The article’s first narrative revolves around a phone being held captive in a police station for days because the station was closed for the weekend?
What kind of police station maintains business hours?
What kind of police station maintains business hours?
The police station having business hours is normal in my country and several other countries that I know of.
If you have an emergency the police will come of course. The patrolling and emergency response is separate from the business hours of the station.
With that said, I'm reasonably certain even our town has open hours on the weekend...
"Sorry, retrieving property is Sgt SoAndSo's job, come back when he's here, which <checks schedule> is 2-10am Tuesday."