Nevada
I live in a middle-class suburban tract home, non-HOA community, where all single story single family homes are each separated by standard concrete wall blocks approx 6 ft high dividing properties of approx 5,500 sq ft land with homes approx 1900 sq ft.
The neighbor's home directly behind my home has a lower elevation of approx 4-5 ft.
This neighbor has constructed some sort of homemade target shooting box contraption out of lumber wood to replace previously used cardboard boxes that he has now built and attached to his side of the wall directly against my side of the wall.
He has been shooting some sort of 4.5 mm metal pellets from an unseen rifle or gun from within his home through an open sliding glass door which he has cut out a large hole in the screen. I assume these pellets are lead from the color, look, feel and size based on internet searches I've conducted that I matched pellet images both new and fired.
The problem is these pellets are fired nearly every day of the week (approximately at the same hour each day, as well) towards my backyard actually landing in my property on the patio, in the grass and in my swimming pool. I have collected many of these pellets to inspect as we are barefoot in the pool and get them in our feet as well as finding them on the cement near the common wall and in our pool filters. I have witnessed two injured potentially diseased pigeons in my backyard unable to fly and suffer trying to escape my front gates. Though I don't like the rampant pigeon infestation and property damage Las Vegas has long endured, I do know that the stray "bullet" type elimination strategy is, at the very least, a risky and unhealthy method of slaughtering these undesirable pests.
I recently took my 13 pound dog to the vet when I saw her run wildly scared into my home after a 3 minute potty break appearing injured as she was licking a bloody part of her body with what appeared upon my inspection to be the shape and size pattern of a "hit" that came with such an impact to damage through her hair, pierce her skin, bleed and leave a mark consistent with these pellet's unique imprint. The vet performed an X-Ray and concluded, in fact, appeared to be a wound from a fired weapon but that the pellet was not inside her. If it had been he would need to perform surgery to remove it and determine if she had been exposed to lead. This was something not unusual to his knowledge and expertise. Incidentally, she was treated with prescribed antibiotics and recovered well.
My 16 year old son was "dinged" by one of these pellets last week, thankfully uninjured, so I finally decided to call the police out of fear of problems escalating. I called the non-emergency number immediately.
I have become increasingly afraid and at unrest with the likely potential damage and/or injury to myself, my two children, two small dogs, my husband, my other backyard loving young family next door neighbors, as well as the many family and friends we entertain at our home, in our yard and pool.
The problem has become more worrisome and frustrating because when the police finally arrived at 5:00 pm after my 10:00 am call that day, the response was less than encouraging and became worse when I called them again this morning with their arrival at 3:00 pm. Basically, from both officer visits it seems to have be reduced as a "no big deal they can do what they like in their home and we haven't any witness of the gun or guns shot or his hand on guns, injured people (yet), dead pigeons, bones (yes! really the second officer said this!) so we'll just knock on his door (which is impossible due to an enclosed locked exterior gate 15 ft or so before the front door is approachable) and just have a 'neighborly chat' with him". Although, I have recorded video with sounds of the shots firing, photos of his homemade insufficient cardboard box targets, construction of the "newer and improved" wood target traps, the cut-out hole in his screen, the pellets all over my property, the countless visitors inquiring of the source of the "whip-like" shot sounds coming from the backyard of the home directly behind me! The second officer even proposed for my consideration that these "strange events" may just as likely be coming from my other neighbors to the left or right of my home with absolutely NO suggestive or potentially incriminating circumstantial fathomable idea that could remotely suggest this illogical possibility! What I have documented is apparently a considerably LESS hypothetical estimation. Incidentally, I have not expressed any of this with my other neighbors for obvious reasons of simple deduction.
For myself and the safety of all concerned, it is absolutely impossible for myself or any of my neighbors to be in direct contact with this "gentleman" of any sort I am unaware of his well-being, state of mind, disposition or motivation; let alone the possible repercussions or retaliation that we could be subjected, particularly as Metro PD is not responding as I had expected.
I purchased my home in a nice neighborhood and raised my children here since 2003. I'm NOT going anywhere. I want his conduct stopped. And there is a legal basis for my attempts. I absolutely want and expect his behavior to abruptly cease without any direct attempt from me or interested parties with this careless homeowner.
I have learned that this is in violation of several laws in Clark County Nevada, Las Vegas. I directly told the officers I was knowledgeable about the Nevada Revised Statutes as it pertains to this "nonintentional, however negligent violation", if not more. Many potential offenses are outlined in the NRS Chapter 202 that this un-neighborly neighbor is committing and I cannot tolerate his actions unaddressed until someone or more property become injured, lead poisoned or much worse.
In the case of the miserable pigeons, the NRS Chapter is 574. Perhaps pigeons are not covered under any protection even though they also pose a health threat, foul elimination, nesting and property damage problems. Furthermore, I hope he is not trapping to injure or kill pigeons for personal BBQ consumption, sale or distribution, as in my study I found it is a delicacy of some sort in "illegal under gound restaurants" and cultures. Peww!
Please kindly advise.
Frustrated homeowner,
Lea Calicich
I live in a middle-class suburban tract home, non-HOA community, where all single story single family homes are each separated by standard concrete wall blocks approx 6 ft high dividing properties of approx 5,500 sq ft land with homes approx 1900 sq ft.
The neighbor's home directly behind my home has a lower elevation of approx 4-5 ft.
This neighbor has constructed some sort of homemade target shooting box contraption out of lumber wood to replace previously used cardboard boxes that he has now built and attached to his side of the wall directly against my side of the wall.
He has been shooting some sort of 4.5 mm metal pellets from an unseen rifle or gun from within his home through an open sliding glass door which he has cut out a large hole in the screen. I assume these pellets are lead from the color, look, feel and size based on internet searches I've conducted that I matched pellet images both new and fired.
The problem is these pellets are fired nearly every day of the week (approximately at the same hour each day, as well) towards my backyard actually landing in my property on the patio, in the grass and in my swimming pool. I have collected many of these pellets to inspect as we are barefoot in the pool and get them in our feet as well as finding them on the cement near the common wall and in our pool filters. I have witnessed two injured potentially diseased pigeons in my backyard unable to fly and suffer trying to escape my front gates. Though I don't like the rampant pigeon infestation and property damage Las Vegas has long endured, I do know that the stray "bullet" type elimination strategy is, at the very least, a risky and unhealthy method of slaughtering these undesirable pests.
I recently took my 13 pound dog to the vet when I saw her run wildly scared into my home after a 3 minute potty break appearing injured as she was licking a bloody part of her body with what appeared upon my inspection to be the shape and size pattern of a "hit" that came with such an impact to damage through her hair, pierce her skin, bleed and leave a mark consistent with these pellet's unique imprint. The vet performed an X-Ray and concluded, in fact, appeared to be a wound from a fired weapon but that the pellet was not inside her. If it had been he would need to perform surgery to remove it and determine if she had been exposed to lead. This was something not unusual to his knowledge and expertise. Incidentally, she was treated with prescribed antibiotics and recovered well.
My 16 year old son was "dinged" by one of these pellets last week, thankfully uninjured, so I finally decided to call the police out of fear of problems escalating. I called the non-emergency number immediately.
I have become increasingly afraid and at unrest with the likely potential damage and/or injury to myself, my two children, two small dogs, my husband, my other backyard loving young family next door neighbors, as well as the many family and friends we entertain at our home, in our yard and pool.
The problem has become more worrisome and frustrating because when the police finally arrived at 5:00 pm after my 10:00 am call that day, the response was less than encouraging and became worse when I called them again this morning with their arrival at 3:00 pm. Basically, from both officer visits it seems to have be reduced as a "no big deal they can do what they like in their home and we haven't any witness of the gun or guns shot or his hand on guns, injured people (yet), dead pigeons, bones (yes! really the second officer said this!) so we'll just knock on his door (which is impossible due to an enclosed locked exterior gate 15 ft or so before the front door is approachable) and just have a 'neighborly chat' with him". Although, I have recorded video with sounds of the shots firing, photos of his homemade insufficient cardboard box targets, construction of the "newer and improved" wood target traps, the cut-out hole in his screen, the pellets all over my property, the countless visitors inquiring of the source of the "whip-like" shot sounds coming from the backyard of the home directly behind me! The second officer even proposed for my consideration that these "strange events" may just as likely be coming from my other neighbors to the left or right of my home with absolutely NO suggestive or potentially incriminating circumstantial fathomable idea that could remotely suggest this illogical possibility! What I have documented is apparently a considerably LESS hypothetical estimation. Incidentally, I have not expressed any of this with my other neighbors for obvious reasons of simple deduction.
For myself and the safety of all concerned, it is absolutely impossible for myself or any of my neighbors to be in direct contact with this "gentleman" of any sort I am unaware of his well-being, state of mind, disposition or motivation; let alone the possible repercussions or retaliation that we could be subjected, particularly as Metro PD is not responding as I had expected.
I purchased my home in a nice neighborhood and raised my children here since 2003. I'm NOT going anywhere. I want his conduct stopped. And there is a legal basis for my attempts. I absolutely want and expect his behavior to abruptly cease without any direct attempt from me or interested parties with this careless homeowner.
I have learned that this is in violation of several laws in Clark County Nevada, Las Vegas. I directly told the officers I was knowledgeable about the Nevada Revised Statutes as it pertains to this "nonintentional, however negligent violation", if not more. Many potential offenses are outlined in the NRS Chapter 202 that this un-neighborly neighbor is committing and I cannot tolerate his actions unaddressed until someone or more property become injured, lead poisoned or much worse.
In the case of the miserable pigeons, the NRS Chapter is 574. Perhaps pigeons are not covered under any protection even though they also pose a health threat, foul elimination, nesting and property damage problems. Furthermore, I hope he is not trapping to injure or kill pigeons for personal BBQ consumption, sale or distribution, as in my study I found it is a delicacy of some sort in "illegal under gound restaurants" and cultures. Peww!
Please kindly advise.
Frustrated homeowner,
Lea Calicich
