either over the radio, his pager, or his cell phone, by either his dispatcher or the sheirff himself.  The good-ole-boy system's alive and well in my hometown.  Happens often.
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Your local law enforcement organization would be happy to talk to you about this. Seek there advice.\n\nTrust me on this one.\n\nYour issue about working under the table shouldn't even come into question unless something illegal was going on. We've all had to work under the table at some point in our lives to make ends meet.\n\nWhatever you do, avoid lying about anything. Leaving a small item out is one thing, lying is entirely different.\n\nBut really, police officers, especially old school guys are happy to talk to guys seriously interested in joining the force.
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I believe that providing a false name to the police is an offence.\nbut if you're worried about ur safety then talk to the cops about it.
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No - best to contact your financial institution, and law enforcement.
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No, but that is the way it is. It makes it very hard to get a job but there is nothing anyone can do. the police got you
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sorry no idea, hope someone does so that they help you.  By the way, why not contact the police itself on phone, that will be even a quick search for the information you need right.
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There's really no downside to calling the police.  Let them and the DA worry about making their case.  You're just alerting them to an important matter of public safety.
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You can call the phone company and tell them you don't want to accept collect calls on your phone. If someone tries to call collect it tells them that collect calls are not accepted at your number.
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City police never come when you need them because (unless you're dead) your call is less important than 90% of what they're dealing with.\n\nCountry police never come when you call them because you don't live there, and they didn't want you snoopin' around anyway.\n\nGlad I could be of help.
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Whats Up! I am strongly a believer of what goes around comes around. Don't worry about it because when people treat you the wrong way it will come back to them in the strangest ways. I am a witness to that, not saying I am a bad person but I have a lot of animosity towards my daughters father because of how he treated me in the past, and because he is never around for his daughter ,so this makes me not want to talk to him at all. So I told a little lie and told him my phone was cut off and it wasn't off. He called his self being nice for the first time ever and brought me the money to pay for the phone. So I thought I had extra money in my pocket, but I had to take my daughter to the doctor and my brother had to take me. My brother got a parking ticket for the same amount of money that my daughters father had gave me for the phone. So I have to give the money that I thought I was going to have in my pocket to my brother. See the point I am tring to make is it doesn't pay to be evil,nasty,liers to anybody because it will come back to you. So don't wish anything bad on her, just do not worry about it she'll get whats coming to her.
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=I really like Roy's answer.  My son who likes to travel about does the same thing or he puts his stuff outside with a sign that says free.  One time he did that with a pile of stuff including a suitcase which he accidentally left his name and my address and phone number on it.  The street person who took it was grate full but then the police picked him up and accused him of stealing it and called me.  Meanwhile, I did not know my son was moving again and I couldn't reach him so I was beside myself thinking that something bad had happened to him.  I was finally able to contact him and explained to the police what had happened. The man was released and my son who had all good intentions felt terrible about the poor man.\n\nOur police department in town collects bicycles and auctions them off a couple of times a year and donates the proceeds to a women's shelter.  Women's shelters also need unused cell phones which they give to women in case of emergency .  They are re-programed to call 911 at the push of a button.  It is nice to come across another human that is generous like yourself..  God bless.
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Remember the CS Gas spray?? That was issued so that the police had a "LAST LINE OF DEFENSE" When they felt that they were in "Immediate physical danger" \nThey use the stuff for crowd control in our town on a friday night -I have seen it with my own eyes.\nI have had police sneering at me and making comments deliberately to goad me into violence on busy weekends. \nThe magistrates are so far up their own arses that they cannot see what they have on the streets feeding them their stock in trade! \nThe police FORGET that they are public servants and that they are paid BY US! As I grow older I become less and less trusting of them as a force and less likely to help them should I ever be called upon to do so. \nThey do a difficult job no doubt, but they forget that they are there to SERVE and respect members of the public, but from what I have seen, the public need protection from them and their arrogant abuse of power.
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I'd rather not get any tickets at all ...I can't choose because I just don't want any, no matter what it's for, I try my best to obey the law and not waste the police's time by doing something stupid when they could be out chasing the real bad guys...sorry, just can't pick one, don't want any..lol
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I'd call the police.  What you're describing is a crime, not merely a financial/contract issue.  It's like he's running a scam.  If the police won't do anything, then go to the magistrates office and file against him.  The secretary in the magistrates office will help you fill out the forms.  After you win before the magistrate, you can do a sherrif's sale on his personal property to collect your deposit and any court costs you incurred if he doesn't pay you in a timely manner.\n\nEdited to FocalBlur:  He/she paid by cash but has a receipt.  Even though there's no contract, he/she has a case because people don't just give money to people for no reason--a service should be rendered.  I agree saving the advertisements, keeping a log of phone calls, what was said on what date and what occurred, will back up the case.  But he/she's not screwed for paying cash since he/she did get a reciept.