How long would it take?

screwobama

How long would it take for LEO to get to your house if you needed them?

While I was sitting here reading the posts listening to my scanner this past Saurday night I heard the Sheriffs office dispatch a car for a guy that apperantly has mental issues and was trying to commit suicide. It took a easy 35 minutes before the deputy found the address after he acknowledged the call. He had some trouble finding the address. There might be four patrol cars on duty during the busy nights.

The Sheriffs Office patrols 779 sq. miles with 26% being urban and the remaining 74% is rural. I live in the rural section. They finally got the RP (reporting party) help and took the guy to the hospital but knowing it could be "a couple minutes" to get LEO here just makes me glad I can fend for myself if anything ever happened.

I've heard the average responce time is about 8 minutes so how long would it take for LEO to show up if you needed them?

screwobama

For the U.S. Navy to kill that aircraft carrier the Chinese government is so proud of?

M1Garandlover

5 minutes if that

Jacob2008

depends on a few things, but I can have a cop here in a minute or two flat if I needed them... Otherwise it'd take a good 5-10 mins

D1

My home county is 711 sq. miles. Most of the time there are only 4 deputies working and they are usually all piled up at the Waffle House. Completely re-active LE. They need to learn the word PRO-ACTIVE.

k_townman

Depends on whether or not they've had coffee yet.

dav1965

I live in the country on the edge of 3 counties within a half mile. The neighbor down the road called 911 all 3 counties showed up in 10 minuets. I was impressed. I dont think they knew who had jurisdiction.

Colt Super

If I really needed a Policeman, I think it would take three to four mags for them to arrive.

Doug

grumpygy

Best guess would be 25-30 minutes If I'm lucky and they find it on the 1st try.

But medics would be 5-10 minutes.

n/a

Here they call you back, only way to get one is to mention Firearm in use.. then it takes at least half an hour..[:0]

firechief

I'd be lucky to get one here in an hour.

I was heading north the other day and came upon a stranded motorist who ask me to call the sheriff's department. I was told they only had one deputy on duty and he was in Illinois and it would be a while before he was available.

countryfarmer

Depends on where they are at in our county. If they are in my end, it would be a 5 min or less response time. If they were in the southern part of the county, it could take 30 mins. It seems like it never fails, they are always on the oposite side of the county when a call comes in.

44caliberkid

If I bothered to call, 30 minutes or more.
A gal I knew once said if she wanted the police in a hurry, she'd call and say, someone just shot a cop in front of my house.

William81

2 to 3 minutes

Tile King

5-8 minutes.

BT99

Would not take long at all, since I'm already there.

mateomasfeo

About 30 seconds. One lives in the neighborhood...

n/a

How long isn't important.
There isn't anything a cop can do, that I can't. EMS and fire department, that is a different matter.

RobOz

Hopefully long enough to fill the hole in.

WCI

From experience if I am calling about a complaint like someone is trespassing about an hour if I'm lucky. The night I saw someone walking across my yard moving towards my truck and I hit the door and fired a 12Ga over their head. 4 cars in less than three minutes. Funny how fast they come when you tell them shots fired.

storm6490

it would take the coroner about an hour to pick up the bodies

shootuadeal

in my county we have a sheriff and 2 deputies, they dont work nights[:0] they are on call.

so for a deputy to jump out of bed get dressed and drive out to my place could conceivably be accomplished in about 15 minutes, my guess would be 20-25minutes.

jimdeere

We have 52 deputy sherriffs, 50 of them work day shift. Fortunately, the four lane that goes by my property is a speed trap, so a state trooper is always nearby.[;)]

204targetman

30 seconds. Its well known that I always have fresh krispy kream donuts on hand........

aglore

They would have to have a conference first to find out who's jurisdiction it is. FBI, State Troopers, County Sheriff or BIA Police.[:)]