if you file a police report, or do they just say "tough luck"
2006-06-12 07:05:10 · 6 answers · asked by balls,walls 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
It depends on how much information is provided in the initial
report. If there are no "clues" provided, probably not. Also it
depends on how busy they are. If you live in a big city where there
are 20 to 30 of these a day, you are probably out of luck. Imagine yourself trying to keep up with that kind of volume. If you were
trying to find a car described as, a white, foreign car wtih 2 doors and some scratches on the left front bumper, driven by a white
female in her 30's with brown hair, you could probably find 50 or
60 people in a town of 50,000 that fit the description.
2006-06-12 07:23:02 · answer #1 · answered by curiousgeorge 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you live in a small community with a very low crime rate, you may be fortunate enough to have the benefit of an officer who will do some follow-up and maybe get lucky. This depends of course on whether there's any evidence to follow-up on. If it's a scratch and no one saw the vehicle and you have no idea what car did it, then there's no follow-up. Provide a report copy to your insurance agent and put in a claim, if that's appropriate.
If you live in a larger metropolitan community, they won't investigate something as minor as you described.
2006-06-12 14:38:28 · answer #2 · answered by nothing 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unless you can get the tag number and make/model of the car your SOL. I was involved in a hit and run and the cops told me to look for the car that hit me and bring them the info after i filed the report. I don't know if it's because they were lazy or not finished screwing with other people with sport cars but i had to do their work for them. I still haven't found the car and they are still not looking.
2006-06-13 05:04:44 · answer #3 · answered by Zeo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not where I live. My friend actually had his window busted in at the theater parking lot and when we called the police, they said they were busy. They said to come back the next day to pick up the report for the insurance company. .... Meaning they never even came out at all.
2006-06-12 14:10:57 · answer #4 · answered by BeachBum 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No they don't, they file the report so you can file it with your insurance company.
But honestly they have no way to find this other car or driver.
They could be from any state traveling though, any part of the city and so on.
Actually even if it is a fair amount of damage, they don't actually look either.
2006-06-12 18:26:32 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, they sure as hell aren't going to spend a lot of time on a few scratches. And why should they?
2006-06-12 15:17:49 · answer #6 · answered by Goose&Tonic 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋