Failure to leave information

[redraider]

I mentioned this a few weeks ago. I scratched a parked car and didn't leave my info.

Would that be a traffic accident or an undetected crime on my background statement?


The reason I ask is the personal history statement Im holding now doesnt have a space for "undetected crimes" but it does ask if I've been involved in any traffic accidents.

[e-man]

In PA it is a crime under the vehicle code. Its PAVC-3745-Damage to unattended vehicle. Its only a summary BUT it is a crime and also goes to your personality, alittle bit. You are required to leave basic info. such as name,address,phone and insurance. ANd I think you must notify the local Police. Its very difficult to 'solve' from our perspective BUT it does go to a persons moral fiber. Of course there are 'eyes' all over the place so you never know who saw YOU do it and gets a license plate.

[redraider]

Yeah its a class C Misdemeanor here, and I already asked about it.

My question was, should it go under "traffic accidents" or undetected crimes?


I mean its not like i was in traffic since it was a parked car but I dont want to be seen as playing with semantics

[webjeep]

In Virginia it is a class 1 misdemeanor which can carry 1 year in jail and a $2500 fine. It is called hit and run and may demonstrate to a BI a lack of integrity.

My old agency had an employee who was terminated for the same thing.

[redraider]

Yeah okay look guys, I've already asked about it. Im not asking a "will this keep me from getting hired" question. I already asked that.

Only asking, is this considered a traffic accident?

[redraider]

Oh sorry. re-read my original post. Wasn't as clear as I should have been?



I did this like 5 years ago. I scratched an unattended car. This certainly isn't a recent thing, I wouldn't do something so selfish and immature now.

My question is, is this a traffic accident? Or am I fine just putting it in the "undetected crime" section?

[Welpe]

I did the same when I was in high school, dented the fender of a car. When I filled out a BI packet for my non-sworn job, it did not ask about undetected crimes, only traffic accidents (like your packet). I went ahead and listed it as a traffic accident. My BI asked a few clarifying questions during the interview but other than that, I was good to go. I figured it was better to include the information than to omit it, even though there was no record of it anywhere.

[nadster011]

crash or undetected crime..

sounds simple to me..if you left and no report was made of the incident, then its not on file...making it an undetected crime

[SWH]

Undetected crime. An accident is only 'official' is there is a police report or an insurance claim (insurance companies are ALL linked into the same computer system, the insurance companies, so they know when there has been a claim against you).

[frogdust]

I have a similar situation, but rather than start a new thread I guess I'll add on here. In my case two different times, both parked cars, one I talked to the driver no damage the other didn't talk to the driver but that was still no damage not even a scratch as we tapped mirrors. Do I list either or both of them under undetected? Thanks for the help/

[SWH]

I have a similar situation, but rather than start a new thread I guess I'll add on here. In my case two different times, both parked cars, one I talked to the driver no damage the other didn't talk to the driver but that was still no damage not even a scratch as we tapped mirrors. Do I list either or both of them under undetected? Thanks for the help/

Niether is a crime, seeing as though you talked to the other person involved. Hell, it isn't even an accident. Some of you are being a little too truthful here and reporting stuff that literally is harmless.