Last Saturday somebody peppered the side of my house with birdshot. No major damage was done, however the shot sprayed my bedroom window at the head of my bed. My wife was laying in bed reading at the time of the incident. I was in the shower of my master bathroom. The shot was from relatively close as there was almost no delay between the blast and the peppering of the house. I heard the shot, she heard the shot and the peppering and immediately went to investigate. She found on the outer sill of the window 5 birdshot pellets and I later found one pellet lodged in the vinyl track of the window.
I don't believe this was from a hunter. I think it was a neighbor. We contacted the state police and a trooper came to the house. We told him our experience and the possibility of the neighbor being the guilty party. He seemed skeptical that anything happened at all.
Fast forward to today. I hadn't heard anything and had little closure to the incident. I decided to follow up with the state police and see what they came up with. I was told by a trooper at the Barracks that there was no record of my call. I asked what I could do and he told me nothing because its been too long.
I never confronted the neighbor because I don't know them well and didn't want to get shot in the face. I have 3 children and pets that are playing in the yard all the time as well as neighborhood children that are always running about. I am respectful of peoples rights to do what they want on there property.....until it endangers my family and the security of my home.
Any thoughts on how to handle this State Police epic failure?
I don't believe this was from a hunter. I think it was a neighbor. We contacted the state police and a trooper came to the house. We told him our experience and the possibility of the neighbor being the guilty party. He seemed skeptical that anything happened at all.
Fast forward to today. I hadn't heard anything and had little closure to the incident. I decided to follow up with the state police and see what they came up with. I was told by a trooper at the Barracks that there was no record of my call. I asked what I could do and he told me nothing because its been too long.
I never confronted the neighbor because I don't know them well and didn't want to get shot in the face. I have 3 children and pets that are playing in the yard all the time as well as neighborhood children that are always running about. I am respectful of peoples rights to do what they want on there property.....until it endangers my family and the security of my home.
Any thoughts on how to handle this State Police epic failure?