PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Residents in Beechview are annoyed after they stated their vehicles have been damaged into in a single day.
“There’s glass shattered from after they broke the window,” Phillip Clayton stated.
He stated that is not all.
“The ignition swap has been tampered with and destroyed,” Clayton stated.
He went to the junkyard on Monday, hoping to search out reasonably priced components. He has insurance coverage, however he would not have full protection. So, he is left to cowl the prices.
“It prices cash to do repairs, which is why I am over right here at U-Pull-&-Pay as a result of I haven’t got some huge cash,” Clayton stated.
Clayton defined that he known as the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police to report the crime, however he did not get the response he needed.
“Once I known as 911, they advised me that the Zone 6 detective squad have been grossly understaffed, they usually couldn’t get again to me for a few week,” he stated.
It annoyed him much more.
“Kias and Hyundais which are being damaged into, and this isn’t a victimless crime,” he stated.
Pittsburgh police advised KDKA-TV that detectives are investigating 4 instances involving Kias and others.
Nevertheless, officers have been within the space Monday however for a distinct incident.
Clayton stated he is despatched photos and movies to the police.
“You suppose you are savvy, you suppose you are intelligent. you are not.” He stated. “If you happen to come again to our neighborhood, persons are not going to be glad. Individuals are going to be proactive in regards to the state of affairs.”
