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Krebs notes in TFA:

"I received a phone call from the local police department. It was early in the morning on Apr. 10, and the cops wanted to know if everything was okay at our address.

Since this was not the first time someone had called in a fake hostage situation at my home, the call I received came from the police department’s non-emergency number, and they were unsurprised when I told them that the Krebs manor and all of its inhabitants were just fine."

At least in his part of the world, it seems the cops are exercising a healthy level of discretion.

[Zikes]

Please read the link from TFA (linked in the very quote you gave, even) about how previously Krebs opened his door to a large contingent of officers with handguns, shotguns, and assault rifles pointed at him.

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Indeed. So last year they were tricked (easily), and they are now more skeptical about these threats. This correlates with my response to the parent.