I wish I could believe it.
Here in Maine last year a man brandished a gun and pointed it at my daughter as he was in the lane next to her in a road rage incident. She got a photo of the car and plate.
She looped around and saw which direction he was heading and then went to the police station. She filled out a report. The man claimed he never left the house that day. The police dropped it. Said it couldn't be proved.
My daughter thought he had pulled in behind her from the solar 'farm' they are building on that road. My wife went to the job site the next day. His car was there. They confirmed he worked yesterday and got out right at the time prior to the incident. They were going to see (supposedly )if he had a firearm in his car, as that is a major violation of their work policy. They wouldn't let her talk to him and told her to leave. No idea if that happened.
My wife then waited for him on his route home and followed him when she saw him. He ended up making her. She kept up with him when he was doing 80 in a 45......
My daughter then went back to the police with the additional information. They put together a photo lineup and she picked him out. He admitted he was driving that day but said nothing happened. They then pressed charge but told us nothing would happen since the courts have been back up since COVID and they don't have the resources to go after cases like this.
He went to court, plead not guilty, and the case was dropped.
This has a major impact on the crime statistics.