A college friend is being serial stalked and harassed, for several years now by an ex-roommate, and she is unable to get help. Yesterday after discovering a slew of hateful and threatening emails in her Spam dir, she called 911 (on my advice). They said they would be sending out officers and they never did.

This is obviously an abbreviated account, but this has been going on for years now, and since the presidential election this stalker as ratcheted up the harassment and the rhetoric.

She does not have many finacial means, is naturally timid, and has 4 adult children who are out of the house, but this criminal knows who they are and she fears direct action against this man.

I advised her to call 911, document EVERYTHING, and when it happens again, file another police report and keep doing so. In the past she tried to file on this man, and all they did was chase down an old address and then interviewed his sister, then squat. I also advised her to find a local advocacy/support group to speak with and get some support from.

This abuse takes place over email, text, and 1st person ( flattened tires, jammed keyways, etc etc). The abuser is a card carrying / tattooed Nazi, whom I suspect is on boards and forums learning how to cover his tracks, obfuscate sources etc.

What the fuck can ne done about this? I am not in tbe same region as she is BTW.

Thank you, seriously, deeply Thank You.

Columbus, Ohio, US

UPDATE: 15:03 EST: I have finally gotten through the broken Columbus, Ohio prosecutor’s office phone tree to an advocate for the local DV/Stalking Unit and they are now speaking together.

    • Noble ShiftOP
      13•1 day ago

      Calling 911 is in fact the start of documentation. Thanks.

        • @[email protected]
          3•22 hours ago

          911 calls are recorded. If the police are refusing to help, at least there is that as a record.

          • sunzu2
            0•22 hours ago

            you are missing the point 1) what 911 is for; 2) police are not obligated to respond to these calls; 3) record of what, somebody using improper channel to report a crime?

            • @[email protected]
              1•14 hours ago

              I know what 911 is used for.

              The point I was trying to make is that the calls are recorded, so if anything happens to the caller, call logs show 911 calls. They can pull the recordings to help police investigate potential crimes, in this case, a potential stalker turning into a murderer. Cases are solved all the time through it.

      • @Zak
        4•24 hours ago

        I think the grandparent comment’s poorly articulated point is that 911 is for emergencies involving an immediate risk of death. It’s better to call the non-emergency number for the local police department to report crimes that have already occurred because the phone system will prioritize the calls differently.