You asked — Do the neighbors still live next to you?
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No, that was long ago, and in Lake Oswego, Oregon. Right now, there’s a brand new Fire Station on the premises (my older house and the neighbor’s house having been torn down)... :-) My place was on the back side of the current Fire Station parking lot in Lake Oswego.
I’m not in Oregon now, actually, but in the great State of Oklahoma, and in Tulsa, the Buckle of the Bible Belt... :-)
The family was sort of known by the local police, was sort of a criminal element. They left me alone, though. However, the mother did come over afterwards and asked me to drop the charges, but I wouldn’t do it. I understand that the judge gave the “boy” (about 18 or 19 I think) the chance to have things dropped if he joined the military, which he did...). And, at that point, I didn’t care, because I figured the judicial system could take care of it. I was never called in to testify or anything, so the “deal” was worked out before it ever went to trial.
Hmmmm. It occurs to me that if he walked in the house with your chainsaw or whatever, the parents may not be innocent, either.