In a message dated 8/5/07 4:50:35 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> It's working as of 4:40 pm. You can search by four types of report > (Accident, Burglary, Stolen Auto, Theft), plus by date, time, and precinct. > Nothing > shows up for 10 PM 8/1/07 through 2 AM 8/2/07 for the 18th District under any > of the four categories except Accident (one entry, 54th and Walnut). I'd > give it a couple of days, it's possible not everything's been added yet (how > likely is it that the only thing that required a written report in the entire > 18th District for four hours was one car accident?). Word of caution: in any > event, this is negative info - it says what's not there, not what is: that > there was no report, not that there was no incident (if you catch my double > negatives). > > Al Airone > > > My husband and I had an experience where, the next day, the police had no record of an auto accident in which we'd been involved, at 46th & Market, so I know that real incidents can go missing. The driver in front of us on 46th St. was part way into the intersection; the light turned red, and cars on Market St. started honking at him, so he backed up - not noticing my husband behind him, honking for him to stop. That driver managed to catch his bumper on my husband's wheel well, and the cars were locked together. When we got out of our cars, it became clear that he was completely drunk and really had no idea what was going on. The police showed up and spent so much time at the scene getting info for their report, with the cars in the way of traffic, that two other cars actually ran into each other also, requiring a second police report. The guy who hit our car was taken away in a police van. My husband asked the police for permission to let the air out of one of his tires so his car would be lower and would unhook from ours, and the police let him do it. A tow truck showed up and moved the guy's car to the parking lane. My husband had his keys, and it was a nice car, so he wanted to lock it up and give the keys to someone who would return them to the owner. The cops refused to take them. They told us we could call the district if we wanted to return them. The next day, we did - we called two districts, since the first cop on the scene was just passing by and was actually from another district. Both said they had no record of any type of incident at 46th & Market. In the end, we gave up and threw out the keys. So, although there were two incidents and two reports written while we waited, and although they arrested the drunk driver at the scene, the next day, both districts swore that nothing had happened there. Melani Lamond Melani Lamond, Associate Broker Urban & Bye, Realtor 3529 Lancaster Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19104 cell phone 215-356-7266 office phone 215-222-4800, ext. 113 office fax 215-222-1101 2006 recipient of the Greater Philadelphia Association of Realtors awards: - Diamond award for over $8 million in sales, and ALL SIX of the West Philadelphia awards: - Top Lister - Top Seller - Top Overall Combined Volume - Top Listing Units by Area - Top Selling Units by Area - Top Overall Combined Units by Area ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour
