Neighbors calling the cops for no reason

[slickcat]

Originally posted by: mcvickj
I'd tell the guy to stick it where the sun doesn't shine. Flaming poo bag anyone? It sounds like he is just being an ass. Is this the first time you have had a problem with this neighbor? Using a camcorder is a nice idea but he would probably say you taped one incident of your fiance going slow vs. the other times she was speeding. Perhaps the best way is for you to confront him and see if he will be civil about this matter.

I would love to do this but I don't want to cause any more problems or make the situation worse. He's not a civil person at all and will not even talk to me or to her. He comes over yelling and then gets really upset and leaves. I have never even seen or met this guy before he came down and started yelling. He lets his kids/grandkids play near/in the street and he accuses us of being a threat to their well being by following a posted speed limit. :disgust:

 

[PingSpike]

Dump a bunch of motor oil in his backyard and report him to the EPA. Making your own karma is the only way to get justice.

 

[BW86]

Originally posted by: Mwilding
can they write the ticket? yes. Will you win if you fight it in court? yes.

Report him to child welfare...

 

[slickcat]

Originally posted by: woowoo
Stop Speeding....

stop crapping in my thread.

 

[ViRGE]

Originally posted by: slickcat

Originally posted by: Cogman
You ask the police for a list of complaints, And if he dares come to your house with a ticket and no observations of his own you take that ticket, the police, and the nieghbor to court. The Police should not use Hersay as a way to enforce law. The nieghbor should have several witnesses that are not in the family to make a valid complaint. If nothing happens their you contact the chief of police or the guy above that cop and file a complaint about the situation.

From what I understand the cop said that he's had several complaints from people around the main guy doing the complaining. He gets his friends in on the complaining even though he's always the only guy standing outside when she drives by. He waits for me to get out of work and stands on his front porch everyday glaring at me. He's just trying to cause problems for us.

Just out of curiosity, are you the only 20-somethings in the neighborhood, or have some other difference(i.e. race) that would encourage him to do this? Like you said, he's trying to cause trouble, but with the current info, it's confusing as to why.

 

[psiu]

Well, if you have a camcorder that would be one way of doing it. Pretty much ignore the old coot and add some fuel to the fire by videotaping him not supervising his kids and them playing in the street.

And you don't necessarily need to record the speedometer. Just tape her driving home from your house. Some math can show the speed. And have her come in and say the date/time so they can't say you changed the settings on the camera and recorded a different time.

So....what's the backstory to this though? Did you guys have a run-in with him before? Or does he just not like the young punks coming in and ruining his neighborhood with their flashy vehicles, atrocious clothes, and that rock-n-roll? HEATHENS!!!!!

EDIT: I respond quickly. 15 posts between mine and the post I was replying too.

 

[hop12]

Sorry about your situation. That really sucks. Not sure how true this is, but one of my friends is a cop and he told me once that if a person admits that they were speeding then a cop can give them a ticket based on the person's admittance to guilt. Maybe that's what the cop was trying to do.

 

[slickcat]

Originally posted by: ViRGE

Originally posted by: slickcat

Originally posted by: Cogman
You ask the police for a list of complaints, And if he dares come to your house with a ticket and no observations of his own you take that ticket, the police, and the nieghbor to court. The Police should not use Hersay as a way to enforce law. The nieghbor should have several witnesses that are not in the family to make a valid complaint. If nothing happens their you contact the chief of police or the guy above that cop and file a complaint about the situation.

From what I understand the cop said that he's had several complaints from people around the main guy doing the complaining. He gets his friends in on the complaining even though he's always the only guy standing outside when she drives by. He waits for me to get out of work and stands on his front porch everyday glaring at me. He's just trying to cause problems for us.

Just out of curiosity, are you the only 20-somethings in the neighborhood, or have some other difference(i.e. race) that would encourage him to do this? Like you said, he's trying to cause trouble, but with the current info, it's confusing as to why.

It's confusing to us as to why also. We're the only 20 something homeowners that I know of in our neighborhood. We're both white and the majority of our neighborhood is white. We have no problems with our neighbors on one side but the neighbors on the other side we have a problem with because their kids keep leaving their toys in our yard and play in the bushes in our front yard and leave garbage all over the place. Not to mention that their daughter who is about 5 years old came over and peed on our front porch one day right in front of our picture window when we were entertaining family. Other than that we have had no problems at all.

 

[Aharami]

post a "no tresspassing" sign on your lawn and next time he shows up uninvited, shoot him.

ok im jk about that.

i'd keep a cheap camcorder or something handy in your car and everytime you pass by his house just turn it on and record the speedo for like 30 secs. keep them all logged with the date and time and etc.

or what psiu said

 

[Injury]

Originally posted by: Tremulant
I'd say record it. When you pass by, show the camera at the speedo and then at the house as you're passing.

Oh, that guy and the cops are assholes.

See, that won't help much unless you do it EVERY SINGLE DAY.

Recording yourself driving at a certain speed one day proves nothing about another day.

 

[slickcat]

Originally posted by: hop12
Sorry about your situation. That really sucks. Not sure how true this is, but one of my friends is a cop and he told me once that if a person admits that they were speeding then a cop can give them a ticket based on the person's admittance to guilt. Maybe that's what the cop was trying to do.

He was trying to use scare tactics on her. I drive by this guys house everyday and I go exactly 25 mph just as she does. He doesn't call the cops on me or even come down to talk to me. The only person that he does this to is my fiance. This is 100% true and nothing has been altered to make her seem like she is doing nothing wrong. She really is doing nothing wrong. I normally don't post these types of things but it really got under my skin.

 

[mobobuff]

Originally posted by: slickcat

Originally posted by: ViRGE

Originally posted by: slickcat

Originally posted by: Cogman
You ask the police for a list of complaints, And if he dares come to your house with a ticket and no observations of his own you take that ticket, the police, and the nieghbor to court. The Police should not use Hersay as a way to enforce law. The nieghbor should have several witnesses that are not in the family to make a valid complaint. If nothing happens their you contact the chief of police or the guy above that cop and file a complaint about the situation.

From what I understand the cop said that he's had several complaints from people around the main guy doing the complaining. He gets his friends in on the complaining even though he's always the only guy standing outside when she drives by. He waits for me to get out of work and stands on his front porch everyday glaring at me. He's just trying to cause problems for us.

Just out of curiosity, are you the only 20-somethings in the neighborhood, or have some other difference(i.e. race) that would encourage him to do this? Like you said, he's trying to cause trouble, but with the current info, it's confusing as to why.

It's confusing to us as to why also. We're the only 20 something homeowners that I know of in our neighborhood. We're both white and the majority of our neighborhood is white. We have no problems with our neighbors on one side but the neighbors on the other side we have a problem with because their kids keep leaving their toys in our yard and play in the bushes in our front yard and leave garbage all over the place. Not to mention that their daughter who is about 5 years old came over and peed on our front porch one day right in front of our picture window when we were entertaining family. Other than that we have had no problems at all.

Jeez. Sounds like you need a little Urban Renewal. *gets the artillery ready*

 

[slickcat]

Originally posted by: psiu
Well, if you have a camcorder that would be one way of doing it. Pretty much ignore the old coot and add some fuel to the fire by videotaping him not supervising his kids and them playing in the street.

And you don't necessarily need to record the speedometer. Just tape her driving home from your house. Some math can show the speed. And have her come in and say the date/time so they can't say you changed the settings on the camera and recorded a different time.

So....what's the backstory to this though? Did you guys have a run-in with him before? Or does he just not like the young punks coming in and ruining his neighborhood with their flashy vehicles, atrocious clothes, and that rock-n-roll? HEATHENS!!!!!

EDIT: I respond quickly. 15 posts between mine and the post I was replying too.

We've never had a runin with this guy ever! I don't even know him and I've never seen him before all of this started.

 

[slickcat]

Originally posted by: mobobuff

Originally posted by: slickcat

Originally posted by: ViRGE

Originally posted by: slickcat

Originally posted by: Cogman
You ask the police for a list of complaints, And if he dares come to your house with a ticket and no observations of his own you take that ticket, the police, and the nieghbor to court. The Police should not use Hersay as a way to enforce law. The nieghbor should have several witnesses that are not in the family to make a valid complaint. If nothing happens their you contact the chief of police or the guy above that cop and file a complaint about the situation.

From what I understand the cop said that he's had several complaints from people around the main guy doing the complaining. He gets his friends in on the complaining even though he's always the only guy standing outside when she drives by. He waits for me to get out of work and stands on his front porch everyday glaring at me. He's just trying to cause problems for us.

Just out of curiosity, are you the only 20-somethings in the neighborhood, or have some other difference(i.e. race) that would encourage him to do this? Like you said, he's trying to cause trouble, but with the current info, it's confusing as to why.

It's confusing to us as to why also. We're the only 20 something homeowners that I know of in our neighborhood. We're both white and the majority of our neighborhood is white. We have no problems with our neighbors on one side but the neighbors on the other side we have a problem with because their kids keep leaving their toys in our yard and play in the bushes in our front yard and leave garbage all over the place. Not to mention that their daughter who is about 5 years old came over and peed on our front porch one day right in front of our picture window when we were entertaining family. Other than that we have had no problems at all.

Jeez. Sounds like you need a little Urban Renewal. *gets the artillery ready*

Yeah we definitely don't have the best neighbors in the world. They were even mean to my mom and I when I was moving in 3 years ago.

 

[Tremulant]

Originally posted by: Injury

Originally posted by: Tremulant
I'd say record it. When you pass by, show the camera at the speedo and then at the house as you're passing.

Oh, that guy and the cops are assholes.

See, that won't help much unless you do it EVERY SINGLE DAY.

Recording yourself driving at a certain speed one day proves nothing about another day.

I realized that as I was typing it.

Since he's only attacking your fiance, I'd file harassment charges on him.

 

[PingSpike]

Child porn plant + anonymous phone call = problemo el solvoed.

 

[Turkish]

Tell the cop to eat Shrek's long thick di*k.

And I find PingSpike's idea perfect for this situation

 

[Zysoclaplem]

When you bring kids into it, people are more likely to believe someone.
What gets your attention...

"There is a girl that speeds down the road everyday."
or
"There is a girl that speeds down the road everyday and is a danger to the kids that play in the area."

If people believe they are protecting children, they will jump on the bandwagon and help this guy out, even if it's not true. The whole truth doesn't have to come into play. Because in their minds, right or wrong, they are protecting the kids. And that's what justifies it.

 

[VictorLazlo]

Originally posted by: FrankyJunior
Cops can't make a ticket stick if there's no proof that anything was done wrong. I'd call the police station and talk to a supervisor and let them know how one of their officers threatened you and made rude remarks accusing you of breaking the law when you did nothing wrong.

If you really want to get fancy, stick a camcorder in the car aimed at the spedometer and then when they come in saying you were speeding, you can say hmm, let's watch the tape...

Make sure it has a date/time stamp.

 

[Vegito]

you can mount a camcorder for your car

http://www.chasecam.com/cruisecam/index.html

I got one, use it regularly.. bad thing is taking the camcorder on / off.. dont want get that stolen..


you can sit in front of ur house with ur fiance while he is looking, have ur friend speed by a few times, and drive off and u can film that but not the license plate and be like it wasn't us..

 

[IceBlue]

Trade cars for a day. He will recognize her car long before he can see who's driving it. This way, you can handle the situation any way you see fit. It seems like he is an aggressive individual. His tune might change yelling at you vs. her. After that file harrassment charges. Profit.

 

[slickcat]

Originally posted by: IceBlue
Trade cars for a day. He will recognize her car long before he can see who's driving it. This way, you can handle the situation any way you see fit. It seems like he is an aggressive individual. His tune might change yelling at you vs. her. After that file harrassment charges. Profit.

We're going to try this out sometime this week/weekend. I know he only picks on her. He's very aggressive and has no basis to be angry at us other than he wants to cause problems for some unknown reason. He's retired and is always home so I'm guessing that this is out of boredom. He needs to find a hobby.

 

[Hammer]

i would call the police and have them file a report that you are complaining about that neighbor filing a false report. you at least want it on the record if this thing should turn ugly later on.

also, if these are small kids and they are playing in the street, then by all means call social services. better that guy gets in trouble then one of the kids getting run over.

 

[bunker]

contact them and see if there's an issue of child endagerment

 

[slickcat]

see the thing is I really don't want to start a war. If I got child protective services involved it would open a whole new can of worms. I really just want this guy to leave us alone and go about his life. I really don't want to have anything to do with him. I just want to keep on keeping to myself and have him keep to himself. The cop is taking the guys side since the guy had all of his neighbors call in complaints too. Nobody but this one guy has ever confronted either one of us. He confronted my fiance once and without warning or even a reason called the cops over saying there was a problem with my fiance speeding. As far as I can see this guy is being a jerk for no reason. He acts like he owns the street in front of his house.