Problem kids

holymonk

holymonk

holymonk

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I currently live in a privately rented PB block of flats on the ground floor.

Like most places, there is a private car park for the tenants.

Over the past year or so, kids in the neighboring flats often played and run around the flats and past our windows etc. More recently, the little possy of kids has grown, and there on some days can be 10+ 12-14 year olds playing games and running around the cars and flat.

Now, I was younger once, and I appreciate that they are playing however more recently I have caught them throwing stones at a neighbors windows, climbing on cars, playing football in our car park and hitting cars.

I lost it yesterday when I saw one of them kick a ball directly at my car, I shot out there and marched up to the culprit and he ran off screaming sorry. I then confronted the rest of them and told them if I ever caught them playing ball games again in this private car park id have the lot of them.

It was probably a mistake as I was fuming and now I can see them turning it into a game, as they, of course know I cant touch the little buggers. So they now run off and taunt abuse from a distance /sigh.

The mother I know lives in the other block of flats, but if I am honest, without stereotyping or being deemed racist, I don't think she gives a damn.

I have considered getting the police involved (the type that deal with antisocial behavior) because playing is one thing but being anti social and throwing stones is another.

Any advice welcome.
 
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Robbie G said:
Start looking for a new place.
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The thing is, I am not quite ready to move yet, in the next 12 months I will be sorted.

The place itself is fine, good neighbours etc. Its just these pesky kids, there is a park like 10 minutes down the road, but they choose to spend there time being nuisance.
 
start doing a bit of death wish?

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You've just done about the worst thing possible.

I'd contact the buildings management company, and inform the local police about what the little charmers are getting upto.
 
E-Mail the local PCSO, they're kids they don't know they can't do much (although it's force specific), the police will tell you "We'll look into it" and never will however the PCSO will do.
 
balaclava pool ball and a sock.

only need to down one or 2 the rest will get the message
 
holymonk said:
The thing is, I am not quite ready to move yet, in the next 12 months I will be sorted.
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You will be in the next few days then they smash your car up.
If I was you I'd start parking your car a few streets away and start looking to move ASAP.

Sorry - I have no faith in parents abilities to bring up child with any respect for others.
 
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Robbie G said:
Start looking for a new place.
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Sadly this, Police don't give a damn and even if they do you have to have concrete evidence which they don't want to bother getting.

We were in the same position last year, only problem was the mother was doing it as well. Had her on camera sneaking around the fence into the garden to throw potatoes at the windows and then running back round the front of the house and acted like she never did anything and never saw anyone. Police watched it and never acted because it was "a little too dark" so we moved when the graffiti started.
 
Sounds like my current street, all the mothers preaching "the kids round here are animals" but yno their kids aren't taking part, they just happen to be talking/walking past when it all goes down.
 
Put on a shell suit and Jimmy Savile mask and chase them. Will scare the **** out of them and give you anonymity.
 
Is there a tenants association or something your landlord might be involved with?

Maybe speak to the landlord about your concerns and say how it is making you feel. A good landlord will want to tackle the problem rather than lose tenants.
 
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