I think my British friend might be missing, should I call the police (I'm not in England)?

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pina_colada_cream

omg I thought I had the same thing with my friend from england but luckily she was okay, if you are sure she is missing you should definatly all the UK missng persons office or somthing better now than later!

TAFF

Give it a bit longer.Is her phone ringing or turned off? Leave a voice mail and see if she gets back. I doubt if the police will react at this moment. Good luck

Additional info
If you have her name and town go to 192.com and see if she has a land line

Black Orchid

If it was my friend and she always answers her phone and i was worried i would phone the police
.Phone them and explain to them that this is totally out of character for your friend after all its 4 days do it soon i hope she`s ok

You could call the none emergency number of the local police of what ever town she lives in. You should be able to find the local police station in her town at this website. Just type police and location.

Maria

Rather be safe then sorry. I mean, maybe she lost her phone or whatever, but if you feel things maybe up, call the police over there, and give them the information you have. And tell them your not sure, you just want them to take a look, and make sure everything is okay. You do not have to tell them who you are etc etc....hopefully you will hear from your friend soon!
I hope I was able to help & everything works out. =]

LouLou

I would call them if she was a close friend who I kept in touch with on a daily basis.

TheUltimateShizz--x

Hey
I wouldn't call the police not yet...
Has she got any friends or family that you can track down go on to www.118118.co.uk and type in their name you might be able to get through to them.
And if you don't have any luck submit her into www.missingpersons.co.uk
Instead of ringing the police try finding the british police help line NOT 999.
They wouldn't really be able to help with just her name...look she could just be busy or with friends.
Do you know her address?
I wouldn't ring 999 though just try the helpline
BestaLuck
xx

NOLA guy

It is always OK to call the police if you are really concerned for someone's safety.

However, have you tried making contact with her other than via her mobile phone? Is there anyone else you can call (or e-mail) first? There are many reasons why she might be out of contact via her phone, including having it break or losing it.

Helena

It doesn't matter that you're not a UK resident - if you believe that your friend may have gone missing, then the police would much rather hear from you now than only realise a fortnight later when it's too late.

They will be able to find out a lot about her if you tell them her name and approximate age, and preferably the city or county where she lives.

Do you know the names of anyone that she lives with / is friends with in the UK? You could look them up at www.yell.com and then ring them.

chezliz

Yes if you are so concerned.You know what she is like and if this is out of character then you would be showing true friendship by trying to find out if she is ok. I hope you hear from her soon.

Welshdragon

TAFF is spot-on, try not to panic, she may be just a little under the weather and laid up in bed, or her mobile is lost or stolen. Try other ways like TAFF said, to get in touch.

Good luck, hope she's OK......X

er_noidea

They can, but I don't think they would unless she's been threatened or the like in the past, I think that they would say it's her right to anonymity.

If you do decide to call them get the number for the station in the town where she lives and speak to them direct, as I said I don't think you'll get very far but it's worth a go.

eladshefer

No you shouldn't, get the hint she doesn't want to talk to you. You are just going to cause a huge international mess and she is not reported missing in England then do not bother.

Laura R

Hi ok so the police has MANY missing people. Some are people who runaway from their lives, so technically are not missing. If you live so far away they will probably tell you you should a while because they have a limit to answering missing people calls I think the person has to be missing for 24 hours of 2 days im not sure. Maybe she just wanted to get away for a while. You should wait some more andif not report it to the police.

crayonpafc

she might not even be missing - dont over react she might just b busy or not able to contact you so dont threat

Slug

yes

call the police and say your name is mccann

they will react immediately

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