My driveway is being used as part of a stakeout by the sherriff's dept. [View All]

[SeattleGirl]

This woman came to our door today just after noon. She drove a plain SUV, and was dressed in jeans, tennies, a t-shirt and a hoodie. Oh, and her sherriff's officer badge.

She was asking us questions about one of our neighbors. We live on a dead-end street, and this neighbor is at the very end of it. She said that they had credible information that he was growing pot -- like hundreds of plants, not one or two for recreational use. She also said that he has a very long criminal history, and was not a very good guy (yikes!).

I know there are different procedures that must be followed to arrest someone. Apparently, while they have some pretty good info about this guy and what he's doing, they cannot get a warrant to arrest him at home. They have to arrest him elsewhere, while he's making a deal for his pot. So, she wanted to use our driveway as her spot to surveil him. There were two other officers out on the main road too.

Our driveway is somewhat long, whereas the other driveways on the street are very short. Plus, the neighbor's house sits lower than ours does, and there are lots of blackberry bushes along the road and our yard, so the neighbor can't see the SUV sitting there. So we said, sure.

She came back by a couple of hours ago, and said that the neighbor had left home for awhile, so she and the other officers, each in their own vehicle, started tailing him. Her partner is really new, and he was driving right behind the neighbor. She had to tell him to back off and let a couple of other vehicles get between him and the neighbor's car. Apparently the guy might have thought something was up, because he came back home.

The officer is gone for the day. The neighbor is home. And I've had the theme from "COPS" running through my head all day! :rofl:

And no, this is not an April Fool's Day joke; they really are using our driveway to keep an eye on the neighbor. I have a feeling the officer will be back tomorrow.