- Jurisdiction
- Delaware
A little over a year ago I moved into my home, shortly after my neighbor, the wife of a police officer started yelling at my husband for making noise. He was doing yard work during the day, she was trying to sleep. A few months later, again mid day, she called the police because my 3 dachshunds were barking. They rarely stay out more than 20 minutes at a time.
Today she called the police because I was doing yard work and quietly listening to music at 830 in the morning. The officer did not say the music was too loud, but accused me of only doing it to disturb my neighbor. I said I would turn the music off, but would be cutting some roots from the ground that were growing into my foundation. The officer said that would be fine because that would be someone else doing the work. When I said that it would be me doing the work , I was told I would have to wait until 11am otherwise they would consider it to be purposely disturbing her. To my knowledge I am not breaking any law or noise ordinance.
I am afraid she is using his power and friends on the police force to apply unreasonable pressure on me. I am afraid to follow up with any legal actions since they have his police force on their side.
Who can I safely contact and what can I do?
Today she called the police because I was doing yard work and quietly listening to music at 830 in the morning. The officer did not say the music was too loud, but accused me of only doing it to disturb my neighbor. I said I would turn the music off, but would be cutting some roots from the ground that were growing into my foundation. The officer said that would be fine because that would be someone else doing the work. When I said that it would be me doing the work , I was told I would have to wait until 11am otherwise they would consider it to be purposely disturbing her. To my knowledge I am not breaking any law or noise ordinance.
I am afraid she is using his power and friends on the police force to apply unreasonable pressure on me. I am afraid to follow up with any legal actions since they have his police force on their side.
Who can I safely contact and what can I do?