I suppose if the caller was adamant the police would be on it straightaway, imagine if it was genuine and the Police didn’t react for a couple of hours til a child’s reported missing and it came out they’d known well before, the Police would be slated!
The dad said the girl was reluctant to leave, with a 3 year old myself I know that situation all too well!
The times I’ve carried him out the shop and he’s having a paddy I’ve never been challenged which in a way is not surprising but shows people wouldn’t step in if a kid was being taken out of a shop, one of those very awkward situations!