that's an old wives tale, ever called the cops yourself? I did. Was involved in a hit and run, reported the guy right away, took them 2 hours to show up. Had

that's an old wives tale, ever called the cops yourself? I did. Was involved in a hit and run, reported the guy right away, took them 2 hours to show up. Had a tree fall on power lines, took them and the fire department 40 minutes to show up...granted there were no sparks flying. But still. Had 2 accidents, first time had to wait for 4 hours for them to show up. The second time 30 minutes. The point being, is that it takes a while for cops to actually act, and by the time they do, the guy you wasted precious time reporting, already left the jurisdiction