‘It created havoc,’ says driver over abandoned cars left on his street – he needed 7 pieces of info to get them moved [Video]

POLICE are increasing efforts to remove abandoned cars after 10,000 complaints over four months flooded the department.

Not only are they unattractive, but they take up coveted parking spaces and present health hazards for residents.

Philidelphia, Pennsylvania’s Police Neighborhood Services Unit started a week-long sweep to secure and tow abandoned vehicles in the 39th district.

Officers will be looking for vehicles with extreme body damage, flat tires, or missing identification and registration.

“We have ten officers here working grids,” Police Neighborhood Services Unit Lt. Christopher Lantz told ABC affiliate WPVI-TV.

“They work line by line, investigating 311 complaints. And if it fits the criteria, they get it towed.”

311 is the hotline for residents to use when reporting abandoned vehicles.

The Philidelphia Police …