Belmondo wrote in post #9625506
Goodnight, everyone. We had a very stressful day here that involved hours at the police station, bad guys with guns, threats, driving around keeping one eye out for people who don't wish us well, etc..
Alls well that ends well. We now have a new cell phone, so the abusive messages have stopped. The three strike law has been explained to the bad guys by our friends at the local sheriff's department, and I expect these fellows will be moving on now that they know they've caught the attention of the local constabulary.
One of the guys we've been contending with is a triple felon, and should already be doing life in prison because of California's 3-strike law, but his last conviction was thrown out on a technicality (or something like that). His next conviction will put him back in prison for the rest of his life. He has already served a total of twenty years for various crimes including burglary, assault, and manufacturing drugs, The other guy has only been convicted of one felony (battery and domestic violence.) These are some real sweet fellows.
They are illegally in possession of a property we manage, and are trying to shake us down for $3,000 to get them to move. Normally this would be just a simple civil matter, but the veiled threats are pretty unsettling. The triple felon is just a sleazy person with no scruples. The other guy has an explosive temper, and has threatened me on the phone. After their talking-to by the police chief, I'm sure they're not going to be too happy with us.
Goodnight, everyone. We had a very stressful day here that involved hours at the police station, bad guys with guns, threats, driving around keeping one eye out for people who don't wish us well, etc..
Alls well that ends well. We now have a new cell phone, so the abusive messages have stopped. The three strike law has been explained to the bad guys by our friends at the local sheriff's department, and I expect these fellows will be moving on now that they know they've caught the attention of the local constabulary.
One of the guys we've been contending with is a triple felon, and should already be doing life in prison because of California's 3-strike law, but his last conviction was thrown out on a technicality (or something like that). His next conviction will put him back in prison for the rest of his life. He has already served a total of twenty years for various crimes including burglary, assault, and manufacturing drugs, The other guy has only been convicted of one felony (battery and domestic violence.) These are some real sweet fellows.
They are illegally in possession of a property we manage, and are trying to shake us down for $3,000 to get them to move. Normally this would be just a simple civil matter, but the veiled threats are pretty unsettling. The triple felon is just a sleazy person with no scruples. The other guy has an explosive temper, and has threatened me on the phone. After their talking-to by the police chief, I'm sure they're not going to be too happy with us.
Dang chief you're an actual slum lord? I never woulda guessed it. I always took you for the upscale landlord extraordinaire.
That constitutes a bit more than stressful in my book. Hope it all works out.
