Severe Harassment from neighbor

[fusili3]

I am not certain if this forum is the correct one for my topic, but I will give the details and let the chips fall. Feel free to move the post to the appropriate category.

My dad and I have lived in our house for 50 years. Since 2020 a neighbor who just moved in began to harass us. HIS house is small and ours is large and a few people, that is, other neighbors, have told me that this man wants to get our house for a cheap price. OUR house is not for sale and his methods for obtaining it are a real problem, as you soon will learn.

HE lives across the street from us and yells obscenities at my 88 year old dad, including insulting my dad's POLISH heritage, almost every time that my dad walks outside to get the newspaper in the early a.m. or gardens or sits on the porch. THIS man across the street is unemployed and he & possibly his wife want to force my dad to sell the house at a low price, as I mentioned.

MY dad talks to various people who walk around the block for exercise; some of these people are alone and others have kids or dogs. THE neighbor has called the LAPD 4 times because my dad, who is EUROPEAN obviously (POLISH, as I SAID), spoke to a black man. THE lapd arrived after the black neighbor left, but the upshot was that the LAPD came to our door and accused my dad of buying or selling drugs to the black man. WHERE did you get the false info, asked my dad, but the LAPD was antagonistic and defensive and did not deign to answer.

THIS man recently began taunting my dad--but never me, perhaps because I am younger and stronger--accusing him openly of selling drugs and doing other 'unnamed' crimes (HE YELLS at the top of his lungs so that anybody 500' or more away can hear), shaking his fist at my dad, and threatening to call the LAPD again or take care of it with physical violence. THE crazy man walks to the curb in front of my house, but never steps onto our property.

THE LAPD always takes his side and puts my dad on the defensive. THE LAPD always goes across the street first to hear the man's LIES, but that might be because the man called 911, not we. IF the situation were an emergency as the crazy man claims in his 911 calls (CRIME IN PROGRESS, he says; he calls brazenly from his cell phone while standing near our curb, so we can hear him, as can other neighbors and pedestrians), I would expect the lapd to go to the scene of the emergency, but what do I KNOW?

THE man has told everybody on the block that we, especially my dad, are sellng drugs and causing all kinds of other problems, although we are not. THE LAPD is worthless to us, as I said, as it refuses to file charges for

1. fraudulent 911 calls that falsely accuse us of selling drugs;
2. lying to a police officer in person by saying that we are selling drugs;
3. using 911 to harass us; and
4. falsely imprisoning us--he has physically blocked my dad from getting to his car by putting his body between my dad and the car several times.



I am wondering if we could get a restraining order or sue for slander. I think that slander is out, as my dad has not lost any money from the false accusations.


THE scary part, if this is not bad enough so far, is that this man has riled up a few people who are real troublemakers; 1 of them threatened to kill my dad--that is, he told me 1 night as I walked to visit an old friend who lives down the street, that 'if your dad ever talks to that xxxx (epithet for BLACK MAN) again, I'll beat up both of them and you so badly that all of you will wish that you were dead.' I Guess that you can call this situation an example of vigilantism. HE tried to get me to walk to his car so that he could take me to the LAPD to turn myself in and see the 'big file that narco and bunco have against you.' I declined, even as he pushed me towards the car. IS that attempted kidnapping?

I was saved by a family of 4 who were walking a dog and pushing twins in 2 strollers, thank goodness. I now avoid walking in that direction, as I do not wish to confront that drunken fool again.

ANY help would be appreciated. THE idea, according to 1 of the few neighbors who still speaks to us, is for the man to convince the lapd and then city attorney that we are a private nuisance and then a public nuisance, or vice versa, have our house condemned and us forced out, and have the house auctioned so that he can buy it cheaply. I wonder if THAT scheme is legal or a violation of our civil rights, but the LAPD will not answer my questions when they come here; they just grill my dad and me.

I am baffled as to why the lapd would come out time after time, find that we are doing nothing wrong--I am a retired doctor and my dad was a top-level administrator for the state gov--and keep worshipping the man across the street. Maybe he is paying them!

I have been told by a friend who is fairly well-read that some of these 'crimes' are civil rights violations. DOES that mean that the DOJ and/or FBI can get involved?

Thanks!

 

[STEPHAN]

Install security cameras.

 

[adjusterjack]

Agree. Get the guy on video and the police may come around to your side.

 

[stealth2]

That was going to be my suggestion as well.

 

[quincy]

As a note, there does not have to be economic harm to pursue a defamation (slander, libel) claim. The basis for all defamation claims is harm to one’s reputation through the communication of falsehoods, which can be demonstrated in several ways beside monetary losses (including shunning, shame, ridicule, hurt feelings).

Slander: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV&sectionNum=46.

Defamation per se, Jury Instructions: https://www.justia.com/trials-litigation/docs/caci/1700/1704/

I don’t know if it is worth your father’s time and money to pursue a defamation claim or, if he decides to pursue one, that he can be successful with such an action. Even if he were to win a suit in court, without actual damages (demonstrated monetary losses), he might be awarded only nominal damages which can be as low as $1.00 (although, if he proves he was defamed, punitive damages potentially also can be awarded).

Capturing both audio and visual evidence on camera could help your father if he seeks a restraining order, however there can be problems with the audio portion of any recording, and video captures cannot intrude on the privacy of another. California is a two-party consent state, which requires consent of all parties before recording (with some exceptions).

Invasion of Privacy: https://law.justia.com/codes/california/2022/code-pen/part-1/title-15/chapter-1-5/section-632/

There are bad neighbors and there are neighbors who go beyond the bad to the criminal. It might be worthwhile for your father to sit down with an attorney in his area to see exactly where his particular neighbor’s antics fall, and what your father’s best options are.

Original post quoted below:

I am not certain if this forum is the correct one for my topic, but I will give the details and let the chips fall. Feel free to move the post to the appropriate category.

My dad and I have lived in our house for 50 years. Since 2020 a neighbor who just moved in began to harass us. HIS house is small and ours is large and a few people, that is, other neighbors, have told me that this man wants to get our house for a cheap price. OUR house is not for sale and his methods for obtaining it are a real problem, as you soon will learn.

HE lives across the street from us and yells obscenities at my 88 year old dad, including insulting my dad's POLISH heritage, almost every time that my dad walks outside to get the newspaper in the early a.m. or gardens or sits on the porch. THIS man across the street is unemployed and he & possibly his wife want to force my dad to sell the house at a low price, as I mentioned.

MY dad talks to various people who walk around the block for exercise; some of these people are alone and others have kids or dogs. THE neighbor has called the LAPD 4 times because my dad, who is EUROPEAN obviously (POLISH, as I SAID), spoke to a black man. THE lapd arrived after the black neighbor left, but the upshot was that the LAPD came to our door and accused my dad of buying or selling drugs to the black man. WHERE did you get the false info, asked my dad, but the LAPD was antagonistic and defensive and did not deign to answer.

THIS man recently began taunting my dad--but never me, perhaps because I am younger and stronger--accusing him openly of selling drugs and doing other 'unnamed' crimes (HE YELLS at the top of his lungs so that anybody 500' or more away can hear), shaking his fist at my dad, and threatening to call the LAPD again or take care of it with physical violence. THE crazy man walks to the curb in front of my house, but never steps onto our property.

THE LAPD always takes his side and puts my dad on the defensive. THE LAPD always goes across the street first to hear the man's LIES, but that might be because the man called 911, not we. IF the situation were an emergency as the crazy man claims in his 911 calls (CRIME IN PROGRESS, he says; he calls brazenly from his cell phone while standing near our curb, so we can hear him, as can other neighbors and pedestrians), I would expect the lapd to go to the scene of the emergency, but what do I KNOW?

THE man has told everybody on the block that we, especially my dad, are sellng drugs and causing all kinds of other problems, although we are not. THE LAPD is worthless to us, as I said, as it refuses to file charges for

1. fraudulent 911 calls that falsely accuse us of selling drugs;
2. lying to a police officer in person by saying that we are selling drugs;
3. using 911 to harass us; and
4. falsely imprisoning us--he has physically blocked my dad from getting to his car by putting his body between my dad and the car several times.



I am wondering if we could get a restraining order or sue for slander. I think that slander is out, as my dad has not lost any money from the false accusations.


THE scary part, if this is not bad enough so far, is that this man has riled up a few people who are real troublemakers; 1 of them threatened to kill my dad--that is, he told me 1 night as I walked to visit an old friend who lives down the street, that 'if your dad ever talks to that xxxx (epithet for BLACK MAN) again, I'll beat up both of them so badly that they'll wish that they were dead.' I Guess that you can call this situation an example of vigilantism. HE tried to get me to walk to his car so that he could take me to the LAPD to turn myself in and see the 'big file that narco and bunco have against you.' I declined, even as he pushed me towards the car. IS that attempted kidnapping? I was saved by a family of 4 who were walking a dog and pushing twins in 2 strollers, thank goodness. I now avoid walking in that direction, as I do not wish to confront that drunken fool again.

ANY help would be appreciated. THE idea, according to 1 of the few neighbors who still speaks to us, is for the man to convince the lapd and then city attorney that we are a private nuisance and then a public nuisance, or vice versa, have our house condemned and us forced out, and have the house auctioned so that he can buy it cheaply. I wonder if THAT scheme is legal or a violation of our civil rights, but the LAPD will not answer my questions when they come here; they just grill my dad and me.
I am baffled as to why the lapd would come out time after time, find that we are doing nothing wrong--I am a retired doctor and my dad was a top-level administrator for the state gov--and keep worshipping the man across the street. Maybe he is paying them!

I have been told by a friend who is fairly well-read that some of these 'crimes' are civil rights violations. DOES that mean that the DOJ and/or FBI can get involved?

Thanks!

 

[LdiJ]

I agree with the others that capturing what is going on, on video, could be helpful. If you keep your yard under video surveillence at all times then you will capture your dad's interaction with other people and that can go a long way to prove to the police that he is not selling any drugs. You can also offer to show the video to any other neighbors who might be buying into the crazy neighbor's stories about drug dealing.

As far as trying to buy your house out from under you, if the neighbor is unemployed it is not all that likely that he wants to attempt to buy your house out from under you. Unless he is independently wealthy he is unlikely to have the cash on hand to buy that large of a purchase and being unemployed he likely would not qualify for a mortgage. More likely, he is just crazy and has decided that he doesn't like you and your dad for some inexplicable reason.

I would definitely be installing video cameras to capture as much of your yard and the street in front of your house as possible (avoiding as much of other people's yards as is reasonably possible. I would also avoid engaging with this neighbor as much as possible as well.

 

[not2cleverRed]

As far as trying to buy your house out from under you, if the neighbor is unemployed it is not all that likely that he wants to attempt to buy your house out from under you. Unless he is independently wealthy he is unlikely to have the cash on hand to buy that large of a purchase and being unemployed he likely would not qualify for a mortgage. More likely, he is just crazy and has decided that he doesn't like you and your dad for some inexplicable reason.

The world abounds with delusional people.

An acquaintance is in the process of trying to evict a tenant from a 2 BR house for nonpayment of rent. He's countered that he wants to move into the 3 BR house that she is currently constructing because his growing family needs the space. The tenant is not related to the owner. He just argues that his family needs a home, regardless of whether he pays rent.

My family has interacted with various entitled people seeking ownership of our house. Most at least offer money. However, we've encountered weirdos who think we should just GIVE it them because they've had a vision or dream that they belong there.

OP's neighbor may be operating under a similar delusion.

In addition to the cameras, @fusili3 should start filing their own police reports. If someone threatens to kill you or beat you up, file a report. If someone trespasses on your property and refuses to leave, file a police report. If you are being blocked from getting to your car or leaving your driveway, do not argue - just quietly call 911. If someone lays hands on you, pushes you, do not engage, but call 911 if you cannot retreat (or file a report if you can retreat). Do not engage, do not escalate, just be cool, calm, civil, and keep a charged phone on hand. Do not threaten to call 911, just call 911 if it merits it. Do not threaten to file a police report, just file one if the situation merits it.

Be cool and calm and factual when making reports. Don't focus on "he's crazy". Just date, time, event.

If @fusili3 is not doing so already, they should start keeping a logbook of negative incidents. Record in it the date, time, and event. This will help as a memory aid of what's going on, and make it easier to sort through the progression.

You may have enough to merit a restraining order, but you need to document, document, document.

 

[stealth2]

Excellent advice, red!

 

[Litigator22]

I am not certain if this forum is the correct one for my topic, but I will give the details and let the chips fall. Feel free to move the post to the appropriate category.

My dad and I have lived in our house for 50 years. Since 2020 a neighbor who just moved in began to harass us. HIS house is small and ours is large and a few people, that is, other neighbors, have told me that this man wants to get our house for a cheap price. OUR house is not for sale and his methods for obtaining it are a real problem, as you soon will learn.

HE lives across the street from us and yells obscenities at my 88-year-old dad, including insulting my dad's POLISH heritage, almost every time that my dad walks outside to get the newspaper in the early a.m. or gardens or sits on the porch. THIS man across the street is unemployed and he & possibly his wife wants to force my dad to sell the house at a low price, as I mentioned.

MY dad talks to various people who walk around the block for exercise; some of these people are alone and others have kids or dogs. THE neighbor has called the LAPD 4 times because my dad, who is EUROPEAN obviously (POLISH, as I SAID), spoke to a black man. THE lapd arrived after the black neighbor left, but the upshot was that the LAPD came to our door and accused my dad of buying or selling drugs to the black man. WHERE did you get the false info, asked my dad, but the LAPD was antagonistic and defensive and did not deign to answer.

THIS man recently began taunting my dad--but never me, perhaps because I am younger and stronger--accusing him openly of selling drugs and doing other 'unnamed' crimes (HE YELLS at the top of his lungs so that anybody 500' or more away can hear), shaking his fist at my dad, and threatening to call the LAPD again or take care of it with physical violence. THE crazy man walks to the curb in front of my house, but never steps onto our property.

THE LAPD always takes his side and puts my dad on the defensive. THE LAPD always goes across the street first to hear the man's LIES, but that might be because the man called 911, not we. IF the situation were an emergency as the crazy man claims in his 911 calls (CRIME IN PROGRESS, he says; he calls brazenly from his cell phone while standing near our curb, so we can hear him, as can other neighbors and pedestrians), I would expect the lapd to go to the scene of the emergency, but what do I KNOW?

THE man has told everybody on the block that we, especially my dad, are sellng drugs and causing all kinds of other problems, although we are not. THE LAPD is worthless to us, as I said, as it refuses to file charges for

1. fraudulent 911 calls that falsely accuse us of selling drugs;
2. lying to a police officer in person by saying that we are selling drugs;
3. using 911 to harass us; and
4. falsely imprisoning us--he has physically blocked my dad from getting to his car by putting his body between my dad and the car several times.



I am wondering if we could get a restraining order or sue for slander. I think that slander is out, as my dad has not lost any money from the false accusations.


THE scary part, if this is not bad enough so far, is that this man has riled up a few people who are real troublemakers; 1 of them threatened to kill my dad--that is, he told me 1 night as I walked to visit an old friend who lives down the street, that 'if your dad ever talks to that xxxx (epithet for BLACK MAN) again, I'll beat up both of them so badly that they'll wish that they were dead.' I Guess that you can call this situation an example of vigilantism. HE tried to get me to walk to his car so that he could take me to the LAPD to turn myself in and see the 'big file that narco and bunco have against you.' I declined, even as he pushed me towards the car. IS that attempted kidnapping? I was saved by a family of 4 who were walking a dog and pushing twins in 2 strollers, thank goodness. I now avoid walking in that direction, as I do not wish to confront that drunken fool again.

ANY help would be appreciated. THE idea, according to 1 of the few neighbors who still speaks to us, is for the man to convince the lapd and then city attorney that we are a private nuisance and then a public nuisance, or vice versa, have our house condemned and us forced out, and have the house auctioned so that he can buy it cheaply. I wonder if THAT scheme is legal or a violation of our civil rights, but the LAPD will not answer my questions when they come here; they just grill my dad and me.
I am baffled as to why the lapd would come out time after time, find that we are doing nothing wrong--I am a retired doctor and my dad was a top-level administrator for the state gov--and keep worshipping the man across the street. Maybe he is paying them!

I have been told by a friend who is fairly well-read that some of these 'crimes' are civil rights violations. DOES that mean that the DOJ and/or FBI can get involved?

Thanks!

Here's some help:

First read this: Law section (ca.gov)

Then call here:
ACLU of Southern California
1313 West 8th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90017
(213) 977-9500

Understand that we are very concerned as will be the ACLU people.

And please keep us informed as the issue unfolds! Just remember to stay within this same thread. Okay?

(Cops are a lot like lawyers. Ninety eight percent of them give the other two a bad name.)

 

[fusili3]

Hi. THANKS for all of the great advice. I will summarize what I think are the salient points.

1. DOCUMENT, DOCUMENT, DOCUMENT. GET a video camera and attach it to the house to record everything that happens OUTSIDE;

2. use handheld phone camera if I am outside with my dad--he is cell phone averse and does not have one. WHEN I walk to markets or to visit friends, keep cell phone handy to record what this crazy neighbor or one of his vigilante cronies says or does to me;

3. MAKE sure that the camera is visible when I am using it because CA is a 2 party consent state; that is, I cannot legally make a video or audio recording of somebody who is threatening me by keeping the camera in my shirt pocket aimed towards him. DO I have to tell him that I am recording?

4. Evidently I should not contact the FBI or DOJ; perhaps these crimes are not under their purview. I wrote a 337 page report of every incident since July 2020, including the LAPD's verbal responses word for word (I have an eidetic memory) in hopes of sending it to the FBI or DOJ, but have not done so, and it sits in a folder in 'my docs' on my computer.

I always viewed the FBI and DOJ as above the LAPD, watchdogs of a sort, and also they seem to have more education and training than the LAPD. THEY also have more power, though, so if they, too, are incompetent and biased, then I might be getting my dad and myself into a morass of trouble if the DOJ or FBI misjudges the situation;

5. When my dad or I hear this crazy, potentially violent psychopath call 911 in the center of the street and say, "MR. XX is selling drugs to a black man" or some other fantasized crime, CALL THE ACLU immediately because by the time that the LAPD arrives 60-120 mins later, the ACLU might be already be on the scene and ready to intervene on the side of justice. After all, my dad and I have civil rights and liberties, as odd as it sounds. THE LAPD and my neighbor and HIS WIFE would have us believe otherwise. PERHAPS the ACLU wants the 337 page report, as it is filled with LAPD MALFEASANCE;

6. consult with a private lawyer, but getting my dad to go to 1 would be difficult or impossible. HE is afraid to walk down the driveway now to get the newspaper. "I'M old and my bones break easily," he told me last week when he got the SUNDAY paper and the crazy neighbor stood 6' away from him in our gutter and yelled threats and obscenities at him;

7. DO not confront the crazy man and do not threaten him or retaliate;

8. consider suing him for slander, but only to punish him by forcing him to show up in court numerous times. DO not expect to gain more than $1 in a judgment, if even that;

9. consider getting a restraining order AFTER I have compiled video evidence so that the case is not just our word against his;

10. talk to neighbors who might be neutral or on our side and get their input and help;

11. I have thought about trying to educate the lapd (AN often futile gesture) when they arrive, or by going to the local branch, by saying, 'our crazy neighbor violated

a. PenaL CODE 148.3, falsely reporting a crime via a 911 call,

b. PC 148.5, false report of crime to a police officer in person by saying that we are selling drugs,

c. PC 653x(a), using 911 and the police to harass us,

d. PC 236, false imprisonment,

e. PC 415 (1), challenging my dad to fight (I do not have to tell you my dad's response),

f. PC 422, threatening my dad, our guests, and me with violence and putting us in fear of our safety, and

g. WIC 15610.01(a)1 ELDER ABUSE!



h. PC 646.9, stalking. WHEN I walked to the market and the OTHER NEIGHBOR who is in league with the PSYCHO who taunts/harasses my dad followed me, falsely imprisoned me, attempted to kidnap me, and threatened to kill my father, the black neighbor, and me, we can safely say that he stalked me.

and so on, but nobody here said to do that, so I will AVOID talking to the police. THE LAPD might assume that we are guilty by our silence, but the LAPD does not have an open mind or an abundance of intelligence and common sense, not to mention probity and gravitas.

I LEARNED YESTERDAY from a friendly neighbor (HAVE known him for 36 years) that the LAPD has LABELED MY HOUSE A 'PROBLEM HOUSE' and now will "act accordingly!!!!!" THE LAPD told this friendly neighbor that it is increasing its car patrols on my street to see if we (MY DAD AND I) are selling drugs. IN other words, the lapd believes the crazy man.

At least 7 fraudulent calls to 911 about my dad and me since JULY of 2020 were made by this 1 unstable neighbor, none of which led to an arrest of my dad or me or even a search warrant of our premises, and we are labeled a PROBLEM HOUSE without evidence. I guess that 'strength in numbers' is not just a cliche. Something is rotten in DENMARK and I am beginning to give the LAPD 50% of the blame and my neighbor the other 50%.

12. nobody said to sue the man for harassment, but maybe that comes under the concept of obtaining a restraining order.

thanks again. I am open to other suggestions and the necessary corrections to any erroneous conclusions that I drew herein

 

[Patrese415]

Is your house in an HOA? This is from California, but many states have included similar language in their State Statues.

https://www.davis-stirling.com/Main-Index/Harassment-of-Members/HOME/Harassment-of-Members

 

[fusili3]

YES, I live in LA, Cal, but my house is not in AN HOA. I also want to say that, although my neighbor does not work, his wife does, and she supports the 2 of them and their 2 young kids. She is no angel, however; when she is home, she eggs him on with comments such as, "HONEY, are you going to let him say that or do that? You want to protect our neighborhood, don't you?" and he acts accordingly, in ways that I described earlier.

THESE people purchased a motorized mini-motorcycle & motorized cart for their daughter and son, ages 8 and 5, at xmas. THESE gas-powered vehicles have no license plates and certainly are not street legal; moreover, the kids do not have driver licenses, yet they drive the apparatuses up and down our street.

WHEN a neighbor complained to the LAPD that the kids might be injured, as they are difficult for a car's driver to see, the LAPD replied, "WHY be a killjoy? I'm not going to cite anybody. MIND your own business." WHEN THE neighbor told the LAPD that the parents are to blame for being such bad influences on the kids, the cop responded, "If you think so, then call the child protective services and stop wasting the lapd's time and resources."

 

[quincy]

Hi. THANKS for all of the great advice. I will summarize what I think are the salient points.

1. DOCUMENT, DOCUMENT, DOCUMENT. GET a video camera and attach it to the house to record everything that happens OUTSIDE;

2. use handheld phone camera if I am outside with my dad--he is cell phone averse and does not have one. WHEN I walk to markets or to visit friends, keep cell phone handy to record what this crazy neighbor or one of his vigilante cronies says or does to me;

3. MAKE sure that the camera is visible when I am using it because CA is a 2 party consent state; that is, I cannot legally make a video or audio recording of somebody who is threatening me by keeping the camera in my shirt pocket aimed towards him. DO I have to tell him that I am recording?

4. Evidently I should not contact the FBI or DOJ; perhaps these crimes are not under their purview. I wrote a 337 page report of every incident since July 2020, including the LAPD's verbal responses word for word (I have an eidetic memory) in hopes of sending it to the FBI or DOJ, but have not done so, and it sits in a folder in 'my docs' on my computer.

I always viewed the FBI and DOJ as above the LAPD, watchdogs of a sort, and also they seem to have more education and training than the LAPD. THEY also have more power, though, so if they, too, are incompetent and biased, then I might be getting my dad and myself into a morass of trouble if the DOJ or FBI misjudges the situation;

5. When my dad or I hear this crazy, potentially violent psychopath call 911 in the center of the street and say, "MR. XX is selling drugs to a black man" or some other fantasized crime, CALL THE ACLU immediately because by the time that the LAPD arrives 60-120 mins later, the ACLU might be already be on the scene and ready to intervene on the side of justice. After all, my dad and I have civil rights and liberties, as odd as it sounds. THE LAPD and my neighbor and HIS WIFE would have us believe otherwise. PERHAPS the ACLU wants the 337 page report, as it is filled with LAPD MALFEASANCE;

6. consult with a private lawyer, but getting my dad to go to 1 would be difficult or impossible. HE is afraid to walk down the driveway now to get the newspaper. "I'M old and my bones break easily," he told me last week when he got the SUNDAY paper and the crazy neighbor stood 6' away from him in our gutter and yelled threats and obscenities at him;

7. DO not confront the crazy man and do not threaten him or retaliate;

8. consider suing him for slander, but only to punish him by forcing him to show up in court numerous times. DO not expect to gain more than $1 in a judgment, if even that;

9. consider getting a restraining order AFTER I have compiled video evidence so that the case is not just our word against his;

10. talk to neighbors who might be neutral or on our side and get their input and help;

11. I have thought about trying to educate the lapd (AN often futile gesture) when they arrive, or by going to the local branch, by saying, 'our crazy neighbor violated

a. PenaL CODE 148.3, falsely reporting a crime via a 911 call,

b. PC 148.5, false report of crime to a police officer in person by saying that we are selling drugs,

c. PC 653x(a), using 911 and the police to harass us,

d. PC 236, false imprisonment,

e. PC 415 (1), challenging my dad to fight (I do not have to tell you my dad's response),

f. PC 422, threatening my dad, our guests, and me with violence and putting us in fear of our safety, and

g. WIC 15610.01(a)1 ELDER ABUSE!



h. PC 646.9, stalking. WHEN I walked to the market and the OTHER NEIGHBOR who is in league with the PSYCHO who taunts/harasses my dad followed me, falsely imprisoned me, attempted to kidnap me, and threatened to kill my father, the black neighbor, and me, we can safely say that he stalked me.

and so on, but nobody here said to do that, so I will AVOID talking to the police. THE LAPD might assume that we are guilty by our silence, but the LAPD does not have an open mind or an abundance of intelligence and common sense, not to mention probity and gravitas.

I LEARNED YESTERDAY from a friendly neighbor (HAVE known him for 36 years) that the LAPD has LABELED MY HOUSE A 'PROBLEM HOUSE' and now will "act accordingly!!!!!" THE LAPD told this friendly neighbor that it is increasing its car patrols on my street to see if we (MY DAD AND I) are selling drugs. IN other words, the lapd believes the crazy man.

At least 7 fraudulent calls to 911 about my dad and me since JULY of 2020 were made by this 1 unstable neighbor, none of which led to an arrest of my dad or me or even a search warrant of our premises, and we are labeled a PROBLEM HOUSE without evidence. I guess that 'strength in numbers' is not just a cliche. Something is rotten in DENMARK and I am beginning to give the LAPD 50% of the blame and my neighbor the other 50%.

12. nobody said to sue the man for harassment, but maybe that comes under the concept of obtaining a restraining order.

thanks again. I am open to other suggestions and the necessary corrections to any erroneous conclusions that I drew herein

I will only comment on a little of what you wrote above.

No one - not the FBI or the DOJ or the LAPD or most attorneys - will spend time reading through your 337-page “report.” It is good that you have kept detailed records for your own reference, as a way to refresh your memory, but don’t expect anyone else to be interested in this.

Although most law enforcement officers do not have law degrees, officers generally know what offenses can support an arrest. It is not up to you to educate them on laws. Once an arrest is made (at the discretion of the officers involved), it ultimately will be up to a prosecutor to decide under which law or laws an arrestee will be charged, if the prosecutor decides to pursue any charge at all.

If you believe there is elder abuse, report the abuse to the proper authority. You can bypass the LAPD.

If you believe you are being stalked and fear for your safety, file for a restraining order. Again, you can bypass the LAPD.

Good luck.

 

[stealth2]

No one - not the FBI or the DOJ or the LAPD or most attorneys - will spend time reading through your 337-page “report.”

Absolutely. I'm frankly surprised no one TL;dr'd the original post and at least one other.

 

[quincy]

Absolutely. I'm frankly surprised no one TL;dr'd the original post and at least one other.

fusili3 did a good job of white-spacing his posts for easier reading. That said, I admittedly did a bit of skimming.