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The dollar amount depends on the state; in CA, it's $950 for grand theft (this is a recent change made through the initiative process, that also reclassed shoplifting from always a felony to normally a misdemeanor).

Fortunately for folks who've had their car stolen; $950 still isn't a shockingly high amount, so people who steal cars will get a good punishment for it, especially if they're repeat offenders.

True, it all comes down to the dispatch (how the crime is reported).  Grand Theft Auto or Grand Theft calls are only emergencies if they are in progress or very recent.  If someone came home from vacation and found their car missing and dial 911 cops should not be responding Code3 (Balls to the wall).  Same with a domestic call, if someone calls in with a fight in progress cops will respond emergency where if one of the individuals has already left (several hours ago) they will respond Code 2 or non-emergency.  Fraud cases or credit card theft for example are slower responses and mostly taking down a report. I have seen cops in my area respond non-emergency to a possible burglar alarm or motion alarm.  It would be cool to have a response like that checking around the building making sure no windows are broken or no one is lurking around with a van full of goods :D

LSPD FR was is still a BETA release and will be developed further as time goes on. Right now it's in its infancy and will continue to grow.

Depends on whether weapons are involved or whether the person is still around or not as far as thefts go, and stolen cars are felonies if it's worth more than $300 or if a weapon is involved. Minor accidents would also be an emergency call, although police tend to follow the rule of ABC (ambulance before cruiser).

I like the idea, but almost all of those things are emergency calls, because 911 would be the appropriate number to dial for most of those cases.

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Agreed, I know I like playing on a more realistic level there needs to be a balance between action and more mundane calls where you file a report or go and see whats up.  I think it would be cool if there was a cascade of events like responding to a burglary alarm (automatic or person) and get a description of the suspect and you go searching in the area for him/her.   Even for domestic calls where one left the house and went somewhere else and you need to go and track them down (non-emergency) and ask for a statement either leading to a warning or an arrest.