We had a creepy, illegally tinted van show up in our neighborhood a few times. I want to find out who the guy is. He threatened to shoot me when I knocked on hi

We had a creepy, illegally tinted van show up in our neighborhood a few times. I want to find out who the guy is. He threatened to shoot me when I knocked on his window. Is there a legal way to get this info? If taking the extremely high risk of approaching random shady looking vans wear a body cam. They sell them online. Or at least have your cell phone recording video and put it in a shirt pocket to act like a body cam. Live stream if possible in case they take or smash your phone. Others should also be recording you at a distance in case shady person drops you. Give the footage including license plates to the local authorities. I personally would also mention to dispatch that due to the dark windows you could not tell if they have a firearm. Other potential advice would depend on the laws of where you reside. I am not a lawyer just an internet armchair quarterback. Oh and that van is probably stolen, he is probably on drugs and in his mind you are probably in his turf. If you have a network of neighbors you trust be sure to also let them know of the existing risk. Otherwise take rawgabbit's advice and stay clear of the drama. Just get video and pictures without a flash. To answer your question some dodgy private investigators find questionable methods of looking up plates and will happily charge you way too much money to look up that stolen van.