i live in a small town on a dead end street and there's a dope house on my street the local cops are a joke and will not do anything about it when i call them they come and say "we have to see" them i heard they are being paid off what can i do
2006-09-04 12:50:29 · 18 answers · asked by rdbjr17 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Put a sign in your yard saying " YOU ARE BEING VIDEO TAPPED RIGHT NOW " usually that deters most of the business.
2006-09-04 12:52:41 · answer #1 · answered by The Angry Stick Man 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Run video surveillance, no sound, just video. Video in most places is legal, but can become illegal if the person's voice is recorded. Post signs warning of the video taping at the end of your drive. If your street is badly lit, you and your neighbors should all get outdoor lighting and use it at night. Floodlights mounted on the sides of the house, lighting the lawns are best. People making these kind of deals want anonymity and not to be seen. These measures should make them uncomfortable and help close down the operation. Another thing you could do is to work in pairs and make it obvious that you are taking down license plate numbers. Anything you can do to make clients uncomfortable will encourage your unwanted vendors to move on.
2006-09-04 13:00:07 · answer #2 · answered by Magic One 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't know where you live but go to your local police precinct and file a formal complaint in writing also include the fact that you have called in the past and they have not been helpful. Something in writing weighs more. Get your neighbors involved I if they agree) by starting a petition or having them either making their own report or signing yours. Power in numbers!!! Take your neighborhood back!!
2006-09-04 13:24:15 · answer #3 · answered by papatsj 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
By dope I assume you mean marijuana. If they are causing a lot of traffic or selling dope as in heroin I see your point. If you are just being a busybody perhaps you should find a hobby other than spying on your neighbors.
2006-09-04 13:20:23 · answer #4 · answered by Mick M 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Don't draw attention by posting a sign about video taping,, that's the best way to become a victim of crime!
Just call the homeland security people of the FBI as others have stated and be sure they don't connect it to you or your family.
Don't put up with it, but don't put yourself or your family at risk.
2006-09-04 13:00:55 · answer #5 · answered by Freedom_Fighter_From_Mars 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Magic One has good ideas, but I would not advertise the camera. I would 'misalign' one of the exterior lights in the direction of the dope house door.
2006-09-04 13:07:30 · answer #6 · answered by STEVEN F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Call America's Most Wanted and let them know about it. They will shame the local force into action.
2006-09-04 13:08:33 · answer #7 · answered by Paul H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you get a good answer on this, let me know. I live in an apartment complex next door to a bunch of Mexican drug dealers.
2006-09-04 12:54:07 · answer #8 · answered by Nicole H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
video tape a series of transactions... or just the traffic.. you will have to gather evidence.. cops can be great or horrible.. there is nothing worse than a lazy or dirty cop.. if you can't get co operation.. call the FBI
2006-09-04 12:58:35 · answer #9 · answered by martiniac 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
if you don't like it, you leave. you shouldn't try t put somebody else in jail just because you don't like what they're doing if it's not affecting you directly. trust me, i'm sure they hate living next to a bunch of lames just as much as you hate living next to a bunch of big bad drug dealers. or you could go get high with them and make some friends.
2006-09-04 15:45:20 · answer #10 · answered by bevis yo 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋