LC: there was no proof at that time that he was kidnapped, so police wouldn’t have done anything until 24 hours or whatever the protocol is for missing adults.
Only after footage was obtained BY SHOMRIM showing the kidnapping, was police involved IIRC. And don’t think the police would have gotten to the footage quicker than Shomrim, they are notoriously slow in investigating wild goose chases, which is what it would have seemed to them at that point. Basically, the phone call to Shomrim was, my husband (or brother-in-law, I don’t recall who made the actual call) should have been home 1/2 an hour ago to go with me to a Simcha, and he’s not here yet, and I can’t reach him.
Do you really fancy the NYPD rushing over to investigate, or the dispatcher responding “lady, calm down, he’s not the first husband that’s late, just be patient and give him some space.”
Shomrim actually did the leg work at record speed, yet the haters love to spew their nonsense.