0521 Reports to the police of suspected criminal activity are absolutely privileged against liability.
HUNSUCKER v SUNNYVALE HILTON (Wrong Suspect) 23 CA4 1498 [See: Silberg v Anderson 50 C3 205; Williams v Taylor 129 CA3 745; Fenelon v SuperCt 223 CA3 1476]
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