This is a weekly blog post that I'm calling Apartment Hell Life. I've mentioned a few times some of the crazy things that have gone on in and around my apartment complex and in my neighborhood in the past 27 years that I've lived here and people keep telling me I should write a book. But instead of a book, I've decided to share the crazy things that have happened in and around my apartment complex in the last 27 years here in a weekly blog post.
I spotted the police helicopter flying overhead on Monday. No cops were seen on my street though.
Thanks to a blogger friend saying something about a police blotter, I looked that up and can now see why the police are on my street sometimes, when it happens. Although not every time I see police here do I see it on the blotter. The helicopter was not on it, so we'll see what I can find out. I also signed up for alerts when crime happens within a mile of me. I get an email everyday with all the different calls the police had. So far everyday there are at least 10 calls within 1 mile of where I live.
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My daughter was outside with Falcor and saw the ambulance down the street *the bright lights are the ambulance*. The next day the police blotter alert email said that they were here for an assault and car theft. The police must have left or parked in the alley because I didn't see them.
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If you look closely, you might be able to see a guy's legs hanging over the top of the stairs. It was close to midnight, and some homeless guy was sleeping on the stairs again.
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Halloween night someone spray painted 666 on the sidewalk.
They also spray painted a star or what I'm guessing what they thought was a pentagram.
Halloween night we also saw this guy with string lights hanging from his moped. I think he was trying to be festive. And yes, we got some rain Halloween night.
And during a very blue-sky morning the police helicopter was up flying overhead. No police on my street though.
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I thought you might enjoy seeing something other than crackheads for a change. 🤣🤣🤣
*Picture courtesy of Andy Gabriel on FB*
Coyotes are being spotted all over Las Vegas and the outskirts of Vegas.
*Picture courtesy of Kevin Janison on FB*
A large bobcat was spotted this week on a golf course here in Las Vegas.
The high this week was 70F/21C
The low this week was 51F/10C
So that's it for this week's Apartment Hell Life! Be sure to come back next week for more.
Wow that's a big bobcat! They're so beautifully marked. As long as the colored aren't carrying boxes labeled ACME you're probably okay...
ReplyDeleteThis is what I get for posting in the dark from my tablet without putting my glasses on. COYOTES, not 'colored'. Jesus.
Deletelol I knew what you meant. The people commenting on the bobcat were all amazed it was so big.
DeleteGood afternoon, Mary. As far as i am concerned that The number 666 has a strong meaning in Christian history and is often called the “number of the beast” in the Bible. Please correct me my friend.
ReplyDeleteYes, it's said that 666 is the mark of the beast. I believe that is from the book of revelations.
DeleteThat police blotter sounds handy. I'll check and see if my area has one.
ReplyDeleteThe coyotes are probably on crack too.
666 is known as "the mark of the beast" and is associated with Satanism. Years ago, at the apartment complex where I lived at the time, I was assigned parking space #333. I used to tell people it was "the mark of half of the beast".
LOL That's funny.
DeleteYou know it would be funny if you could get the person who painted 666 on the sidewalk to turn around and walk from the other direction and see that it really says 999. Wonder if their brain could absorb that. Wow on the coyotes.
ReplyDeleteYes it would.
DeleteHello Mary,
ReplyDeleteI am not sure if I would like to see the coyotes and the large bobcat in my neighborhood.
Take care, enjoy your day and the new week ahead.
Thank you.
DeleteThat is a big bobcat.
ReplyDeleteOkay, just to put it in perspective, there aren't even ten police calls within a mile of me every year. Year! Ten a night is insane.
I'll have to take a screen shot of the crime map and post it next week. There are so many police calls in Las Vegas.
DeleteI just watched sa video about coyotes here in Ontario, more specifically in Toronto.
ReplyDeleteCoyotes are all over it seems.
DeleteYou certainly live in an interesting place! We do have coyotes here, but I have only seen two in all these years…
ReplyDeleteThey are all over here.
DeleteI'm so glad you were able to find info on the police blotter website. I use mine whenever I see multiple police cars in the neighborhood or around town. Found out someone stole a ton of crab legs and steak by shoving them down their pants at a local grocery store. LOL!
ReplyDeleteI had no idea there was so much info on the police blotter.
DeleteThe guy sleeping on the stairs must have been very uncomfortable, but presumably he was too high or too exhausted to notice the discomfort.
ReplyDeleteThat's what I'm thinking too.
DeleteLots going on always
ReplyDeleteYes there is
DeleteI had no idea neighbourhood crime data was available. That should help you sort through some of the disturbances.
ReplyDeleteYes, I sure hope so.
Delete"So far everyday there are at least 10 calls within 1 mile of where I live."
ReplyDeleteYikes.
Well, at least someone tries to be festive around there LOL (other than you, I mean, with all your Halloween decor 😁).
Coyotes and bobcats? are we sure they aren't AI?
Not AI, it was on the local news website.
DeleteHe was trying to be festive.
I don't know what I would do if I saw a bobcat....I have a resident raccoon that irritates me. Never a dull moment in your neighborhood!
ReplyDeleteI've never seen a bobcat in person either.
DeleteI've heard that we have coyotes here, but thankfully I haven't seen any.
ReplyDeleteI saw one years ago.
DeleteCertainly lots going on Mary ...never a dull moment!
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
Urban coyotes. They even have them in New York City a few miles from where I grew up. Now that you can access the police blotter, I'm not sure you'll feel safer but you will definitely have a realistic view of your neighborhood. Alana ramblinwitham.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteWe are very nosy people here in my small town. We have a regular police/fire scanner and a digital scanner, although some local authorities do scramble their transmissions. We also check the police blotter. Like yours, many many things are omitted. In a pinch I try to bribe a local police detective for information. He is my youngest son and a tough nut to crack.
ReplyDeleteThat helicopter sure has been busy! I don't like coyotes at all since they ate some of our ferals. It was their last meal.
ReplyDeleteTerrible, Mary.
ReplyDeleteI should look up our blotter. Because we are such a tourist town bad things are never put in the weekly news paper or on the local radio. They want people to think there is no crime here. Ha ha ha. Big crime here. The coyotes and the mountain lion look very healthy.
ReplyDeleteI am sure it is helpful to know what's going on in your neighborhood.
ReplyDeleteIt never ceases to amaze me how much goes on around your neighborhood, Mary! I think the biggest surprise for me was that huge bobcat. Seeing wildlife like that in and around a city is fascinating. The moped covered in lights gave me a good laugh too!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing the bobcat and the coyotes!
ReplyDeleteI think I'd be anxious if I knew everything happening within a mile radius of me! Those coyotes look well fed.
ReplyDeleteWell at least you can find out now what is going on in your area. Yes, I saw the feet.
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