and still it goes on....sigh
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and still it goes on....sigh
| Sat, 09-29-2007 - 6:22am |
so I am sitting here waiting for the police- again! And once again, they have not taken us seriously and when/if someone shows up, you can bet it is going to be the most junior person they have on tonight who is going to stand here for ten minutes, pretend to write stuff down and then go again.
So what happened? A group of youths tried to break my son's bedroom window. The dog went crazy, son's gf ran outside to get a look a whoever it was... they were loitering outside until they heard the door and the dog and took off down the street.
So we did the last thing they expected- got in a car each and chased them down. We needed to make sure it wasn't the guy whose bail conditions are that he is not near where we live. It wasn't him, but all of us positively identified 2 of them as his associates, who were also involved in the incident at school. They got away with a 3 day stand down (JOKE!) because no-one could say exactly what their part was, and the 3rd guy had claimed responsibility for it all.
At the last court hearing,we were told any further problems, just call 111. This is what we did, followed the brats, called the police.. who didn't bother showing up. Came home, called them again, got fobbed off on someone else... they said they would send someone out.. an hour and half later- no one.
So lets see, we have violent youths in our neighbourhood who know where we live, have beaten my son once and put him in hospital, have broken into someone else's house and completely trashed the place, they have attempted to break my son's bedroom window- and we have police who choose to do nothing. What the heck are we supposed to do now?!?!
I am betting these guys did not expect us to chase them down in our cars... and as I drove past, my son's girlfriend leaned out the window and called out "smile boys!". When my girlfriend drove past them again in her car, they had pulled down their hats and hoodies- believing we had a photo that could identify them. Hopefully this is enough to make them think twice about coming back.
I think the next step might be to talk to the neighbours. Ask them to keep an eye out as well. I also think my gf is not very happy about how the police have handled this whole case and I suspect they are not going to hear the end of it until she is done with them!
What would you do? Moving is not really an option at this stage.
So what happened? A group of youths tried to break my son's bedroom window. The dog went crazy, son's gf ran outside to get a look a whoever it was... they were loitering outside until they heard the door and the dog and took off down the street.
So we did the last thing they expected- got in a car each and chased them down. We needed to make sure it wasn't the guy whose bail conditions are that he is not near where we live. It wasn't him, but all of us positively identified 2 of them as his associates, who were also involved in the incident at school. They got away with a 3 day stand down (JOKE!) because no-one could say exactly what their part was, and the 3rd guy had claimed responsibility for it all.
At the last court hearing,we were told any further problems, just call 111. This is what we did, followed the brats, called the police.. who didn't bother showing up. Came home, called them again, got fobbed off on someone else... they said they would send someone out.. an hour and half later- no one.
So lets see, we have violent youths in our neighbourhood who know where we live, have beaten my son once and put him in hospital, have broken into someone else's house and completely trashed the place, they have attempted to break my son's bedroom window- and we have police who choose to do nothing. What the heck are we supposed to do now?!?!
I am betting these guys did not expect us to chase them down in our cars... and as I drove past, my son's girlfriend leaned out the window and called out "smile boys!". When my girlfriend drove past them again in her car, they had pulled down their hats and hoodies- believing we had a photo that could identify them. Hopefully this is enough to make them think twice about coming back.
I think the next step might be to talk to the neighbours. Ask them to keep an eye out as well. I also think my gf is not very happy about how the police have handled this whole case and I suspect they are not going to hear the end of it until she is done with them!
What would you do? Moving is not really an option at this stage.



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Well I would definitely not let up on the police.
(((((((Ven)))))))
Oh, what a horrific situation. I'm so sorry you're not getting the response from the police that you deserve. Keep pushing, and if you have to, I'm with Caly in that going to the press might be a good idea.
Stay safe!
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Talking w/neighbors is a good idea.
jeeezzz..sorry about your family having to live under that type of duress...
here's a thought, most
ooopsss...
Hey sorry to hear about all of that,people can be really mean and cruel.And as for the police,well the only thing they are good for is giving out speeding tickets.I had some problems with an ex and so I called the police and they said that they could'nt help me.So a couple weeks later I was still having problems with stalking and coming by yelling at the house and letters in the mail so then the police finally did something (restraining order against ex) and told me to call them whenever ex came around or called or whatever so if and when I did call them they always acted like I was exaggerating about stuff.So I think the police force should definitely lookout for people better in domestic type situations or harassment issues.But anyway take care and I hope things will calmdown for you and your son.
I hope they will stop this, it seems to be getting out of control.
Keep us posted and stay safe all of you.
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Dam, ((Ven)), this is such crap!
I think the newspaper thing is a good idea, if you can grab their attention. I don't know if you have "local" news sections, but that might be a good choice. You have a good history to report, also.
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Hi Mschiffven,
I'm new to iVillage - hello everyone!) and hope I'm responding properly.
Wow, what a situation you are having to endure. I skimmed the responses and don't think that the suggestion to write and call the chief of police was mentioned (ignore this if it was). I had a gf who was in law enforcement and she suggested that when the police weren't taking a situation of one of my family members seriously.
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