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 swap has been tampered with and destroyed,” Clayton stated.
He went to the junkyard on Monday, hoping to search out inexpensive elements. He has insurance coverage, however he does 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.
“After I known as 911, they advised 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 can be 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 had been within the space Monday however for a unique incident.
Clayton stated he is despatched footage and movies to the police.
“You assume you are savvy, you assume you are intelligent. you are not.” He stated. “If you happen to come again to our neighborhood, individuals are not going to be completely satisfied. Persons are going to be proactive in regards to the scenario.”
