Should I have dialed 9-1-1 police emergency under these circumstances?
816758
No, I don't think this would qualify as a 911 call.  You could call the police and report the incident next time.  They do have an actual phone number that is not 911 (people seem to forget this!).  You could look this up in your phone book and put it in your phone for future reference.
266935
wouldn't information be easier\n\n411\n\n you can also call 911 and tell them you have a non- emergency they will usually connect you.
145928
call 911 and make sure u explain everything(truthfully to the cops and the hospital and u wont get in trouble.
213792
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.
679313
call 911 get some help
3386
Call the police in that state.
1145953
No, you dont have to call the police! Cops are stupid anyway and probably wouldnt be able to solve the crime, no matter how hard they tried! You remind me of Inspector Gadget with that hat on, he could solve ANYTHING! Hey, you may even be able to collect a reward! Good luck!
76100
911\nor scream Help and hopefully someone else will call if you can't\nR U OK? get out of your house or wherever u are right now first- make sure you are safe first!
528207
Depends on what you yell: "Are you alright?" might be more appropriate than "Hurry up!!" especially because you don't know what's taking so long. The person could be hysterically upset over something (breakup, death of loved one) or violently ill and need you to call 911.
739204
Contact the police, explain your situation, and ask for advice.
873549
911 is free- but should only be used for emergencies
261304
call the non emergency police dept. number and they will help you.
1136419
CALL 911...YOU SHOULD HAVE DONE THAT IMMEDIATELY.
1165652
Depends on your city,  but normally the police department has just a regular listed number you call for non emergencies.  Some cities also have special non emergancy numbers.\n\nYou can still of course merley call 911and report any need for a police officer.\n\nNow will they come, that again is what city you live in,  I live now in a little town called Sparta TN,  I saw two men in a lot beside my house very early one morning, I called the police since they seemed odd looking around on the ground.\nIn three minutes I had two police cars and another car showed up in a few more mintues ( slow day I guess)\n\nIn Atlanta GA, they won't come if you car has been broken into, they merely give you another number to call and just do a police report over the phone.  I even actually caught someone who broke into a car in front of my house,  my wife called 911 three or four times but they were so busy with more serious police calls, it took over an hour to get a police officer to show up.  ( by that time, I had to release this person after discussing the error of his way with him)
130709
YES SIR...1-800-TRY-COPS
174170
Don't panic first of all, chances are they can't get the cops involved unless you threatened to harm the person. Even then it's hard for the cops to do anything until it becomes a persistent/constant event that requires intervention.\n\nIf cops do show up, well, depending on what you said you will have to explain that it was not a prank call. Good luck.
576058
dial 911, if someone has had thier life threatoned, they need to call the police