Property Damage Archived

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Issue ID:

2801000

Submitted To:

City of Portland

Category:

Police Issue

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Neighborhood:

Portland

Reported:

on

Service Request ID:

53995

Description

here we go again...new complaint:

5 minutes ago several of the basketballers playing at this intersection crossed the street and did some gratuitous damage to my garden...they were seen from the window by me throwing rocks at the fish in the water feature and they broke several leaves off the hosta plants surrounding it, leaving them lying on the sidewalk.

i'm getting totally fed up with this disturbing and destructive behavior. instead of relaxing at home i now have to maintain near constant vigilance over my property when this undisciplined and unsupervised group is present. is this the way life should be?

after checking the level of damage i spoke to the entire group and asked them to leave my property alone, then warned them the cops would be called immediately if i saw them anywhere near the garden. this time i sent an email to janine kaserman instead of making that call.

i'm in my mid-70's and have already had 2 heart attacks. the stress these kids are causing is elder abuse. am i required to tolerate this in order to be considered a good neighbor?

i need some effective help to resolve this issue. first it was noise and kids out after curfew (9pm)...now it's actual damage. where will this end?

my previous complaint is listed on this site under "noise."


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