I once had 'bad neighbor' problems. Two visits by the cops and they realized that it was better to toss the chip off their shoulders and be good neighbors. Fortunately for all, they didn't follow your advice.
I’m sure there’s a much less sinister interpretation of what you just said, so I’m going to avoid jumping to the wrong conclusion and simply ask for more details.
Me too. Neighbor had a burglar alarm - the 90db whoop-whoop kind, not the silent kind - that he'd forget about and routinely set off at all hours of the night. The klaxon was a few feet from my bedroom window, which made things that much worse.
After the third 1am call, I went out and spoke to the police, who obviously were none too happy about dealing with this idiot on a regular basis. Calmly and politely, I explained the situation, explained that my wife and baby and I were upset, and asked if there was anything that could be done about it.
Cop said, "We'll handle it." They made their point - firmly - with my fool neighbor. Either he went to a silent alarm, or started paying attention to what he was doing, as the problem went away.
I wish they could have done the same thing with his #%#%#@%%$^ dogs that barked all the #@$#%@%$ time.
Now, there are those on FR who would say "Hey, it's on his property, jackbooted thugs were threatening him, etc, etc etc etc." I'll tell them to stuff it. The police handled a difficult situation very well, IMHO.
I dunno about the fools who'd arrest an 11 year old for an "improper drawing". I wonder if there's more to the story than what we're hearing.
The cops weren’t coming to you to ask about something you may or may not have done.