That was honestly the first time I've called the cops and i'm over 30.  I understand but they sure are nosey; only thing the didn't ask for was my SSN.

You go, Snowboots!

Definitely sounds like casing cars.

When I lived in some apartments, that was one my the calls to the police.  I stepped outside around 1:30 AM to have a smoke and saw a guy with a flashlight going between the cars.  The large duffle bag didn't help ease suspicion, either.  I watched him for a bit then got on the phone to the police.  He finally saw me and ran like hell.  Police never did find him.

The other call was a pair of guys doing a poor job of fighting in the parking lot at 3 AM.  That one was a much quicker call.  Turns out I should have been in a queue, since two other residents were already on the phone with the police.  Fighting is one thing, doing the shoving-monkey dance and screaming at 3 AM tends to attract a bit of attention.

Had a flashlight, did he?

Get one of these:

Light his ass up.  Either that, or give him a sunburn.
It's the most amazing flashlight I've ever owned.
Almost TOO bright to use indoors, especially with light colored walls/ceilings/floors.

Maybe it was the same asshole that stole the catalytic converter from my truck.

If that has the same emitter as my X300 weapon light (500 lumens) then yeah

Were you too close to the scanner, so there was feedback on the call, and the dispatcher had to tell you to turn down the scanner, and then you were all like, 'Long Time Listener, First Time Caller!'

The 3X Fury models are 1000 lumen
The one I have has a selectable output tailcap; 15 lumen (low) or 1000 lumen (who's your daddy)

1) yes
2) hide dog

Did you hear an alarm or glass break? Then myob.

You got me, I listen to scanners occasionally and started doing so 20+ years ago with my grandfather.  Usually turn the scanner on when I hear the shopper circling in the area or similar events that indicate something abnormal is occurring.  Every now and then I also read weekly arrest reports and those let us know what is really happening in the community.  The scanner was on once I saw the guy casing the parking lot because officers could have been alerted to the issue already,  I just listen for street names in the surrounding area.

So why don't you take the advice of many others and mind your fucking business.  As for the clown comment I've been through shit that would make you curl up in the fetal position and scream for your mother .  Keep playing dress-up.  

Before someone tells me to move out of the ghetto I live in a wealthy area but migrants of the criminal type and section 8 result in high crime rates in areas that you would not expect.

IB4 the butt-hurt / Flame Suit On

 

This.