Lock and Load

I decided that enough is enough when it came to the neighbor kid's noise. Even though the kid has kept the windows closed while practicing, the volume on the amplifiers and from the drums is cranked up high enough to make the windows "buzz".
Last night they were going at it hot and heavy at about 7:00 PM so I called the police. Two officers responded who had both been down this road with me before. After hearing the noise for a few minutes, they concluded that it violated the city's noise ordinance and went next door to issue a citation.
After about 30 minutes, one officer returned to our house. He said, "Well, that sure went downhill in a hurry! I issued two minor-in-possession citations and got in a fight with one of the kids - the kid lost. Then, the neighbor kid ran back into the house, locked the door and turned off all the lights." Wha?!! The officer asked me to write a statement and I agreed. He said he would come back later to pick up the statement.
I looked outside about an our later. Both police cars were gone. About an hour after that, the officer called to say that he was still at the station. The parents had just picked up their minor children. He said I could give my statement to an officer on the day shift, today, if I wanted to. I said that I would prefer to do that so I'd have time to type it up.
I spent the next 90 minutes or so typing and retyping my statement making sure I included dates and names where possible. After a few corrections and change suggestions offered by wifey, I finally got the statement prepared.
Today, at noon, I met with one of the police Sergeants and showed him my statement. He said, "This is great! If more people kept records like this, we would get a lot more convictions." I asked what would be done about the neighbor kid for locking himself in the house. The Sergeant said that they were going to issue a summons for him to appear in court on disorderly conduct charges. He said they couldn't break down the door and go in after him on such minor charges. That's too bad. Obviously, the mother is out of town again and knows nothing about what happened. The Sergeant said they are still considering whether to file charges against her for permitting the disorderly conduct on her property. I asked if I would be called to appear. he said that I would be called only if they try to fight it in court. Then he added, "Most people aren't smart enough to do that." Well, someone was apparently smart enough to tell the neighbor kid to lock himself in the house to avoid arrest. So we'll see what we shall see!