Make the police do some work for a change. The next time it happens, call 999 while it's happening. Tell them honestly you're concerned for his welfare. And keep doing it until some resolution happens. It might take a few 999 calls but eventually they'll have to do something.
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Did you call the police when he sounded the siren at night? Like 999? From what I read here there is enough there to get him cited if not arrested.
You need to keep a paper log of every incident. Keep it factual, just answering the w questions, no "dickhead was a dickhead again", just "Mr Smith turned on his radio at very loud volume at 6:30am on 6th December." "I asked Mr Smith about the loud noise on 6th December at 6:30am when I saw him outside in his driveway at 9:23am. He told me he did it on purpose."
I would call 999 for every noise complaint in the night and every threatening remark made against your brother at any time. You need a stronger paper trail for people to do something. You've complained to your council and you've talked to the police. It seems that wasn't enough.
Don't retaliate with loud music or deliberate harassment yourself. It might be hard not to. But you need to be spotless victims. You don't want a 'let's look at both sides' to give the impression you provoked anything at any time.
How is the third semi detached party feeling about this old guy? They must feel some of the nuisance? Surely they could corroborate that your brother isn't doing werewolf things at night? See if you could get them to write letters or call the police as well. The more neighbours join in, the better (but don't start a poster campaign, it should look "natural").
Is there something that can be done to stop foxes from coming into the gardens? If they are the "werewolves" here then this could be a way to root out that delusion.
Does the old guy have family? Is there a way to reach out to them? Not in "reign in your fucking dickhead father!" but "we are really worried about your father's mental state because he keeps making outlandish and unsubstantiated statements."
Can you google if there is a solicitor in your area that will maybe hear your case for no or a low fee to see if you can take this to court? Either the old dickhead or the council for not doing anything about him? That's where the paper log might be useful.
The only word of warning I would leave here is this: you said you're all not at your best. Taking legal action will be additionally stressful and will cost money and time. Another thing that would cost money and time is selling the house and moving somewhere else. In the interest of your mental health, you should probably discuss this first, which path to follow. And although it is cynical, you also need to factor in that this problem will resolve itself naturally, probably within the next decade.
Neighbourhood disputes are not great. Your home should be your castle and somebody is shooting cannonballs at it. I've seen one case in my parent's friend group that started with a fence encroaching on the other property, more than a decade of lawyers going back and forth, accusations of tyres being slashed, police calls for any minor infraction. This can consume people. Don't get consumed.
Hi thanks for the reply. I'll answer each of the questions:
Did you call the police when he sounded the siren at night? Like 999? From what I read here there is enough there to get him cited if not arrested.
I did. Once two years ago, and the most recent time was very late May this year when he started the siren and yelling thing again. Police did arrive at his home on both occasions but he refused to answer the door. The police didn't do anything more besides knocking his door, shouting they're police, and ringing his doorbell. He has a doorbell camera that's hooked up to his smartphone. We get the impression the police just go "oh he's got mental health problems" so refuse to do anything even though he told me what his intentions were two years ago when he was doing the exact same thing.
Don’t retaliate with loud music or deliberate harassment yourself. It might be hard not to. But you need to be spotless victims. You don’t want a ‘let’s look at both sides’ to give the impression you provoked anything at any time.
No worries. We haven't done this.
How is the third semi detached party feeling about this old guy? They must feel some of the nuisance? Surely they could corroborate that your brother isn’t doing werewolf things at night? See if you could get them to write letters or call the police as well. The more neighbours join in, the better (but don’t start a poster campaign, it should look “natural”).
That's something I've been considering. Considering the house is semi detached I'm not sure if the people in the third house can hear the radio blasting all morning. It sounds like the radio is in his hallway right next to the wall between our homes so perhaps they don't hear it. Either way if it continues I'll inquire about it to them. Their house is just a few meters down the road.
Is there something that can be done to stop foxes from coming into the gardens? If they are the “werewolves” here then this could be a way to root out that delusion.
My mum puts out food for them. One of them has bad mange and is very skinny. I haven't heard the foxes lately though, not since the young cubs have grew up. I'll mention this to her though. Foxes aren't the only possible trigger, it's also if he sees one of us going to the car or coming up the street. We notice this seems to trigger him and right after he's blasting the radio all morning or his TV will be on full blast all evening.
Does the old guy have family? Is there a way to reach out to them? Not in “reign in your fucking dickhead father!” but “we are really worried about your father’s mental state because he keeps making outlandish and unsubstantiated statements.”
He does, a niece who lives a way away. She comes up very occasionally to help tend to his garden. Maybe every 6 months or once a year. My mum has complained about him to her and the niece ended up blocking my mum. He lives alone.
Can you google if there is a solicitor in your area that will maybe hear your case for no or a low fee to see if you can take this to court? Either the old dickhead or the council for not doing anything about him? That’s where the paper log might be useful.
Good idea. I'll look into that.
I know it can be stressful, I just really can't be dealing with harassment on top of everything else going on so I'm trying to find a good way of navigating this. I appreciate your help a ton.