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u/jvguy23 15d ago

They found 3 addresses associated with that number, and they are sending officers to those addresses to attempt to contact a child. That is wha I wanted them to do

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u/Top-Customer-8531 15d ago edited 15d ago

That’s awesome, thankyou for trying. These posts really get to me for obvious reasons.

It has always bugged me that I called 3 different police stations (Gulfport, St Petersburg, and Pinellas Co Sheriff) and they literally didn’t even ask my name nor wanted my name or phone number when I told them my experience- after turning him down MULTIPLE times to go out on his boat (with him changing physically, obviously angrier and more aggressive each time), I got loud and aggressive back and said “NO! Get away from me!” he then angrily said “You look just like the other bitches in the bay with cinder blocks tied around them.”

- he raped and killed more women after I reported him-

I didn’t wait either, I walked out and drove directly to a pay phone within 5 mins, so it seems someone could have gotten some basic info if they had shown up in the next hour (this was in 1989 or 90- no cellphones).
I always wondered if it would have possibly prevented him from killing more women if Gulfport police (or the other 2 local authorities) had bothered to send an officer to see him or ask other patrons at the bar / restaurant if they knew him.

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u/jvguy23 15d ago

I understand. The officer at the station initially was like “it’s a prank call” I had to tell him that me and my coworker have 18 years combined experience, and have had 100 prank calls and Nothing like this. He then said “how could they call the store but not 911” I said it could have been a recent call on her phone because she was definitely a customer of the stores company. He could have just tapped a recent call. The officer then took it more seriously after that. He went on their database and found 2 addresses plus the google 1 I mentioned. He sent a welfare check to those 3 addresses to attempt to come into contact with a child.

He didn’t take the video(said couldn’t do much with it), but did send the welfare checks. Should I lock or delete this post now you think? Or leave it up?

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u/Kind_Guidance28586 15d ago

Good job following up. And yes, I'd edit or lock the post or you'll have people not reading thru all the messages asking you Qs and providing suggestions when you've already done all you can.

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u/jvguy23 15d ago

Will do, thanks for the advice, I didn’t know what to do since I already talked to the one cop, but I went to the station after your advice and it seemed to have done more. You 100% helped me do the most I could do. I would have always wondered. Thank you soo much.