The cops are shockingly useless lately!  I spoke with a couple of them who eventually showed up [a couple hours after I called], and they were nice guys and were honestly curiously about what kinds of weird things we've seen in our neighborhood. So me and the missus told them some stories. They were entertained and surprisingly friendly, then they left. Then I remembered I wanted them to tie into my video surveillance so they can see all the preposterousness we witness [and often call in for no reason, since they almost never show up], but oh well, next time maybe.  But holy fuck, when you need them, they're nowhere around, and won't be for hours, if they feel like showing up at all. On the upside, we can handle things ourselves and do and have little worry of interference from them...  in minecraft.          779