It's telling that when a dead body is found in an apartment in NYC and there is no foul play involved, we still have to have a cop present in the apartment to "safeguard" the deceased's property. Why would that be? The only ones in the apartment are the EMTs and firemen who initially respond.
Don't even get me started on the first-hand stories that came out of 9/11 with regards to firemen.
When my dad suffered the heart episode that left him brain-dead, he was sitting at the kitchen table, writing out bills. One of the responding EMTs stole his checkbook.
My mother was in a state of shock, but thanks to that thieving SOB, I had to drag her to the bank to address the issue while her husband and my father was hooked up to life support.
The cops probably aren’t there to “safeguard” anything. They are there for their cut.