Incident

While driving to my mailbox, on the way to get BBQ, yesterday (August 15^th) I had an incident with one of the Homeless Guys who live near the mailboxes.

He was backing his truck and trailer right towards me and nearly hit me.

He then got out of his truck and started yelling at me - placing his hand on my open window and into my Jeep.

I tried to call the Town Police but the call dropped since there was no service.

I didn't know how much madder the Guy would get so I drove between his truck and trailer and the ditch, got my mail and left.

Since it’s Friday the Town Hall where the Police are is closed so I drove to the next Town and called the Non-Emergency Police Number to report the incident.

The Woman said the Town Police weren’t on duty and transferred me to the State Police.

The State Police told me to call the Non-Emergency Police number again and have them give a message to the Town Chief since it wasn’t an emergency.

I called the Non-Emergency number again and told the woman what the State Police told me.

She took my name, birthday and phone number and said someone would call me whenever the Police came back on duty.

Welcome to my Town where the Town Police aren’t 24/7 and the State Police are an hour away.

Note: The Homeless who live there regularly block the road with their large trucks and trailers so even our Mail Carrier has trouble getting to the mailboxes

I still haven't heard back from the Town Police about yesterday's incident.

It's not the first time the Town Police have done nothing.

Several years ago I came home to find random people on my property and they wouldn't leave.

I called the Town Police and was told they weren't on duty so they transferred me to the State Police who came an hour an a half later (by that time the people had left.)

Then a year or two after that the Town Highway Head (now Former Head) came onto my property and was yelling and swearing at me.

I told him to leave and he wouldn't.

I called the Town Police and the Police Chief (who is also the Chief of another Town) spoke to me by phone and said nothing could be done until it was the 3rd incident.

I asked him how can I prove it is a 3rd incident if there is no official record of a 1st and 2nd incident.

He didn't like me questioning his "intelligence."

For that one I sent a letter (certified so I knew everyone received it) to the Town Police and the Town Selectboard detailing both the incident and the lack of police support.

I will do the same this time.

Send a certified letter detailing the incident with the Homeless Guy and the lack of Town Police support.

This really is a place where you have to do everything yourself since those who are there to "serve and protect" are never on duty to serve or protect.