First of all thank you for raising the question. This has come up a few times (“just running in for minchah (or for ‘krias ha’ Megillah’ or for a bottle of milk, a cream cheese sandwich, or a cup of coffee)”). Thank you also for requesting clear sources and no personal opinions.
I don’t know if the following is a good comparison, but want to out it out there. A frum traffic officer, whom I know personally, asked Rav Dovid Feinstein if it was permissible to write a parking ticket for someone you know is a Yid? He was told absolutely. I am quite sure he was told explicitly it was not considered mesirah. Perhaps calling the cops down is different than if the officer is there already. Perhaps, on the other hand, the mesira is the ticket.
Be that as it may, the question is an important one. If someone has clearer sources, please post as it is very relevant in Brooklyn.
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