Pretty much anyone you call will tell you to call 911, but in my experience, they probably can't really do much about it, unfortunately.
2012-08-04 20:37:26
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Where do I report a threatening motorist?
Around noon today in the southside, I was stopped at a stop sign when some guy in a truck was unnecessarily aggressive towards me. He yelled out of his truck "that's real smart" and then proceeded to make a left hand turn onto the street I was on. Only problem was that he made a particularly tight turn, forcing me to hop to the side to avoid him. He was going slowly enough that I was able to grab his license number.
PA Plate: YCT 6316
The truck was a partially loaded utility/industrial type pickup. May have also had racks on it.
I'm 95% confident in the plate number.
I'd like to report the incident, but I'm relatively new around here and don't know where to report it.
Thanks
2012-08-04 20:28:37
No. You should always try to create a record of the incident. It won't cause the police to mount a manhunt or anything but if that individual gets picked up for some other infraction, it provides history that would support the case for enforcement.
The website to use, I believe, is this one:
http://www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/police/html/police_tip_form.html
BTW: a while ago we had a constable reading this bboard and contributing useful information (it may have had to do with a period of attacks on bikers riding the ELB). Is that person still out there? Could they comment on my assertion?
Failing that, maybe Edgar has a tip or two.
2012-08-04 21:16:23
Thanks. I submitted a report.
2012-08-04 21:34:44
Ah, sorry, I was thinking more along the lines of sending someone to stop the car (which is pretty unrealistic, now that I think about it).
All that said, I do usually try to get plate numbers and report dangerous drivers.
2012-08-04 22:09:03
I will say, with me experience previously being a 911 operator, they want all calls fielded through there. The particular zones will not handle complaints over the phone, and the telephone reporting unit is mon - fri normal office hours, sometime until 9 pm.
If your intentions are just to get the report filed, give 911 a ringy dingy monday after 9am, they will put the info in and the TRU will get back to you as soon as they can (sometimes takes a few hours.)
If you want to file a report with an officer this evening, then you need to remain somewhere in zone 3 (southside, arlington area) and maybe MAYBE in a few hours or so they may have an officer available to take a report from you.
Hope this info was moderately helpful.
2012-08-05 00:08:37