More trouble with the kids next door

We've been having an ongoing issue with the kids next door. They hop the six-foot fence, they poke around in our mail box, they throw ice at the dogs and there's always a steady stream of trash coming into our yard from theirs.

I've talked with the kids and their mother on several occasions, but it never does any good. I just keep picking up the trash and crossing my fingers that they won't throw over anything that the dogs will eat and get sick from (which has happened in the past).

But last night as I chased Sophia around the yard to retrieve a can of Hawaiian Punch, I came across a large wooden chair leg with a screw sticking out of it. That was it. I'd had enough. I put all the trash in a bag and marched over to the neighbor's house. They were home but didn't answer so I called the police.

There is an officer assigned to our neighborhood and he called me back first thing this morning. I told him I really didn't know what else I could do and was wondering if there could be anything done on his end.

Turns out another police officer is my neighbor's landlord, and judging by the sympathetic tone the officer had as he said I shouldn't have to put up with the nuisance, I think my neighbor is going to be getting a call from her landlord. Hopefully a call from a cop who doubles as a landlord will be enough to get her kids to quit throwing dangerous objects into our yard.