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FionaC (California)
Posts: 212
Posted:
Hello all,

I wanted to post this just to see what kind of feedback or advice can be done regarding this situaiton.

We do live in a secure building complete with secured gates and a secure/ buzz in front door.

Lately there has been a bunch if local kids have been looming around our building. ( about 3 ) I caught the brother sister pair walking into our garage the other day. They claimed they had something thrown on the first floor. I kicked them out.

Today I witnessed them attempting to walk into our building again.. and tonight I caught one of them on our neighbors balcony! THis is a hoist up of about 6-7 feet!! One of the kids was climbing over the fence. My husband shouted and claimed he was going to call the police.

This is crazy. These kids belong to rentals in the nieghborhood. Parents are NOT seen anywhere, yet we have this crapola to contend with.

Calling the police? Taking pictures of the kids with my cell and calling the police.? Parents obviously are absent.. and this is beginning to become an absolute nuisance. One of our neighbors called the police last night because there was someone looming on her balcony last night!! THese kids could be shot, or injured coming on to our building, or appearing to attempt entry into a unit!

Any ideas?? at all??
TimB4 (Tennessee)
Posts: 21,059
Posted:
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Posted By FionaC on 08/20/2011 8:51 PM

Calling the police? Taking pictures of the kids with my cell and calling the police.? Parents obviously are absent.. and this is beginning to become an absolute nuisance. One of our neighbors called the police last night because there was someone looming on her balcony last night!! THese kids could be shot, or injured coming on to our building, or appearing to attempt entry into a unit!

Your doing the proper thing. If you know where the individuals live, you should pass that information to the police as well.

Cameras with date and time on them would be better evidence to show it's repeat offenses.

Are you pressing charges with the police or just having the police run them off?
JohnB26 (South Carolina)
Posts: 1,569
Posted:
don't know the law in CA

... down here in SC 'post and shoot' would apply
SteveM9 (Massachusetts)
Posts: 3,699
Posted:
Call the police, ask the police to bring the kids back home to their parents. Have the police tell the parents if it happens again you will press charges.

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