Maybe they aren't as concerned because they are being told that he'd never hurt his child. :shrug: What should have been done is to say he was out of control, had a gun, was planning on taking out as many cops as possible before killing the child. THAT would have gotten the response needed. And yes I did ask my neighbor - a Charles County deputy - what would get the police moving.
Well its too late now anyway. They've told the police about the addiction but also that he'd never hurt the child. They should have played up the addiction and that he's a danger to everyone. That's not manipulating the police. According to my neighbor all drug addicts are viewed as a potential threat to the safety of the arresting officer, generally because certain drugs seem to give the person inhuman strength to resist arrest and the person's judgement is so clouded they don't care that they are fighting a police officer. Its why they hate responding to domestic disturbances when both parties are messed up. They try to take one into custody and the one that called them ends up attacking them.
And that is where they made their mistake. If they had said he was a definite danger they would have been on it. At least they would have in Maryland, no clue what cops in VA need to hear.
But I was responing to the "gun & taking out as many cops as possible" part 
Something just isnt right with this situation.