Here’s what the police said

You’ve probably heard by now that a woman was shoved off of her bicycle by a driver on Butler Street a last month. The story was covered by many news outlets including the Pittsburgh City Paper and Pittsburgh Tribune Review.

We reached out to our contacts at Pittsburgh Bureau of Police Zone 2 to ask them for more information about what to do when encountering aggression, harassment, or intimidation from people driving motorized vehicles (e.g. revving engines, squealing tires, passing within inches of your life, someone threatening you verbally, riding your back wheel, etc.).

The answer was a resounding CALL 911 and report the incident.

Try to remember much information as possible about the vehicle. Like:

• License plate number

• Car color, make, or model

• Description of the person driving the car

The amount of information provided will guide the investigation. The perpetrator was quickly identified after the incident on Butler Street last month because there was a license plate number, photographs of the suspect, and multiple witnesses.

And though it’s difficult to record this sort of identifying information, it’s still a great idea to report any incident that you are involved in. We received this assurance from the officers: “If there is even a shred of evidence that they can follow up on they will.”

Thanks Police Zone 2 for your help!

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