Pesky Neighbor Calls Cops Over a Few Stray Leaves, Gets Swift and Sweet Comeuppance

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JR Atkinson • Writer and Editor
Nov 27, 2023 7:00 PM EST

Neighbors can either be a huge boon or a weighty burden, depending on who they are. I was lucky to grow up around neighbors whom I loved and cherished as friends. I met my best friend in the world because she was my next-door neighbor. We used to joke about wanting to build a bridge between our windows so we could come and go as we pleased. 

But if you don't know your neighbors, you're likely to run into some sticky situations. Sharing a space is difficult, from noise issues to lawn maintenance (not that I would know anything about that, living in a big city). It's best to have at least a working relationship with your next-door friends, lest someone gets petty, like this recent Reddit story about a neighbor who overstepped his boundaries but got the justice he deserved, thanks to his crafty nemesis. 

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    r/pettyrevenge u/joeyfine 18h ● Police were called because of leaves. That's gonna cost you. This is recent and very petty but great. My friend keeps a very clean yard. In the fall he likes to get all the leaves before it rains and they become I to pull up. His neighbor doesn't care about his yard as he has own the house for a few years and still has not moved in. He lives a few states away. a
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    As my friend was finishing up sucking up the leaves with his machine some of them blew into the neighbors driveway way. Maybe 20 leaves total. My friend finished up and went inside. About 20 minutes later there was a knock on the door and squad car outside. The officer said they received a complaint about leaves being blown into the driveway. The neighbor had been watching on his doorbell cam and decided this transgression warranted police intervention. You could tell the officer was visibility
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    While my friend cleaned the leaves out of the driveway then officers were walking around the car looking at the VIN and running information. You could hear the neighbor on his door bell asking what the problem was. There is a law any car that is in the driveway must have tags and insurance on them. The police gave him a call and told him his car was in violation and he either needed to put the car in the garage (which would need to be lifted and dropped in the garage) or get the registration, in
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    angry4noreasonatall. 18h I've never been one to cheer for someone having to pay for something, but this.. well. This is splendid! great job
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    Fiona Manx 18h ● YAAAAAY!!! Well Done Clean Yard Neighbor....WELL DONE!
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    slackerassftw. 18h There was a guy in my city who restored old Volkswagens as a hobby. His neighbor thought they looked ugly so he called code enforcement. When the code enforcement officer showed up and threatened to cite him for all of the I tagged, I inspected, and non-running cars in his driveway it got a little heated. The code enforcement officer called the police to back him up. That's where I came in. The guy tells me he has tried to explain to the code enforcement officer that antique c
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  • 07
    More-Jacket-9034 - 17h Dumb-dumb neighbor obviously didn't know 1 of the biggest rules of life: Never call the police when you are committing an infraction or crime yourself.
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    subtxtcan. 17h That is so utterly salty... I absolutely love it. And you KNOW what that cop was thinking. "This gonna be how you waste my time dude? Alright. I won't waste it."
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  • 09
    SkyDiscombobulated60 · 17h ● A bandaid over his doorbell cam might be entertaining too
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    cailian13 15h Those little circle ones, but gotta army crawl up to it and use a stick to place it. O ... Frosty_McRib. 14h Or get really, really good with a drone. 26
    via u/cailian13 & u/Frosty_McRib
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    PasgettiMonster . 16h As someone who is dealing with code enforcement because the neighbor next door looks over his fence and decides our back patio is too messy I say Bravo and well done. Code enforcement is so sick of dealing with this guy. He will call for the slightest reason on every single one of his neighbors constantly. Officially they're not supposed to tell us this or who filed the report but at this point they're just referring to him by name when telling us that a report has been fil
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  • 12
    gomazoa93 18h If only your neighbor would leaf you alone Reply Acceptable_Wall4085 18h I beleaf he learned a lesson. revchewie 17h ● But he had to go out on a limb for it. 433 143
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  • 13
    lankalou 18h ● Pulled out the Uno Reverse card.
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    FoxSquirrel69. 8h Man, what kind of place do you live in that cops would respond to leaves in the driveway? Florida cops wouldn't show up. joeyfine OP. 7h The suburbs lol ← Reply 413 +
    via u/FoxSquirrel69 & u/joeyfine
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    Microlecular • 7h *chef's kiss Fk that guy.
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