how could a person call a police station 24 times within 4 days without getting caught?  from a CELLPHONE?
372383
the phone wasnt registered??\n\nno one to track it too??
942774
I don't know about anywhere else, but where I live, \nPolice are arogant S.O.B.'s \nI can't count on one hand how many times I drove by a posted police cruiser, and the bastard was sleeping. \n\nAnd then the day that my friend got jumped by 36 highschool students, we were RIGHT DOWN THE STREET from the police station. I was looking at it the whole time. And it took them 45 minutes to respond to 27 phone calls within 30 minutes. \nAs a result, the 36 students had plenty of time to send my friend into convultions from kicking his head around.
1114253
The only people, as far as I am aware, that can have your number if you withold it is, as you say, when you ring 999.  The Police can also apply to find out who you are and where you live from your telephone number, even if you've not dialled 999, in life or death emergencies, and for instances of serious crime.  Be aware, if you're texting from a phone in the UK, even if you withold your number on telephone calls, it won't withold your number on the texts.  Otherwise, the chat line shouldn't have your number.  It's worth contacting their customer service department and asking them how they got it.
1042906
contact the jail were the collect calls are coming from and find out
309741
Call the customer service desk of your cell provider. They may be able to help you or at least stop the calls.\n\nOr try one of those phone number look up services on the internet. The free ones will at least tell you if it's from another cell (with provider) or from a land line. If it is from a cell, call their provider and make a complaint.\n\nAlternatively, you can go to your local police department and file a complaint. Depending on what kinds of calls you are getting, they could end up in court, which would be pretty sweet. This depends heavily on local statues regarding phone harassment and how serious the officer you talk to takes your complaint.
1113581
Well, call the phone company. They can either help you identify the caller, if it gets too bad call the police. They can get through the "private" number. The other thing you can do is get a block put onto private numbers on your phone so that the caller has to either call from an unblocked number or identify themselves to a recording so you can choose whether or not to accept the call.
1112494
Unfortunately, we don't have your friend's information to go on here, so this is going to be a guess.\n\nDepending on what the alleged harassment was over the phone, it could have been a felony.  Felonies typically allow for arrests under circumstances that are a little less "demanding" than lesser crimes, so the police may have taken advantage of that extra latitude.\n\nI can see a few possibilities:\n\nYour friend admitted to making the call (not admitted to making harassing statements - though maybe she did - just admitted to making the call).  People admit to things like this all the time, without realizing they're putting themselves that much closer to the crime.\n\nThere was a witness to the call (you said she borrowed the phone from her boyfriend, so he might have told the police something about the call) or there was someone at the other end who recognized your friend's voice and/or heard what was said.\n\nThe police might have checked the boyfriend's cell phone and found a call from his phone was made to the other phone (cell phones have call logs, right?).\n\nAnd those things could have very well added up to probable cause to make a felony arrest.  It's not a great case, in my opinion, but it could certainly be enough for an arrest.  \n\nIt's also possible the police might even have better evidence than what I thought of, and that would only make the arrest even more appropriate\n\nAnd it's worth pointing out that he said/she said situations like this happen all the time, and arrests are made without "proof" all the time.  The standard for making an arrest isn't proof beyond a reasonable doubt, it's probable cause...which is considerably less than beyond a reasonable doubt.  So while taking one person's word about something might be enough for an arrest, it's probably going to be nowhere near enough for a conviction in the absence of any other information.
1087526
lol..just call the cop shop...give them your name and ask them..it's not like they'll know where you are...oh use a pay phone...sorry I really don't know if there is something online or not...
393339
Not likely, but the best way to get such a question answered is to pick up the phone and call your local Police Dept. and some others in nearby metro areas.  No one is more qualified to answer and give you details than the people who already work there.
155436
You can try *69 but you have to subscribe to that feature.  If oyu don't have that feature your last resort would be to put a call trace on your phone line.  When someone calls and hangs up Dial * 57.  They must call you 3 times from the same phone number to get traced.  The authorities will notify you after the 3rd call.
360305
why don't you call them?  They probably have a 24hr hotline or something.
135404
try going to a police station for info.
248599
then how are you on here asking this question?.....I dunno.....contact the police?....or at least contact you internet service provider
6047
u wouldn't be doin any illegal attivity's would u???\nreport the serial # to police is the only way i think
924359
grab your daughter and run don't walk to the nearest police station. not tomorrow not one hour from now get your a"" up and go now...explain what is going on
405856
Call the police.  You may not want to tell them its you.  Pretend you are calling to try to get someone thrown in jail.  Or have someone call on your behalf.  They can tell you if there is a warrant.
592222
I don't know much about booking processes in New York, but I would go to your local precinct and inquire about your friends where abouts and about how to bail him out.  Like I said I am not sure about the NYPD, but you could always check out their website (http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/).  I find it odd he texted you as he was getting arrested, most cops won't take that and will confiscate the phone, I would.\n\nNow that I think about it, since this was yesterday, he's probably made bail by now, or at least made arraignment, depending on what time he was arrested.