Have you dealt with the police? You could hand them all your evidence, videos, and GPS, and they aren't going to do s***.
Suppose the police did nothing for every reported incident. Then why even have police to enforce the law at all?!
Recently, a friend of mine had his car hit by a hit and run driver. They even got the license plate number. When they filed the police report, they asked, "Are you going to get the guy?" The cops replied, "Don't you have insurance?"
Read this:
https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/consequences-hit-run-accident.html
It sounds like your friend was not injured in that hit and run, so it’s not a criminal offense, so the police aren’t necessarily relevant yet. Your friend had the plate and all necessary info for his insurance co to investigate and upon investigation by insurance the hit and run driver may be found to have committed a criminal misdemeanor at which point the police will get involved and arrest the driver book him etc.
I got hit by a guy without insurance. When my insurance company was trying to get me to pay for the damage, because he was uninsured, I called the police to report the driver was negligent with his insurance documents. The cops asked me why I was calling.
1. Your ins co will first have you pay the “uninsured driver coverage deductible” on the accident, a few hundred dollars maybe, then they try to recover it from the driver thru collections and legal process, and reimburse you if successful.
2. You don’t report uninsured motorist to the police. You report to your ins co, which reports to the DMV, which suspends the drivers registration plate and possibly his license.
A guy parked in front of my driveway for an entire weekend. I called the cops a dozen times. No one showed up to ticket him or tow it away. I tried to call a wrecker to move it on my behalf, but they wouldn't do it because without a police ticket/report, it would be considered grand theft auto.
Sorry to hear about that it sounds like a pain in the butt.
You could’ve had the wrecker move the guy’s vehicle 10 or 20 feet just far enough that you could get in and out of your driveway. Alternatively, those vehicle dollies, four of them, they have four caster wheels per dolly, they go under each wheel and let you push the car very easily, just be careful if you’re on a hill that it doesn’t get away from you and crash or damage something or injure someone. Maybe need two or three people to keep complete control of the stranger’s vehicle while it’s on those dollies.
I have a dozen more stories. They are under no obligation to arrest anyone cuz your 20-year-old car was stolen.
Regardless of the age of my car, theft of my car is a crime in this state, and if the police don’t go arrest the perp for having committed the crime, then I have the right to file a complaint against the officer, against his supervisor, and against the department. They can make the arrest. Takes them an hour, and boosts their crime fighting stats. If they choose not to enforce, they better have some damn good reasons for not enforcing the law as they’re oath sworn to do. If not, goodbye, they lose their job at administrative hearing.
