Neighbours - what would you do?
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Screw that, contact your local authority their anti social behaviour team will deal with it completely anonymously. It’s very easy to put a stop to ASB so long as the person rents and does not own their home x
Thanks ladies. My only concern with the child is that he will get out of the car with her and he has obviously been smoking it in the car with her, only for her to then walk into the house where it smells too and all those different men going around (I could be wrong and she could know them!) but it doesn’t sit right. My husband and my neighbours husbands have spoken to him, he is very apologetic, it’s clear he doesn’t want to upset anyone but it still continues.
@Chi yes he does rent, but will he know that it is us? I already feel unsafe with the girls at home, I don’t want it to turn nasty x
If he's renting, contact the estate agent. Most contacts don't allow any smoking
@incog absolutely not and if you’re ever questioned you play stupid to it. They tread very carefully. I work in property and have been at both ends of this (a reporting neighbor) and the person handling the complaint. They will likely liaise with the local safer neighbourhoods team within the police and will patrol the area where you say they often hang outside they’ll see that and approach them off their own back. If you’re very worried about it coming back to you - you can even report it anonymously via the council website although if you do they can’t keep you informed with the progress. So horrible being in such a situations but you have to think of the kids you can’t let that go on. They’ll get them dealt with.
Thank you ladies! You never want to feel unsafe in your home with your kids it’s horrible😔 should I contact the estate agents and then council? Or both? X
Yeah I wouldn't knock. I'd get on to the Police, report it as suspicious because of the strength of the smell and school girls going back and forth there. Then I'd find out what rental agency / landlord it's under and report it to them then go to local authority and report it as ASB. However, the school girls coming back and forth is a RED FLAG for CSE/CCE so report it to the police as suspicious activity and mention how strong the smell is as soon as he opens his front door. You can keep it all anonymous. Police would especially keep it anonymous. I mean, you can specifically request that they don't know it's them but when knocking on doors as an officer I would NEVER say "oh so and so at number... Called us".
@incog the reason I say council is if you don’t know who the owner is they’ll do all the leg work
If renting I'd definitely contact the landlord or estate agent.
Sorry to be the Debbie downer here but I’m a police officer and I know housing won’t do shit cause they’re useless. The landlord if it’s private may do but also may not! Police can’t really do anything about smoking weed in your own house unfortunately x
do you have a partner? i’d politely talk to him or send my partner. i wouldn’t think too sinister about the girl. she may be a daughter from a previous relationship. weed is just like drinks now, having smoked in the last, you become nose blind. he may not actually realise he’s stinking the street out!