call the police
Alert law enforcement
To call the police is to contact law enforcement, typically by phone, to report a crime, emergency, or disturbance.
The phrase often appears as a warning or threat: If you don't leave, I'm calling the police.
It can also describe someone's tendency to involve authorities: She's the type to call the police over a loud party.
- Miranda rightsSuspect's custodial advisement
- burglaryIllegal entry to commit crime
- home invasionUnlawful entry while occupied
- break inUnlawful entry
- armed robberyTheft with weapon threat
911 · probable cause · investigation · crime scene · arrest · text message · assault · crime prevention · dispatch center · shots fired · patrol · domestic violence · restraining order · arson · missing person · suspicious activity · noise complaint · criminal code
call the policevigilante justice
Unauthorized punishment by civilians
do nothing · look the other way · turn a blind eye · mind your own business · let it go
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