A few years ago, bulldozers came and cleared a large lot for a housing development behind an existing housing development. I needed a few flat stones to complete a low garden wall, so I went over on Sunday afternoon when the crew was not working and picked up a few stones off the newly-churned-up ground. I am a little old lady, and I didn’t even have a container for the stones — just carried a few to my car trunk. Nevertheless, someone in the neighboring houses called the police on me.
I’m also a small lady, and I had a few incidents with people calling the police on me, too. For example, there were two women who, on separate occasions, called the police because we had an argument (without any physical fighting). Luckily, these women were known to police as having some “issues,” and the police dismissed their claims.
More people should post their stories, unless you and I are the only “criminals” here.