Police:Bug Us Too Often, Expect a Bill

Cybergal · Jan 22, 2008

Police to Public: Bug Us Too Often, Expect a Bill

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

ANCHORAGE, Alaska Anchorage police have begun sending bills to people if officers have to make more than eight trips per year to their homes.
The first homeowner to be billed under a law that allows police to charge people got a tab for $23,000 last week.
Police have been called to the home dozens of times since last summer and 10 times so far this year, they said.
An ordinance that took effect in 2002 calls for taxpayers to pay for the first eight police responses to a home in a year. After that, the homeowner may be charged $500 per visit, what police estimate it costs to pay officers and maintain equipment for a single call.
"We're trying to tell homeowners that if you're having an excessive amount of calls to your residence, you need to take responsibility for those calls," said Anchorage police Sgt. Denny Allen. "We're not encouraging people not to call the police for valid reasons."

Some problem homes are getting 90 or more calls a year, he said.
Police did not begin enforcing the ordinance until last summer. Getting police to do so was "like changing a battleship in midcourse," said Assemblyman Allan Tesche, who sponsored the law.
Click to expand...

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,324650,00.html

myminpins · Jan 22, 2008

8 trips to your home cost almost $4,000 each but every one after that only costs $500??? How does that even BEGIN to make sense???

And since when do abused wives or abused children have to PAY for calling the police for help??? If you've never been there, you don't know why they stay so that argument is moot.

I think this is ridiculous. How long until someone dies for fear of incurring a HUGE bill by calling the police???!!!!!

leannamarie · Jan 22, 2008

myminpins said: ↑

8 trips to your home cost almost $4,000 each but every one after that only costs $500??? How does that even BEGIN to make sense???

And since when do abused wives or abused children have to PAY for calling the police for help??? If you've never been there, you don't know why they stay so that argument is moot.

I think this is ridiculous. How long until someone dies for fear of incurring a HUGE bill by calling the police???!!!!!
Click to expand...

The first 8 trips are free, after that they charge you. Domestic violence is one of the excluded calls. They are charging for the alcohol/drug related trips, the disturbing the peace kind of calls.

I think it is great. I sure don't want the cops always coming into my neighborhood, have these neighbors shape up or ship out.

Log in or Sign up

Forums

Find Trucking Jobs

Police:Bug Us Too Often, Expect a Bill

Cybergal Road Train Member

Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

Wait, employers can't reach you!

myminpins Road Train Member

leannamarie "California Girl"

Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

Wait, employers can't reach you!

Log in or Sign up

Useful Searches

Find Trucking Jobs

Police:Bug Us Too Often, Expect a Bill

Cybergal Road Train Member

Wait, employers can't reach you!

myminpins Road Train Member

leannamarie "California Girl"

Wait, employers can't reach you!