Dear Officer Michelle, What is the best way to report a misdemeanor - physical assault - but no serious injuries? Online crime report does not have classification for this.  Is there a number I can call and file a report ? I tried 264-5471, but that has a long list to options and automated system cuts off half of what I say. Thanks Sk Dear Sk First of all, if it was a violent crime-in-progress, you would call 911. It is often not determined until later whether an assault crime is a misdemeanor or a felony. If someone uses an object to hit someone, even if it is a garden hose, it can be interpreted in the law as an assault-with-a-deadly-weapon, which is a felony. If the assault occurred