[Steve_Seattle]

"They could be over-responding to make themselves look busy. In one town where I lived, even the simplest 911 call got you police, a fire truck, and an ambulance."

Over-responding seems to be SOP these days. Recently an obese man was bumped by a car in a supermarket parking lot and went down to the pavement. There were three police cars, two aid cars, two fire engines, including a hook-and-ladder truck, and a fire chief car.

[Slings and Arrows]

Hook-and-ladder? He must have been *really* obese!

Seriesly, barring a major communication failure, that seems like a textbook case of padding the books.