I heard much the same when I called the police and it turned out to be a false alarm.
(I thought my Down's brother, who needs 24-hour care and can't be out unsupervised, had gone missing. Turns out he was staying in respite care that night and my parents hadn't told me before going out. D'oh.) The copper said I'd acted responsibly and that they'd rather deal with false alarms than miss a genuine case.
( Bob Todd whee, Mon 15 Mar 2010, 18:37, Reply)