Re: OT: Need advice - country living

Posted by JeffE - Update Aug 22nd on August 22, 2003 at 05:02:34 from (192.28.2.52):

In Reply to: OT: Need advice - country living posted by JeffE on August 21, 2003 at 08:36:39:

OK, I've slept on it, here's the scoop. I talked to a bunch of neighbors last night to let them know what was going on, any black 2 seater sports car in the neighborhood is going to be watched and reported. As I was telling what happened to one of the neighbors and I told her about the car her face dropped and she got white....a couple of weeks earlier she got home late and saw a black sports car parked off the road just past her place, she said she felt weird about it and got scared, that plus her garage door didn't work and she had to walk around the house....creepy. My neighbor that saw the car in her driveway wrote down the plate number but can't find it yet, she did file a police report and it should be in there, I'll call today to get a copy. Here's the bad part, some of this happened over two years ago! This guy has been coming around for a while. As I mentioned earlier, my wife thought she saw someone looking in the window 6 months ago, I looked around and didn't see anything and brushed it off. If he came back after being scared off once he's likely to come back after things calm down and return to normal. One of the neighbors knows the guy that owns the field road property, there have been problems with people going on the property and dumping trash and stuff, we're going to talk to the owner (bought the land for future development, vacant now) and see if he can put up a gate or fence, that will prevent my peeping tom buddy from parking in his well hidden spot as well as prevent the trash dumping. A couple of neighbors that leave for work early also said they would be a little more watchful of the hidden driveway in case this guy returns.
Now, for what I plan on doing, no guns, I'm not opposed to guns, just not right for me and this situation, if there was violence or I felt the family was truly at risk then maybe, right now I think this guy is getting his thrills by watching people, though the scary part is what if he decides he wants more than that sometime? I don't think I'll use motion sensors, we have a lot of deer, I'm afraid anytime a deer would set off the sensors my family would freak out. My goal is to find out who this guy is...even if he leaves us alone he'll move onto to someone else, guaranteed. I like the idea of the trail camera, I also thought of a hidden surveillance camera in our bathroom, the kind with the VCR that records everything. The guy might not come back for 6 months, but if he does we'll get a nice picture of him. If I do find out who he is I'm still not sure what I would do....I want to let him know to stay away from us, maybe a restraining order? It's just a piece of paper but it gets the point across, maybe also let this guys neighbors know what's going on, nothing like a little shame to make the guy feel guilty.
One lesson I did learn, just because you live in the country and are away from a lot of stuff doesn't mean you're away from everything. This guy appears to be targeting our neighborhood because it is in the country....quiet, lots of trees, hidden driveways and roads. Also, if you see something that is out of place trust your instinct, mention it to a neighbor or the police. The only chance we have of catching this guy is because my neighbor did that with the car parked in her driveway. Sorry to preach, but it's a lesson I'm learning the hard way.
Thank you all for your advice, I appreciate it, I will post any additional news as things happen.

Follow Ups:

• Re: Re: OT: Need advice - country living Nolan Penney 11:10:36 08/22/03 (0)
• Re: Re: OT: Need advice - country living Dan H 06:28:29 08/22/03 (1)
  • Re: Re: Re: OT: Need advice - country living KX 11:53:55 08/22/03 (0)

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