A Georgia couple was told to lock themselves inside their bedroom after police said an armed intruder entered their home in the early morning hours. The incident happened around 3 a.m. on June 12 in Powder Springs. According to Atlanta News First, Cobb County police said 20-year-old Steven Hilton allegedly broke into an elderly couple’s …
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A backyard trespassing call in Butler County, Ohio, turned into an unusual livestock roundup after eight goats wandered onto a property near Oxford. Deputies responded June 9 to the 5000 block of Oxford Middletown Road after reports of suspicious “trespassers” in a backyard, according to The Cool Down. The group included seven adult goats and …
A Florida woman is accused of firing a gunshot as a neighbor was cutting grass, turning a lawn-noise complaint into a criminal case. The incident happened around 8:15 p.m. last Thursday in the 3200 block of Atlas Drive in Milton, according to WEAR. Authorities identified the woman as 84-year-old Charlene Davis. She is charged with …
A homeowner says a long-running neighbor dispute has moved from trash and complaints to possible lawn damage along the property line. The anonymous homeowner shared the story on Reddit, where they claimed a camera caught a neighbor walking into the driveway and throwing trash into the yard. The post was later highlighted by TwistedSifter, which …
A Richmond, Virginia, homeowner finally had a low-hanging Comcast wire fixed after he said months of calls failed to get the problem resolved. The wire was left dangling above Brad Armstrong’s driveway after a large tree fell across Cherokee Road in late February and knocked down utility lines, according to 12 On Your Side. After …
A Washington homeowner says a driver smashed through multiple roadside mailboxes before the car ended up on its side against trees on the property. The homeowner shared the account on Reddit, where they said they first heard a loud crash and thought a branch had fallen on the roof. Instead, they found a car near …
A Smyrna, Tennessee, couple says a sinkhole that opened in their yard three weeks ago is still growing, while both the city and their insurance company say the problem is not theirs to fix. Gregg Vickrey told WSMV he first noticed the hole while mowing his lawn on Breslin Avenue. The back wheel of his …
A St. Louis County homeowner is disputing a $12,000 tree-removal bill after an April 27 storm split a tree in half in his front yard. The homeowner, who asked not to be named, told First Alert 4 that his family was sheltering in the basement when they heard a loud crash. When they came upstairs, …
A Mesa, Arizona, man is accused of stealing packages from front porches for more than two months, and police are looking for additional possible victims. The suspect was identified as 28-year-old Luan Nguyen. According to AZFamily, police said video showed Nguyen taking packages from homeowners’ porches between March 27 and June 5. Nguyen was arrested …
A Grover Beach homeowner says indoor security cameras alerted him and his wife that someone was inside their house Tuesday afternoon. The incident happened at a home in the 200 block of North 10th Street, across from Ramona Garden Park, according to KSBY. Police Chief Jim Munro told the station officers were responding to a …