The Neighbor

by J.J. Lewsac

In a perfect world, there would be no need for surveillance cameras to watch over our homes or businesses.Sadly, there are people in this world who choose not to respect your property or privacy. Life can become especially difficult when such a person is your next door neighbor.

I recently came into contact with an individual, whom we shall call “Max” who was concerned about his family’s safety and the security of his property due to the fact that he was becoming increasingly harassed by his neighbor. The neighbor had made threats to this individual, even saying he would bury his entire family in his back yard one day. At first Max didn’t take the threats seriously; however, strange things started to happen. He and his family came home from church one afternoon to find their front door had a red X spray painted across it. A few days later their children’s swing set was completely disassembled and left in a pile. It smelled like vinegar had been poured over it. The last straw for Max came when he had friends and family over for a BBQ. Max went to go start the grill and when he opened it up he found that manure had been dumped inside. Had Max ignited the grill without opening the lid, it is possible it could have exploded. 

Max knew it had to be his next door neighbor that was behind these events, but he needed proof. Max and I discussed several camera options for him before we put together a package that would protect his home. The system had an event log that would show him how many times his cameras recorded motion events that day, so he could review his cameras to see if his neighbor had been snooping around. He would also be able to use his smart phone to check on his cameras from anywhere. He also bought some wide angle night vision cameras to watch his back yard, and a few dome cameras to watch the entrances to his home.