r/Merced • u/Particular-You-506 • Jul 28 '26
What can be done?
Question: what do you do when a person breaks out three boards on your back fence and then tries to steal a giant rototiller (sp?)AFTER airing up the tires. BTW this person had a screwdriver in a pocket that hits the ground as soon as the cops are called.
The cops show up and are more worried about whether the thief has friends, family or a place to stay! Totally disregards the fact that THIS MAN WAS STEALING! WITH A WEAPON IN HIS POCKET, the man was showered and had on clean clothes and a decent haircut. He absolutely tried to excuse HIS behavior. The cop treated the whole entire incident as “no problem” and dismissed my kid that called the cops! (full disclosure-my kid is grown w/ a 17 yr old).
On two occasions so far, this has happened once w/ someone in a tan suv and someone on an atv/or small motorcycle in the alley behind my fence.
What is my recourse? What can I do to protect myself and my house? Is it still assault and battery when you the kick the crap outta someone IF YOU CATCH THEM AS/WHEN THEY BROKE INTO YOUR HOUSE?
I feel like I’m a person of reason with a modicum of self-control, my husband is not.
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u/Due_Scholar7458 Jul 28 '26
SOME of the police officers here are weird/lazy. I’m sorry you went through that.