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What is the name of your state? PA
For the past few months I have been harrassed by 2 of my neighbors, all over the public parking in front of our houses. It started when the one neighbor, named Paul, came after me when i was on my porch waiting for my daughter to get off the bus. He started calling me a "ignorant bit*h" and coming towards me, until my husband came outside. We told him it is public parking we are aloud there, and he said "we'll just see about that". The following night he saw us when we drove by the house and he started cursing and yelling at my husband to get out of the car to fight him. After that things started to happen to my cars. A nail was placed in my cars tire, my Blazer tires (both back ones) were flattened, hubcaps were stolen from my car, and all the caps to the tire valves were taken from both cars. It seemed to stop, for a while, until I got a note on my car last month from the other neighbor telling me I had no right to park in "his spot". There was also a large dent put in the back driver side of the fender. I kept the note in case I would need it later. My sister, a few days later, came down and confrunted the guy about all that has been happening. He started screaming at her, and admited to the note and that he is trying to tow my Blazer from in front of my house because I have no right to park there. The other neighber, Paul, then came out and my sister told him the same thing, to leave me and my vehicles alone. when she asked if there was a reason why the dameages were done, he said I shouldnt be taking their spots. Before we knew it Pauls wife came outside, onto the sidewalk, and after a few minutes of trying to shout over us she sucker punched my sister, and Paul then grabbed my sister and slammed her and his wife against my Blazer. I went after them to break it up but his wife ran into the house and hid. Paul then, again, grabbed my sister by the arm and I started after him screaming let my sister alone, dont touch her. by that time the cops came, and Pauls wife was arrested.
The next day me and my sister took my Blazer to have new tires put on it, and when we came back, they had taken the caps off all 4 of my sisters tire valves, put a large scratch in the door, and 2 dents. So we called the cops and reported it. Ever since then, they have been calling the cops on me. First they claimed that my brother had thrown a lit cigarette at a car (with Pauls son in it and his kid friends). The following night i caught Pauls one kid and his friend walking away from my car (another hub cap and cap to the tire valve was missing), and since i seen them they went into their house and Paul came out walked down the sidewwalk in front of me, and spit at me. Then they called the code officer 2 days before my inspection ran out on my Blazer to try and tow my car, then they called the cops saying i was damaging their cars, and last night they called the cops again ( I wasnt even home) trying to get my car towed, and saying the signs I had in the wiindow were harrassment. (They are signs from bumper stickers that I got off line, no vulger, curse words or nothing. Ex: one said "IS IT TOO MUCH TO ASK FOR FAT, UGLY PEOPLE TO STAY INSIDE THEIR HOMES, WITH THE WINDOWS CLOSED?") The cop even told my husband that I was getting fines in the mail for having the signs in my Blazers windows since it was "borderline harrassment". What can I do about this?
 


LawGirl10

Member
DRAGONSFIRE said:
What is the name of your state? PA
For the past few months I have been harrassed by 2 of my neighbors, all over the public parking in front of our houses. It started when the one neighbor, named Paul, came after me when i was on my porch waiting for my daughter to get off the bus. He started calling me a "ignorant bit*h" and coming towards me, until my husband came outside. We told him it is public parking we are aloud there, and he said "we'll just see about that". The following night he saw us when we drove by the house and he started cursing and yelling at my husband to get out of the car to fight him. After that things started to happen to my cars. A nail was placed in my cars tire, my Blazer tires (both back ones) were flattened, hubcaps were stolen from my car, and all the caps to the tire valves were taken from both cars. It seemed to stop, for a while, until I got a note on my car last month from the other neighbor telling me I had no right to park in "his spot". There was also a large dent put in the back driver side of the fender. I kept the note in case I would need it later. My sister, a few days later, came down and confrunted the guy about all that has been happening. He started screaming at her, and admited to the note and that he is trying to tow my Blazer from in front of my house because I have no right to park there. The other neighber, Paul, then came out and my sister told him the same thing, to leave me and my vehicles alone. when she asked if there was a reason why the dameages were done, he said I shouldnt be taking their spots. Before we knew it Pauls wife came outside, onto the sidewalk, and after a few minutes of trying to shout over us she sucker punched my sister, and Paul then grabbed my sister and slammed her and his wife against my Blazer. I went after them to break it up but his wife ran into the house and hid. Paul then, again, grabbed my sister by the arm and I started after him screaming let my sister alone, dont touch her. by that time the cops came, and Pauls wife was arrested.
The next day me and my sister took my Blazer to have new tires put on it, and when we came back, they had taken the caps off all 4 of my sisters tire valves, put a large scratch in the door, and 2 dents. So we called the cops and reported it. Ever since then, they have been calling the cops on me. First they claimed that my brother had thrown a lit cigarette at a car (with Pauls son in it and his kid friends). The following night i caught Pauls one kid and his friend walking away from my car (another hub cap and cap to the tire valve was missing), and since i seen them they went into their house and Paul came out walked down the sidewwalk in front of me, and spit at me. Then they called the code officer 2 days before my inspection ran out on my Blazer to try and tow my car, then they called the cops saying i was damaging their cars, and last night they called the cops again ( I wasnt even home) trying to get my car towed, and saying the signs I had in the wiindow were harrassment. (They are signs from bumper stickers that I got off line, no vulger, curse words or nothing. Ex: one said "IS IT TOO MUCH TO ASK FOR FAT, UGLY PEOPLE TO STAY INSIDE THEIR HOMES, WITH THE WINDOWS CLOSED?") The cop even told my husband that I was getting fines in the mail for having the signs in my Blazers windows since it was "borderline harrassment". What can I do about this?

Basically, just keep trying to work with the police, document everything and start recording whatever they do to you or your property with a video camera. However, try to stay out of confrontational situations with them. Sooner or later they are going to put you into a situation where you will end up hurt or in jail.
 

pitter-patter

Junior Member
cameras

It's amazing how crap like that stops as soon as you put up cameras...Try it ,just put one on a table in your window pointed at your car.
 
After placing 2 cameras, one for each car, the damage to my cars did stop. But the glaring and acts of intimidation didnt stop. Sadly, I only got the one neighbor, Paul, videotapping my 2 vehicles. The rest were not caught on film, like I had hoped for. And the other day, I was outside talking to my sister, and stated I was going to my lawyer, on a certain date, to file charges for harassment on them, my doctor put me on Atarax, for severe anxiety because of this. This BS needs to stop. Less than a week later, they went to the lawyer that I was going to go to, and I recieved a letter stating that me AND MY HUSBAND (who was not around during any of this) are to quit harassing them or they will bring charges on me!!! What else can I do? Neither me or my husband speak to these people! I am trying to buy a house and get out of here, but until then, I got to put up with this. And that could be months!
 

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