That is definitely a possibility although Crowley notes in his report the woman was later identified as Whalen. That could have been an “after the fact” assumption on his part, since she was on record as the one who called and the person who said she might wait around for the cops..
If Crowley didn’t talk to the “elderly woman”, I think he may be in trouble. Everything Whalen claimed is backed up by the 911 recording. She was completely straight with the operator and even offered she wasn’t sure they were burglars or just a couple of guys who lived there but got locked out.
By the same token, it’s almost incomprehensible Crowley would make up his conversation with Whalen. He would have to realize she would deny talking to him.
Yes, especially since something caused him to think the ‘gentleman’ who was there might be the resident. I don’t know if he went in thinking that might be a possibility because of something he was told, or if it was after he had seen Gates’ ID.
I would imagine that there was a reason for them asking the 911 caller to stay around until after the police arrived, and that would be because the police might want to question her about what she saw. Since, she said that she never would have noticed what was happening if the other lady hadn’t approached her, I figure the ‘concerned’ woman who lived in the neighborhood probably stayed there with her while she waited for police to arrive.