To call the police on this family?

[catofdoom]

I live on a dirt road. It's single track and very windy. This particular part has a sheer drop off to the ocean.

Driving home with ds yesterday afternoon and out of nowhere two kids (between 10 and 12 I think) jump out at me and start pelting my car with water balloons. Trying to get them through the driver's window. (Luckily they didn't.)

They are my next door neighbours. They're only here for a month in the summer though.

It scared the absolute shit out of me. How I didn't crash in to a tree or go off the road I don't know.

I stopped and told them what a horrible thing to do it was and how dangerous it could have been. They laughed at me and ran off.

I drove home, turned around and drove back to go and speak to their parents (I'd seen the car home.)

Coming back they did it again!

I carried on past their house to go and sit further up the road and have a think. DH then came home and they did it to him too! He got out of the car and they ran off, their Mother was outside, dh told her what they'd been doing and she walked off and slammed the door in his face.

Turns out they did it to my brother in law the day before. They've been sat by the road with a big bucket of water balloons for a couple of days. Their Mother must have know, the only windows of the house and the porch look down at the road.

Anyway, so since we've had no apology. If it were my son I'd have marched him round there furious to apologise.

I want to lodge a complaint with the police (I've already spoken to the local policeman but he's not on duty until tomorrow night.) DH thinks we shouldn't stir things up. I think they could do with a talking to, I'm annoyed their parents clearly don't give a shit. Plus, if it happens again they could cause a nasty accident.

So I guess it's more of a - what would you do?

Also, we're in the States in an extremely low crime area (one burglary in 10 years) so I won't be wasting police time, they'd actually be thrilled to have something to do rather than sit on the side of the road trying to catch speeders.

The above does sound good fun, but I am worried about the safety angle.

I would probably either: try talking to the parents again when the kids are in bed, write to them explaining the danger and as a last resort, definitely go to the police.

Years ago, some kids threw a water balloon at my car and it broke the radiator grill cover which wasn’t cheap to replace. If the parents won’t take responsibility for their children’s stupid behaviour then a stern chat from the police should do the job. If that escalates things with the neighbors being obnoxious, the police can ticket them. Is there a neighbourhood or community association? You can also report that sort of thing to them and the town can probably issue them a ticket/fine.

@MadamePompadour yes that was me.

@YankeeinKingArthursCourt right next to both that you mentioned. I won't name it as I don't want it to come up in a search lol!!

But it's just off of Camden.

I did call the police and they spoke to the mother who denied it and wouldn't let him talk to the kids. Then said they weren't doing any harm when he called her out on lying.

Do you think the lovely policeman will continue to investigate?

Any update from the lovely police man?

Anymore incidents?

Lovely police man was only here for a day so won't be back for another few months. Not heard anything from the full time cop. I'm going to drop him eggs later though (as an apology for Facebook messaging him about it on his day off rather than calling the police line .)

They've kept an extremely low profile apart from yesterday when I drove past and she she walking around the garden with some weird kind of a cart. (Maybe she was going to throw balloons too!)

For a second I thought you’d said you were going to drop eggs ON him!

Sounds like a good idea, I hope he enjoys his eggs!

I wonder what the weird cart was!

It was like a tiny tiny garden cart. But so small I can't possibly see what it could be for.

Is anyone else thinking this sounds like the beginning of a Stephen King story?

Treacherous cliff face
Small town overseen by one Cop who doubles for the fire service
Unruly spoilt kids
People that break into houses and shit on the floor
Rich rude people who push weird carts around their home...

Sorry OP!

It was like a tiny tiny garden cart. But so small I can't possibly see what it could be for.

Hand grenades perhaps? Or it might be a minibar for the garden, and she'll ask you over for gin and tonics.

It's hard to see a happy ending here.

It sounds like a terrifying incident, especially when you think of the elderly neighbours as well. I hope the policeman scares them straight.

I’m sorry, but did you say you’d seen a great white, as in the SHARK? Do you live on Amity Beach? I would not be getting on that unicorn float thing!

@CaptainBrickbeard it was only 8 feet so a baby. I was so thrilled I wanted to jump in and swim with it. (DH was horrified at what a dozy twat he'd married.)

@MissConductUS definitely could be hand grenadine. They've not been in to the cafe since.

And, so I met the off island part time cop today. And he's actually ver ver good looking! (I swear I'm not making this up.)

I couldn't take my eyes off his gun though. I can't get over seeing people casually walking around with guns. He was so muscly and swaggery.

I've been told she's 'gunning for me'.

I'm currently sitting by the wood stove on the boat we've just (somehow amazingly) swapped our crappy boat for and couldn't give two shits.

OP I've enjoyed this thread soooooo much! You have a lovely writing style. I'm having a sleepless night as I'm in pain and it has made me forget it for 20 mins so THANK YOU!!!

So she's gunning for the person who lives next door to the house that they leave empty for months at a time?

That's...interesting. But then I am a Bad Person and you are not.

@Dillydallyingthrough oh I'm sorry you're in pain! I hope you're feeling better this morning.

@Weezol seriously. What a twerp. I've not seen the kids once since!! Very weird, they're normally outside all the time. They've not been out once in their boat either. I've a suspicion the Dad has buggered off....

My brother in law works for them so I'll try to ask him.

Make a nice little door for the mice 😊

What did the Good Looking Cop say about it? The kids need to be stopped before they kill
Someone (or get themselves tossed down the steep drop off)

Yes . Police .