After some perspective so please be kind ☺️
I live in a upstairs flat , on a main road about & a bus stop is around 8 foot away from my door.
Downstairs flat is empty of tenants but part furnished which can be seen through the windows
Last month we had to ring the landlord to the flat as we heard someone moving around in there , landlord came & said it had appeared someone had crawled through the window in the front room.
Lately , I've noticed a notorious shoplifter, let's call him Adam ( know him from throwing him out of Morrison's many times for stealing ) hanging around the bus stop / sitting on my garden wall
Lately , when I've been going into my garden to smoke a cigarette , he's been there , asking for a spare cig to which I always tell him no
I'm not too sure if he remembers me from Morrison's as it's been a while since he's been in
Yesterday morning when leaving the front door , I noticed a hammer in the corner of the garden , asked DP if it was his , to which he replied no his was in his tool box.
The area we live in can be considered "rough" so my mind automatically went to crime
This morning , DP recognised Adam in our garden , looked at the hammer then quickly exited garden & walked away
Personally I'm not afraid of Adam ( he did lose a leg due to heroin use so he does not indulge in confrontation , walks away very quickly ) but I have a 6 week old baby now.
DP works , so feel comfortable when he's here , but I've noticed Adam hanging around when I go for walks with LO
We're in two minds about informing the police
No crime has been committed after all but since losing his leg Adam is now considered a "look out" amongst criminals. He's often seen with his brother who is also a shoplifter & general trouble maker
AIBU to inform the police via 111 maybe or should I just leave it & keep an eye out for anything else ?
DP wants to inform the police just in case anything does happen.
We're probably just been paranoid 🤔