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    Door checkers again not even a month since last time

    Better cameras help but, ultimately, moving is the definitive solution. A neighborhood going downhill like this never gets any better in any reasonable time frame, only steadily worse. Let the place go to the dogs without you. Do some research, there are ample internet resources available to...
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    You be the judge.

    In L.A. if you observe a crime in progress and the perp appears to be a vagrant, when you call 911 do not mention that fact or use other description like “homeless.“ Political structure in the city has instructed LAPD not to roll out on any crimes committed by homeless unless it‘s a violent...
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    Well there goes the neighborhood

    What I wonder is: suppose a homeless guy is caught snorting cocaine ... through a plastic straw. Which law is he charged with violating in that case? In this state, I'm pretty sure it would be violating the ban on plastic straws (which probably carries a stiffer penalty, anyhow.)
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    Well there goes the neighborhood

    In CA, possession of meth in amounts considered to be "for personal use" has now been reduced to a very minor misdemeanor. It's about on the level of sipping an open can of beer in public. Hard to get the cops to roll out on that. If you call 911 to report it, they will instantly dump you off to...
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    Well there goes the neighborhood

    Here in CA it's strictly illegal to live in RV meth-mobiles parked on residential streets. However, literally thousands are doing so presently. "Illegal" under the law is one thing .... getting police to actually enforce that law is quite another. Got so bad my neighbor and I had an arrangement...
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    So this happened the other night

    Yeah in my area junky old RVs that never move are frequently meth-mobiles. They used to tow them up on streets in our vicinity late at night when nobody would see them, then push them up to the curb in front of single family homes. No license plates, the engine doesn't run anymore, the tires go...
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    So this happened the other night

    Classic meth-induced paranoid rush IMHO. For two years we had an "encampment" (I had another word for it) in bushes along nearby freeway embankment. I personally witnessed some of the residents charging through the neighborhood in a state of wild-eyed drug psychosis shortly after shooting up...
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    Duct Tape Guy

    I agree about the "look." That guy checked off all the boxes for "suspicious." Under certain circumstances—time of day, neighborhood, etc—I personally think backpacks are a presumptive sign of criminal activity! But that's just me ...
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    Duct Tape Guy

    "How do you know he doesn't live in that building, sir? Are you the property manager? Are you personally acquainted with all the residents? So, what you're reporting is that some person you don't recognize put a piece of tape on a camera? And you believe he looks like he might commit a crime...
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    Duct Tape Guy

    Just curious, do you have special contact phone numbers or do you go thru regular 911 ops? Where I live it would be hard to get 911 to react to that incident, particularly if no felony was observed (i.e. only a misdemeanor) and definitely if description of the perpetrator sounded like it might...
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    Doorbell camera spots armed suspected burglars at front door of Covina home

    Getting out of CA is a worthy idea for a number of reasons. However, the right to self defense in your own home needn’t be one of them. It is a surprise to many— incl residents of the state— but CA state penal code does specifically endorse stand your ground for self defense on your own...
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    3 Prowler Car Thieves Video Recorded and Chased

    Prowlers, door-checkers, petty theft, vandalism, etc, typically no longer get any response whatsoever from urban police depts. That this has become the "new normal" that we are supposed to accept is the real issue. There have always been bottom-dwelling thieves in society. In the past...
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    Package thief caught

    That's great you were able to get police roll-out. In many cities I don't think you can get that kind of response from cops re a porch package theft anymore -- even with video of the guy. If the package value is < $750, in my city, all the guy would have to do is declare that he is "homeless" —...
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    Carelessness cost me...I got hit...

    Young male. On foot in a residential neighborhood. 4 a.m. Hoodie. Backpack. His intentions couldn't be more clear. He might as well have a glow-in-the-dark sign on his back (pack): "I'm out here stealing stuff." Private security in a gated community would take that guy down at first glance. City...
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    Attempted invasion of my neighbor's house

    Our Constitutional right to "keep and bear" firearms passed down to us was not primarily intended as a burglary deterrent, anyhow. Though it works well for such purposes when used responsibly. Private firearms ownership here has a deeper, almost sublime connection with personal freedom and...
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    Dude with a pistol

    Good way to get shot. LEO arriving on-scene aren't going to spend a lot of time trying to probe the possible shades of gray when there's some guy walking around with a loaded pistol in his hand. He might get one single shouted command to drop the gun—which he might not hear correctly or...
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    Coyote

    In neighborhoods with houses built in the 50s and 60s, miles within city limits, and where coyotes were never glimpsed until recently, it's the coyotes who are encroaching human habitat, not the other way around. Eventually, attempting to coexist with a wild predatory animal roaming in your...
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    Woman watched entering property, then stopped by me.

    Lots of small-time residential theft these days this is done in this casual, super-relaxed method (versus a hard-core break-in burglary.) Just strolling up to your house in broad daylight with nothing to hide—then picking up the first thing in reach. Like they just happened to randomly wander...
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    2 Thieves Caught in Act & at Gunpoint.

    At least one of them is appropriately dressed for the time and occasion: 3:30 a.m. Residential neighborhood. Backpack. Never fails. He might as well be wearing a sign that says, "We're here to steal from you."
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    Package Thief

    A friend who was a UPS driver told me that when he had concerns about leaving a conspicuous expensive delivery on porch, he would have customer service double-check it with the recipient. Very frequently, they would be assured by the resident: "Oh it's fine to leave it right there. Nothing ever...
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    Vehicle Problems

    I was gonna guess duct tape.
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    Girl in trouble

    It's a simple fact that good-hearted, well-intentioned attempts to help drug users often end up with the "helper" getting taken advantage of, victimized, etc. Sorry to say that I've seen this happen among some of my own relatives. My firm position with druggies is to completely detach and not...
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    Lazy Package Deliverer

    I wonder if the drones will be gentler?
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    Door checker criminal scum

    The problem is getting most urban police depts to consider door-checking illegal. It is rapidly becoming just another thing you're supposed to "live with" just like homeless bums defecating on your yard, etc. The cops don't want to come out and deal with it and/or have better things to do...
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    Door checker criminal scum

    2 a.m., residential area, guy walking around wearing backpack. Plus gloves in hot humid FL summer weather. He might as well be carrying a sign, too.
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    Little bit crazy

    A nearby trailer park is always such an asset to the neighborhood ambience and quality of life! Really boosts property values, too.
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    Neighbor dumps couch...I go ask why he did it...awkward.

    I caught a mattress dumper on video once. Turned out to be a guy down in the next block. He dragged it under of cover of darkness down to the end of our cul de sac and left it there to add that sublime "ghetto" ambience to our street. It was obvious by the video where he came from. A neighbor...
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    Female Trespasser at 3AM

    I think the sound is generally understood. Probably due to movies and TV, most people — guys, especially — recognize the signature sound of a shell being chambered in a pump action and know what it portends. It's almost instinctive. If relying on that sound is a bad idea, it's not because the...
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    This had to hurt... (not mine)

    News is that he was knocked unconscious, head injury, hospitalized but expected to survive.
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    gun slinger

    No doubt a real high-quality firearm, too. You guys do good work.
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