WIBU to call the police?

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There's a huge back story here but I'll try to keep it short 😄 around 18 months ago one of our neighbours fell out with us because she thought dh and another neighbour had laughed at her (they hadn't). She was screaming at us in the street, racist abuse, threats the lot. Afterwards we just ignored her but she launched a campaign of harassment against us, driving at us, emailing our employers, threats, screaming abuse, it went on and on. We continued avoiding/ignoring. It eventually culminated in her calling the police with some made up nonsense. Thankfully after speaking to her they saw straight through her and advised us to make our own complaint about the harassment, which we did. Police spoke to her and since then she's left us alone, runs away when she sees us etc.

Until yesterday that is. We had my parents (bubble) over for dinner and after they'd left (around 10.30pm) DH took the dog out. For some reason they got round the corner and the dog refused to walk any further so DH brought him home only to find neighbour standing outside our house (on our property) staring into the conservatory. When he asked what she was doing she ran away. I'm just so pissed off, I really thought this was all over but now it looks like it's starting again. I want to call the police, DH thinks it's pointless because they won't do anything as she hasn't really done anything but I'm fucking sick of her. WIBU to call the police?

Keep a note of it in case it escalates and you need a record. Since the police have already warned her off, it might not hurt to call the team who did that and ask if they can remind her, they already know the history and took it seriously once so might be willing to do that. Stitch in time saves nine and all that.

As pp keep a diary entry of it, also get some security cameras outside your house.

Was she seeing how many guests you had? So she could report you for breaking 'COVID rules' (bubbles are for single folk aren't they?)

.. that sounded judgemental on my behalf - it wasn't, I couldn't give a hoot who's in anyone's bubble!! 😆

Set up a camera if you can and record the incidents in a diary so if anything escalates you have it written down.
So many people have crazy neighbours! Sorry you have to deal with this, OP.

Your DH is right, they won't do anything because she was having a look through your window.

Definitely keep a diary of the small things though and get a camera if you don't already have one.

@Trunkysbun

Was she seeing how many guests you had? So she could report you for breaking 'COVID rules' (bubbles are for single folk aren't they?)

Could be, although she's had loads of different people round and staying over throughout. It's a childcare bubble so we were breaking the rules by having dinner with them (they'd had the kids earlier in the day while we worked) so perhaps I'm being a hypocrite in wanting to report her!

We'll definitely be getting a camera

The Covid thing is a red herring - even if OP was having a rave there is no excuse for trespass and harassing behaviour (which staring into someone’s property can be). If Batshit Neighbour had a concern she should have called the police.

I would absolutely report, and put up cameras, and report every single time she does something. She’s clearly unhinged and the police can only deal with her properly if they know the full extent of her behaviour.

Thanks all, we're going to diarise all the crazy shit she does and anything else we'll contact the police. We've got email address for the team who dealt with her originally so I guess we'll email them

I would email them now - she needs to have a prompt reminder that she's to stay away.