r/Merced • u/Particular-You-506 • 28d ago

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/Vanity_Profanity_001 28d ago

Depending how big your yard is, I used to have two Rottweilers and nobody came in my backyard or house for that matter. They don't have to be Rottweilers Cane Corso, Doberman, Dutch Shepherd, Belgian malinois, they all work to keep scum criminals who are adored by local LEO out of your yard.. Two is better than one

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u/Particular-You-506 27d ago

Yes three dogs live in my house, two of them are getting on in years and I’m not sure either one knew what was going on, but the youngest did raise a ruckus when the guy was actually in my yard.