At the very least a solid paper trail makes your claim of self defense and your lawsuit against your employer for unjust termination a lot stronger.
Make sure the police actually take that report. Get a case number. Get in touch with the officer they've supposedly assigned to the case. I've been involved with more than one situation where they didn't and lied like a cheap carpet afterwards. Police these days tend to follow S.O.P. no matter what. It's the safe thing to do. It protects the individual officer. It protects the Department. That's why you got the zombie-like treatment from the one you already talked to.
Your company will not back you up if you are directly threatened and take the indicated action. They will almost certainly fire you. That's how HR works. Documentation of the fact that there was an unsafe work environment and that they did not take adequate measures to ensure employee safety will be very helpful.
Make sure the police actually take that report. Get a case number. Get in touch with the officer they've supposedly assigned to the case. I've been involved with more than one situation where they didn't and lied like a cheap carpet afterwards. Police these days tend to follow S.O.P. no matter what. It's the safe thing to do. It protects the individual officer. It protects the Department. That's why you got the zombie-like treatment from the one you already talked to.
Your company will not back you up if you are directly threatened and take the indicated action. They will almost certainly fire you. That's how HR works. Documentation of the fact that there was an unsafe work environment and that they did not take adequate measures to ensure employee safety will be very helpful.