After months of scary incidents and vandalism, some residents of a Lengthy Seaside rental advanced say they’re uninterested in dwelling in worry of a neighbor.
A number of individuals who reside within the Gladys Avenue rental advanced spoke with KTLA 5’s Sara Welch, saying {that a} man has threatened them and damaged a number of home windows of the properties within the constructing. Neighbors are afraid of what he’ll do subsequent. Lots of the condos are owned by the occupants, making it harder to maneuver.
“A few times a month, he’ll come outdoors his condo, break any individual’s window and again inside” stated Desi Ambrozak, who lives within the advanced. “His home windows have been damaged out for a really very long time now.”
A lady who lives in one of many items says she carries a Taser along with her out of worry for her security. Ambrozak says the lady is afraid of the person’s unpredictable conduct.
“They don’t really feel protected going to get their mail,” he stated. “They don’t really feel protected taking their trash out. They really feel like they’re consistently on guard.”
There have been a number of complaints filed in regards to the man’s conduct. Neighbors say they’ve caught him urinating in frequent areas, smashing rental and car home windows, in addition to verbally accosting residents.
The most recent incident occurred final week when neighbors say the suspect broke a number of home windows. The person left with Lengthy Seaside cops however returned a short while later.
4 neighbors have moved out of the advanced over the previous three months due to the person’s conduct. David Lugo was packing his belongings on Saturday to relocate.
“This neighbor, he’s simply been terrorizing us,” stated David Lugo, who was transferring out of his unit on Saturday. “Yelling, medication, he screams like a toddler in there, obscenities and actually dangerous phrases. He’s threatened us a bunch of instances.”
Residents of the Gladys Avenue advanced say the person has owned his rental for roughly 20 years, however solely just lately moved again into the unit. A number of individuals who reside within the constructing have filed restraining orders in opposition to the person.
The Householders Affiliation for the advanced is taking authorized motion to see what their rights are to cope with the unruly occupant.
Lengthy Seaside police have responded to the advanced a number of instances, however neighbors worry the person’s conduct will proceed to worsen.
There have been a number of situations of violence and crime within the metropolis of Lengthy Seaside in latest months, prompting several residents to talk out in regards to the lack of accountability for perpetrators.
Folks dwelling in a Laguna Beach neighborhood say they’re coping with an analogous subject. A person has been terrorizing the world for greater than a 12 months.
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