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Over the last four years I have been the target of repeated verbal assault and vague threats by my psycho neighbor across the street. Her and her husband have a history of violent domestic fights where alcohol is a determining factor. I witnessed the husband choking her in front of her children, and she ran screaming to my front door and asking for help. I let her in and called 911. I was called to testify in the court case, which she did not show up for, and it was dropped. Her husband returned to the home and immediately began a campaign of intimidation because I was going to testify. The Portland Police reported the choking incident (and had other reports on those guys) to Child Protective Services (who did nothing!). The psycho wife believed that I had reported her, and began verbally assaulting me with vile and obscene names - in front of her children, mind you! - and threatening me every time I stepped out of my house.
I called the police and they said that it was a "freedom of Speech" issue and that the threats were vague. They also told me that they were familiar with my neighbor and had better things to do than get involved in the drama. I told them I felt threatened and unsafe and they finally buckled and told the woman to leave me alone.
My husband and I have adopted a policy of NO CONTACT and have not spoken to the neighbors in 3 years. However, she still occasionally gets drunk and targets me with obscenities.
To make matters worse, on Tuesday her husband came home after a night of drinking and forgot to set his parking brake...His car rolled down his driveway and collided with the front of our Subaru. They removed the vehicle without leaving any kind of note - the other neighbor witnessed the aftermath and collided cars.
The psychos initially agreed to give over their insurance after I spoke with their 18 year old daughter about it, but have since reneged and the wife has escalated her threats and verbal abuse. In front of my daughter, now!
What do I do? I mean besides letting my insurance guy get them! I called the police and they wouldn't take a report because I knew who inflicted the damage to my vehicle. The verbal abuse was again cited as freedom of speech...
At what point does her freedom of vulgarity start to impinge on my own civil rights? I can't leave my house (if she's home) without hearing it, I can't be any place in public where she might show up because of the intimidation...I've been having anxiety attacks at night, I can't sleep...I don't know what to do!
I called the police and they said that it was a "freedom of Speech" issue and that the threats were vague. They also told me that they were familiar with my neighbor and had better things to do than get involved in the drama. I told them I felt threatened and unsafe and they finally buckled and told the woman to leave me alone.
My husband and I have adopted a policy of NO CONTACT and have not spoken to the neighbors in 3 years. However, she still occasionally gets drunk and targets me with obscenities.
To make matters worse, on Tuesday her husband came home after a night of drinking and forgot to set his parking brake...His car rolled down his driveway and collided with the front of our Subaru. They removed the vehicle without leaving any kind of note - the other neighbor witnessed the aftermath and collided cars.
The psychos initially agreed to give over their insurance after I spoke with their 18 year old daughter about it, but have since reneged and the wife has escalated her threats and verbal abuse. In front of my daughter, now!
What do I do? I mean besides letting my insurance guy get them! I called the police and they wouldn't take a report because I knew who inflicted the damage to my vehicle. The verbal abuse was again cited as freedom of speech...
At what point does her freedom of vulgarity start to impinge on my own civil rights? I can't leave my house (if she's home) without hearing it, I can't be any place in public where she might show up because of the intimidation...I've been having anxiety attacks at night, I can't sleep...I don't know what to do!