r/sandiego • u/NochillWill123 City Heights • 2d ago

San Diego police non-emergency is a joke

Today I woke up to a car blocking the drive way I was in and had to goto work. Called 3 different towing companies all said need to call police since it’s public street. Then I called the non emergency hotline and cops never showed up . I guess people can get away with parking where ever on the street .

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u/jizosh 2d ago

As someone with a driveway in a fairly busy neighborhood, I keep Western Towing on speed dial. If those dirtbags won’t take it, nobody will.

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u/_unicorn_irl 2d ago

This happens to me about once a month. I've tried everything... Get it done app, non emergency line, etc. tow trucks don't have jurisdiction to tow from public streets and police don't have time to deal with it.

The end result is people know they can block my driveway and face no punishments. If I need to run to the store or something I'm left with ubering. I'm generally pretty civil but I'm considering just smashing their windows from here on out since it's not fair they can disrupt the heck out of my life and face no consequences.

I pay 5k a month in mortgage and can't even use my own driveway consistently. It's so frustrating.

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u/LegitimateCorgi8063 1d ago

Buy some spark plugs, most efficient/effective window smashing devices. ✌🏼