One mystery solved

Well, there is finally an update to this ongoing off and on issue with someone shooting from the neighborhood about 1/2 mile down river. It's not just a few gunshots here and there. It's several full magazine dumps, often late at night. We have never known for sure who was doing it.

I think it was Thursday or Friday night, just before 10pm, that about 3 magazines got dumped - so close to 100 rounds in about 2 or 3 minutes. Dh and Mr guessing it's coming from something like an AR15 The next day Mr. Neighbor told dh that the next time it happens, during the day, he's driving over to that neighborhood and knocking on every damn door until he figures out who is doing the shooting. So, early Saturday afternoon the rounds start getting dumped again. Well, Mr did it. He jumped right in his truck and drove over there. Noticed the house the guy from out of state visits (they don't live there, but do have an older friend of his dad, who originally owned the house and died, lives there as a caretaker) had a bunch of cars parked there and several guys outside, so he went there first. Sure enough, that is the one's doing it. Skeet shooting with an AR15!! Or just (supposedly) dumping rounds into a tree on the property that is their backstop. Holy cow! The other houses in that neighborhood are not that far apart! Like just a few acres apart each. Mr was just friendly and basically just asked them why they are also doing this in the middle of the night? People all live close by around here.....he was hopeful maybe he got the point across to them and we haven't heard anything since.  And none of the neighbors down there ever complain? especially when it's like 10pm (weekdays) or midnight (weekends)? or they claim not to hear it? Us, in our neighborhood have just been flabbergasted by this.

Some time ago, when they were shooting a lot, both dh and Mr had called it to report it to the sheriff. Dh had gotten a call back from one of the deputies (but didn't catch his name) who said "well...we're going to err on the side of liberty, so there's nothing that can be done". While dh wasn't happy with this answer, he did feel the deputy was cordial and respectful. This happened during a time (well, it's still going on) when our sheriff's dept was getting a lot of negative feedback from people. DH called and talked to the head sheriff (remember our sheriff's dept is like 7 people total) and just wanted him to know that while he didn't agree or like the answer the deputy gave him, he did want him to know it was done courteously and professionally. The sheriff said something about "who came out to talk to you about it?" DH said no one came out, he called me. The sheriff was then upset because he said it is our policy that every call gets an in person visit, he was supposed to come out to your house. So head sheriff wasn't too happy to hear that. Dh told him he thinks its the guys, who live out of state, coming to that one house, who are doing it. Sheriff said that's not happening and if it starts up again, let him know. Well, we've actually had pretty much quiet since then, until the last few days. 

Dh put in a call for the head sheriff and he called back yesterday. He said this will be brought up in their meeting Monday morning and it's going to get dealt with, so that is hopeful. Dh also thanked Mr Neighbor a couple of times, for going over there and getting the bottom of who it is and I also sent Mr. a message thanking him. At least now that we all know who is doing it, maybe it can get resolved.

It's been snowing this morning, sticking some. Not enough yet for dh to get out his monster snow plow, haha!

And still having my email issue at work. They need to get this figured out!