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well, i just had it out with our neighbor who was drunk AGAIN as usual!!! My bf and I were carrying in groceries from our errands this evening and he came up our driveway stumbling shouting that he was going to shoot our dogs in the head if he ever sees them because he thinks they are responsible for cat deaths in the neighborhood. Mind you, our dogs are strictly indoors and are never let out unless we are putting them in the car to go for a run at the river. I was already in a bad mood and livid he made a threat to murder my dogs and kussed him out. My bf can hold his temper better than I can and called me into the house before it could escalate further. A minute later we heard loud banging on our door. My bf yelled through the door that if it was him to go away and he said he wouldn't. My bf then said you have three seconds to leave before I call the police. It fell silent behind the door. Now I am so angry and fearful for my dogs lives...he is so drunk all the time what if he goes up to our fence and shoots them in our backyard?? I don't trust him at all. I also know he uses cocaine because he offered it to me before (I refused). What do I do???
 

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I think you should report it to the police! If he is like this alot then why should you put up with it?!? I don't blame you for reacting because i would if any said that about my kitty or any animal for that matter ... Although your dogs are indoors most of the time you can never be certain that they won't get out at some point so what you really need to ask yourself is can you take that risk??? Is he like this all the time? People like this neighbour make me so
 

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(you may want to ask a mod to move this to the Lounge so more people will see it)

With neighbors like this, the only thing you can really do is report them to the police. If anything does happen to your dogs then you will have a paper trail.

The best you can do is to keep a sharp eye out. When the dogs go into the yard, be there with them. Neighbors like this are awful, they keep you from feeling safe in your own home.
 

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You need to report this to the police and make note of the report number, date and police name. You need to do this every single time he says ONE inappropriate word to you regarding the dogs or otheerwise, and everytime he is making a spectacle of himself with other neighbors, any time you witness anything indicating he is drunk and out of order. After several reports, you take this information to your local court/complaint systen, and you lodge a harrasment complaint against him. If that is succesful he will be fined, and told to stop. He does it again he goes to jail, you should also ask for a restraining order.
Most likely it won't go that far. a few calls to the police should nip it in the bud. You to play hardball wiht people like this. don't warn him to leave or you will call the police, Just call them. He will think twice before coming back.
 

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I would put a complaint in with the police just in case something happens, you have your concerns docmented.
 

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I agree with everyone else, Report him to the police. He is uttering threats against your household and at the very least the police charge him with mischief. If his drinking and drug problems are as bad as they seem to be the police will be very interested in his activities.
 

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I'd deffinately be calling the police and starting that paper trail as suggested! I hate this, but it seems like crimes against animals are not taken seriously enough, but he is also endangering you and the rest of the people in the neighborhood with his drunken/drugged behavior. What if he should try to do something and he's so drunk/high that he mistakes a child for an animal? Either way he's making VIOLENT threats and I believe drunken behavior in public is illegal in my area anyway, so it may be in yours. Please, for your own safety, file a complaint with the police or at least call for advice!
 

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I would file a report with the police ASAP
This way if something does happen you have it on record what was said and such and continue to do so as long as this should go on.Sorry you are having to deal with a situation such as this.
 

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i agree, call the cops!! that way its documented. In case ( heaven forbid) anything DOES happen, they can and will arrest him.

ANd i would also log all the times, dates of his drunken tirades, and also if you can get video or pics, it all helps, believe me!
 

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All the above! You should definitely get the police involved. He seems to be drunk and unpredictable. Actually I would've called the police WHILE he was reciting all that stuff to you.
In addition to his threats about killing your dogs, he is also threatening you. Your dogs are your property and therefore if he's willing to kill your dogs, whose to say he's not willing to do something to you? Sorry, I just don't trust people that don't trust me.
 

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I would call the police. You don't need a paper trail. He made a threat of violence towards you and your dogs and has indicated that he has a gun. He also didn't let the situation die down in the drive way and instead tried to continue it by coming to your front door.d

Call the police before you end up as statistics because he went off on a shooting rampage. When people are drunk they have no self control and if he has rage that will be only compounded by his drinking.

Call the police! Do it now! Today!
 

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File a report with the police immediately. He threatened to kill your dogs and you should be able to get some kind of restraining order, etc. on him. Oh and mentioned about the drugs too - police might just pay him a visit!
 

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I agree to get the police involved. Report that he has offered you cocaine and is often out of his mind. Ask what they suggest you do! This is an awful situation - coke heads are very irrational and can get violent. I wish you and your dogs well!
 
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okay..i just called the police department and an officer is going to call me back to take a report..thanks you guys, i probably wouldn't have had the guts to do it myself without your advice.
 

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Sheesh! I hope they find he has a criminal record that will allow them to seize his weapons... nobody with a drug habit should be armed. Good luck!
 
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I just got off the phone..they say they are going to have "a talk" with him and let him know about firearm laws and what he said was inappropriate and seen as a threat and is documented...i'm quite nervous but i guess if he comes over angry i can just call the cops again!!!!
 
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