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 once 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 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 referred to as the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police to report the crime, however he did not get the response he needed.
“Once I referred to as 911, they instructed 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 can be being damaged into, and this isn’t a victimless crime,” he stated.
Pittsburgh police instructed KDKA-TV that detectives are investigating 4 circumstances 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 assume you are savvy, you assume you are intelligent. you are not.” He stated. “When you come again to our neighborhood, persons are not going to be pleased. Persons are going to be proactive in regards to the scenario.”
