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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Should've called the police and made a police report right there.  [/quote]

umm no. Police don't do reports that occur on private property. Its handled by insurance.[/quote]

What on earth? Why would you think that? [/quote]

Because I am a Police dispatcher and I take many calls a day. We don't do reports for accidents on private property and we don't do hit and run reports unless there suspect info like a plate or someone left a note for you.
You pay insurance to handle these things.[/quote]

Please be careful giving out bad information here. This is not correct in every jurisdiction. I just had a hit and run in a parking lot where the other person drove off. Someone else got the license plate number. Not only were the police will to take a report and track down the driver, but I had the option to file charges. [/quote]

It often depends on whether or not there is an existing agreement allowing police to enforce that area. For instance, HOAs are privately owned but have agreements that allow police to enforce on the community property. In Virginia, police may enforce on property that is in public view (there is some debate about the idea of public view) depending on how the statute is written.

At this point, your insurance should be dealing with this. Ultimately, your insurance pays. If they get re-imbursed from someone else, that's their job to track down the responsible party.[/quote]

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