So go get a court order! You find out an hour later.
Find out an hour later? The lady is in frozen water. You want her to wait around for an hour? Maybe throw a few shrimp on the barbie?
Knowing who she was would give the cops an opportunity to find others who knew her to see if any others were at risk of death, dismemberment or injury.
The Librarians in this case were a tad more than cold.
Anyone know that woman's lawyer? There's a heck of a suit in this one.
Precisely. I support the library in this 100%.
All you have to do is find three bulky football players and just tell them to get the information (as necessary). The librarians will freak out and call the cops. The cops will stand at the door and smile...waiting for the bulky boys to get the info necessary. When you start treating these people in such a fashion...they start to realize they are part of the real world...and not some special protective society that they dream of.
The officer's stun gun would be quicker.