PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Residents in Beechview are annoyed 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 seek out reasonably priced 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 referred to as the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police to report the crime, however he did not get the response he wished.
“After I referred to as 911, they informed me that the Zone 6 detective squad had been grossly understaffed, and so they 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 informed KDKA-TV that detectives are investigating 4 instances involving Kias and others.
Nonetheless, officers had been within the space Monday however for a distinct incident.
Clayton stated he is despatched footage and movies to the police.
“You suppose you are savvy, you suppose you are intelligent. you are not.” He stated. “For those who come again to our neighborhood, individuals are not going to be completely satisfied. Persons are going to be proactive concerning the scenario.”
