Interesting !

DD doesn't bat an eyelid when the police, yet again, turn up at her next door neighbour's door. It is a LA house and she moved in about 7 years ago closely accompanied by Social Services - and the police and Social Services have been there regularly ever since. Social Services for her and her children and the police for the succession of criminal lowlifes she shares her life with.

Onestepbeyond, I actually live in a very nice middle class area which, unfortunately, has seen properties being rented out. People can now afford to live here because housing benefit covers the rent or as we have found lately they pay deposit and first month's rent and then do not pay another penny. The process of eviction is slow and when they eventually leave it is usually with police present.

Sorry, blatant oneupmanship but only because it happened while this thread was running.

On Saturday I read that the main road off which our cul de sac comes was blocked due to an incident. I told DS & DiL because they were coming to dinner. Our dining room is at the front of the house so we watched some of what was going on. Apparently 6 vehicles with armed officers, 20 police cars and an ambulance. No fire engine. 3 houses with police tape around them. We could see the police minutely examining the road around a white van.

I admit we sat watching after we had finished dinner!

It transpires that two men had been shot in the leg but not 'life changing'. Can you just imagine all our theories? Of course now DS says we live in a very dodgy area! It didn't make the local BBC news though. Perhaps it will be in the longer version tonight.

Yikes! Interesting times down your way. There are a fair number of elderly residents in our block so ambulances,unfortunately, are common enough occurrences. However, I was horrified to arrive home one day to find a police dog van in our car park one day. What could it be? a drugs bust? (Plenty of drugs round here only we have to call them medication.) No. The answer was that the caretaker's son is a policeman in the police dog section and he and the 'boys' had come to visit his Dad. Lovely dogs!

It's awful when that happens Harrigran. We live in a nice area but as parents die or go into care children are renting the property rather than selling. You can usually tell when a property is rented by the appearance ie gardens neglected. I think the area is gradually going to change over time. (And I am not saying all renters are like that but short term rentals dont encourage people to invest in a property. ...and yes I know I'm off topic. Sorry)

Your interest is normal. You'll find out eventually. Focus on doing something kind for someone.

If you read the thread Jaxie you'll see we did find out.
BTW everyone, our neighbours had no idea all this was going on and were surprised when we hot chance to ask.