We've been having problems the past few months in my community with one house, a rental. There was a huge party there some months ago. The next morning we woke up to nearly $1,000 of damage to the trees in the community, beer cups, cans, and bottles everywhere, and a car that had been backed into to the tune of nearly $3,000.
We came down hard on the owner, and she came down hard on the residents, who protested that their friends certainly couldn't have done it, because they're responsible 20-somthing-adults.
No, I suppose it's a goddamned coincidence that your garbage and recycling contains the EXACT same mix of cups, cans, and bottles, and that many of them were recovered from under the damaged trees?
Since then there have been several more instances of vandalism, all happing, oddly enough, on days when they have friends over. Last time I watched 6 guys go into the house, each with a case of beer. The next morning the one corner mirror had been ripped off the post (the second time) and at least one car keyed.
They're getting the message, though. The police have been paying regular visits to the house, courtesy of the neighbors who have had enough of the noise and trash. I predict it won't be long before I start signing No Trespassing notifications to their friends.
What really ticks me off, though?
After the first incident, several residents came up to me to complain about hearing very loud noise and apparently people fighting in the parking lot around 2:30 a.m.
"Did you call the police?"
"No, I didn't want to get involved."
THEN WHAT IN THE FLYING FICKLE FINGER OF *)$&()*^&)(*&$# FATE DO YOU EXPECT ME TO DO ABOUT IT??? PICK UP YOUR GODDAMNED PHONE AND CALL THE POLICE!"