” Or, at the very least, cross-reference the source-callers phone number with the number on file?”
They “spoof” the phone number. The call would appear to have Clint’s phone number in the caller id.
Still, because of his celebrity status, they should call back.
I once mis-dialed 911 with my malfunctioning computer modem and they called me back to see if it was legitimate. Dispatched a very polite civil servant to inveastigate and didn’t even ask to come into my house to “look around” (which would have been denied).
LEO is getting too hair-triggered these days.