Last night after I posted my blog post there was some excitement! At about 12:15 am, my doorbell rang. The dogs went crazy, I jumped up from sleep disoriented. I grabbed my cellphone and went upstairs. Once I got upstairs I remembered that I have a security camera outside at my front door. I turned the camera app on and looked at who was at the door. I pressed the microphone and said to the person "what do you want?" The person didn't answer. I saw them walk away. Then I noticed the security light on the side entrance of my house when on. The guy was at the door trying to get in. I grabbed my landline and dialed 911. The dispatcher took my information and told me to go into a room and lock the door. He asked if my dogs would attack. I said one was in a cage but the other might. The dogs were making a racket.
The dispatcher stayed on the phone until the police arrived. It felt like forever but it was probably a few minutes. There were 4 police cars. The guy had disappeared. (I found out later the dogs scared him off. Extra treats tomorrow!) The police took my report (while I was in my pajamas) and then went off to find the guy.
The guy is the same guy who has been terrorizing my neighborhood. He was a squatter in the house under construction across the street. I called the police on him a few times for that. He tried to get into my neighbors house about two months ago. He also tried my door then. He is a meth user and supposedly violent. He has serious mental health issues.
I went back to bed but could not fall asleep. The police called me later to tell me that they found him and told him to stay away. I know what you are thinking: why wasn't he arrested? There was no damage to my door, I didn't actually see him doing anything, and he disappeared before the police arrived. So there was no felony activity.
It took me many hours to fall back to sleep,
Until tomorrow...
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