Heavy stuff going down in the neighborhood

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Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 10:13 pm

I live in a classically suburban neighborhood, at the end of a cul-de-sac, with no traffic and no activity. I mean, it's quiet around here, and I like that a lot. So imagine my surprise when about an hour ago three big SUVs came down the street and parked, across the street and directly in front of my house. Six big, burly guys climbed out, a couple of whom were really scruffy-looking with ragged beards, tattoos, and long hair. Very scary looking dudes -- and heavily armed, with rifles in hand and big pistols strapped to their legs. Shocked

And bulletproof vests, marked "Sheriff." If I hadn't seen those, I would have been as freaked as my new neighbor across the street. It's obvious they were undercover cops, and they were prepared for anything.

They all went to the house directly next door to mine, and then I heard a loud noise -- they broke down the door. After a few minutes they went back to their cars, removed the vests, took out heavy equipment bags and returned. One took a dog out of the back of his SUV and went back. At that point it was pretty clearwhat's going on -- they were hunting for drugs. They found them. The neighbor's son is already in jail...

Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 10:32 pm

So your neighbor is a drug dealer, at least your area is quiet Laughing

No seriously I'm glad everything went fine. The narcos probably had a uniformed officer with them. They usually do before they make entry.

You should have went out and asked if you could pet the dog and tried to BS with the cops. They like it when people do.

Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 10:39 pm

Must have been pretty scary. Any good looking guys in the group?

I have a neighbor that loves men in uniforms. She started dating designated door kicker dude in a drug interdiction group. There must have been lots of money floating around. Door kicker had a big BMW, MB, Harley, pocket rocket rice burner, Seadoos, flatbed for hauling toys, 4x4, a Lincoln, Caddie, '57 Chevy... you get the idea... all stolen drug money.

He was the last of the 23 that were caught. By the time he was asked to "narc" on the others, there was no one else to point out. He spent two years in the pen for not cooperating. When he came out, he filed for workman's compensation for chronic injuries sustained from kicking down doors.

Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 10:55 pm

was it dog the bounty hunter

Laughing

Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 11:07 pm

@Juan Freizwidatt

Something very similar happened in my neighbor hood when I was a kid.

I lived in a very peaceful town just south of Boston. Our neighborhood was a dead end street where the 10-15 cars that passed every day were driven only by neighbors or the mail man.

Around 1970 a new family moved in across the street. Comer-uppers from South Boston. Not just South Boston, but "Southie." The father never really could describe what his job was. We found out when some cars showed up and started shooting at his house. Mafia. Shocked

They didn't stay long.

Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 11:23 pm

@Ghost -- yes, I forgot to mention there was one uniformed cop who pulled up and accompanied them before they went to work. I didn't go out and BS with them, but my neighbor across the street -- a cute, petite brunette -- did. She got some of the information out of the scary-looking dudes, who were very pleased with themselves when she commented on how scary they looked. Very Happy

@Connie -- I can't tell if any of them were good looking, I'm not gay (not that there's anything wrong with that Laughing

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@KD -- Shocked

I can do without the shooting... Actually, I wonder how I would have reacted this afternoon if the sheriffs had been obliged to use all those guns.

Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 11:30 pm

I grew up in a rough part of town. I saw a lot of things that I'd prefer not to remember. My dad did his best to force the kids to get an education whether they wanted it or not. I was required to be in the process of reading an "approved" book at all times. If I was ever asked for the book I was reading and the bookmark wasn't already in it, I would be in a lot of trouble.
I'm thankful for it, because now my kids don't have to go through the same things i did.

Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 11:58 pm

@Juan
They take a unformed officer with them so the bad guy can't shoot the cops and then say he thought he was getting ripped off. This is already a proven defense.

They really like it when a cute, petite brunette asks questions but that should stop you from trying. Next time go out with a laundry list of complaints. Be sure to include all the cars you see speeding in school zones and how that certain intersection reeks from the sewer. If you ask nice enough they will give you stickers and baseball cards. I'm joking of course but I'd be curious if that happened in my neighborhood.

A couple of weeks ago the people down the street were involved in a domestic dispute. No one was arrested. That's about as exciting as it gets in my area, at least as far as I know.

When I first moved in to my house there were no kids in the neighborhood, now there are lots. When I cut my lawn for the first time the lady from across the street thought I was the gardener and yelled at me for doing a sucked job Laughing

Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 12:50 am

I have about the same story, big 4x4 pickups racing over our quiet gravel road, plowing through our fields, shots fired and they race on again, one after the other, then one stops in my drive way, two heavily armed, reasonably drunk guys climb out and ask if I have seen their whitetail buck, another three weekends and it will all be over again. I'm always tempted to take my truck and do some backyards in the city while duck hunting, wonder what they would say. Smile

I only hope the can see the difference between our horses and deer!

Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 1:40 am

Grow houses are big business down here in the south. About once a week a new one is discovered with a forest of pot plants growing inside. There was one at the end of our street that everyone thought was still vacant until it was raided.

Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 1:48 am

We live in a very quiet neighborhood too. 2 years ago they busted a meth lab about around the corner from us. Ya never know.

Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 2:17 am

I've not had any raids like that take place where I'm living, but many years ago I heard over the radio that there was a hostage situation at a school across the road from where I'd lived up until just a month before. I decided to ring my old housemates to see that they were OK - and found myself talking to a police sergeant; they were using the house as a command post! I made a very brief explanation and hung up.

Just for the record; the hostage crisis was settled without any bloodshed.

Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 4:32 am

After reading this thread, I sure am happy that I have no neighbours close by Shocked

Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 5:01 am

One good thing about the hills Lotta. Now crank up the stereo!

Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 8:29 am

About the biggest thing that's happened at the apartments I live at is the crazy guy at the end of the hall forgetting his meds and running out into the street screaming at demons. Shocked

Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 9:00 am

Oi! You promised not to mention that.

Over ten years ago the brother of someone I knew shot his girlfriend and himself dead with a shotgun. Recently, an Indian woman was murdered by her husband's mistress at home. He was found guilty of putting her up to it and it made the headlines. That happened about 1/2 a mile from the club where I go drinking.

There is an awful lot to be said for a boring life.

Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 10:01 am

I saw Bob Dylan walking down my road one time. That's it as far as excitement goes.

PS: No narcs on his tail. Wink

Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 3:52 pm

This morning's paper has an article about the bust. They've been setting him up for months and have bought 8 ounces of cocaine from him during that time. Apparently they did one more buy at noon yesterday in a parking lot, then arrested him and confiscated his car under the asset forfeiture act. Then they put on their guns and vests and drove straight here to search the house before anyone could destroy evidence. Of course they had no way of knowing that he wasn't living with a gang of drug dealers and they weren't walking into a shoot-out -- he lives with his parents, both of whom work two jobs to make ends meet. Not a good situation. Sad

Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 6:22 pm

Juan: I feel sorry for the parents. I suspect they may now get an education into the drug forfeiture act as well Sad

Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 7:49 pm

Juan, you live next door to Andy Reid?
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-reidsonsinvestigated&prov=ap&type=lgns

Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2007 12:38 pm

At least your LE people did something about the drugs. I had a drug dealer/prostitute living upstairs from me for 2 years, knocking her little boy's block off every other day, and no-one would do anything about it. We finally got her evicted for anti-social behaviour, but she's still gainfully employed in both professions, and beating the shit out of her kid. It's things like that that make me believe the law really is an ass. Evil or Very Mad

The Man wrote:

Juan: I feel sorry for the parents. I suspect they may now get an education into the drug forfeiture act as well Sad

Can they take the parents' assets, even though it was the kid doing the dealing? Presumably the parents didn't see a penny of his drug money?

Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2007 1:24 pm

Just 1 bust?

Try this for a change:

I live in an apartment building and within the last 12 months there were 3 burglaries.

1. A couple came home to find that their jewelry was stolen
2. The door to another apartment was forced open. When the police entered that apartment, they found the usual handy dandy 5fingered plants

and to top it all of:

3. The occupants of another apartment came home to find 2 burglars in their house. When those lowlife j.e.r.k.heads (a.k.a. burglars) fled the scene, one fell down a staircase and died (probably landed wrong).

And then there are still people around me who wonder why I am looking for another apartment.

Confused

M

Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2007 1:44 pm

Hekate:

Here in the US it would not surprise me to see them try. Then you can either hire a lawyer to help you out and win or pay off the government to not take your house. Since we do not have a looser pays for legal costs rule it makes it expensive either way. Many law enforcement agencies have started to get very aggressive in taking assets. Often times it goes into their unrestricted budget so there is a good financial incentive to do that.

I am generally very pro law and order, but asset forfeiture, applied improperly, makes me mad. Sure if we can show the kid sold drugs and bought a nice car or whatever that should be seized. The parents should not see anything taken, but I bet the government will try.

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When the government seizes a vehicle that has a lien on it, the lienholder loses as well. Some of the vehicles are then driven by government employees. Confused

Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2007 2:16 pm

Pachanga: Yep. You can bet if they catch a drug dealer in a nice car it will be seized. It is then used in undercover ops until it is "blown" and then driven by a detective for a while before being sold.

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