PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Residents in Beechview are pissed off after they stated their vehicles had 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 change has been tampered with and destroyed,” Clayton stated.
He went to the junkyard on Monday, hoping to search out inexpensive 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 wished.
“After I known as 911, they informed me that the Zone 6 detective squad had been grossly understaffed, they usually couldn’t get again to me for a couple of week,” he stated.
It pissed off him much more.
“Kias and Hyundais which might be being damaged into, and this isn’t a victimless crime,” he stated.
Pittsburgh police informed KDKA-TV that detectives are investigating 4 instances involving Kias and others.
Nonetheless, officers had been within the space Monday however for a special incident.
Clayton stated he is despatched photos and movies to the police.
“You assume you are savvy, you assume you are intelligent. you are not.” He stated. “When you come again to our neighborhood, individuals are not going to be blissful. Persons are going to be proactive concerning the scenario.”
