4wanderingeyes
5 year old buck +
So yesterday afternoon I get security footage of someone on my property. They walked, around a locked gate, past several visible “No Trespassing” signs. I have wireless cell cam pictures instantly when they came onto the property. I noticed it was an older gentleman, by himself, carrying a reelable tape measure. He walked up to my garage, stood on the apron of the garage door looking up, then walked around the side of the garage. I did get a very clear picture of his face.
My first intuition was to call the sheriff, and I did. Second I called my brother, which works about 30 minutes away, he took off work to go there. When he got there no one was there, but there was fresh tracks in the driveway to the gate, and foot tracks walking around the gate, I told him as long as things look ok from there don’t walk in, so everything is left alone for the sheriff, when he gets there. Anyhow a short time later the sheriff pulled in, and I saw him on the security cameras walking around, inspecting things, he then called me and I emailed him the pictures, and footage of the trespasser. He said it is a very good clear picture of his face, so it will really help. Myself living a few hours away, and having plans to go up in the early morning to bow hunt, left early to check on things inside.
About an hour later he emails me and said he found out who it was, and said it was the county tax assessor out doing an inspection. I vented to the sheriff a little about the inconvenience he has caused from no notification he was coming, and the fact he walked directly past a locked gate with no trespassing signs on it.
Now this is a holiday weekend, and no one is in the office, or will answer their phones for me to vent too. So I am venting to you all.
I by no means want to impede his job of inspecting my property with a new building on it, which I am sure that is why he was there. But how about a little phone call, email, a letter or something to warn me you are coming so I don’t jump to the conclusion someone is stealing stuff. The way it is, I pretty much stopped working at 3:00pm yesterday when I got the first picture of him on my property. Then my brother who left his job 30 miles away and drove here to inspect the place. A sheriff having to drive out and inspect the place, and time researching who it was. I also got a hold of a couple of the neighbors and they said they didn’t recognize him.
Now mind you, I did call the country and ask if someone from planning and zoning would have gone out with a tape measure, the lady on the phone chuckled and said they aren’t going out without contacting me first, especially on a holiday weekend at 3 pm. I asked her if she would think anyone else would? She said possibly insurance company, so that made a little sense to me, since my son just fell off a ladder and I made a claim for it, so I called my agent, no answer, but I left a message. I called the adjuster assigned to the claim, no answer, I left a message. I called the main company to ask if they would have sent someone out, they had no clue, and everyone is gone until after the holidays. That was when I received the call from the sheriff telling me it was the assessor.
Total time was about 3 hours, loss of wages for 2 people, several phone called on my part, and having to make a quick dart out the door to go up to the place to inspect it. I’m not sure if the sheriff will charge me for the call, or not. I hope not. But all of this could have been prevented by just a quick phone call, email, or a letter in the mail to let me know someone was coming out. After doing a little research I find the state of Wisconsin an assessor can not go onto the propert if told not too, or if there is no trespassing signs up with out my permission, or a warrant. He had neither. I am not out to press charges, but would like the courtesy of a notification if you are going to trespass onto my land.
Venting off.
My first intuition was to call the sheriff, and I did. Second I called my brother, which works about 30 minutes away, he took off work to go there. When he got there no one was there, but there was fresh tracks in the driveway to the gate, and foot tracks walking around the gate, I told him as long as things look ok from there don’t walk in, so everything is left alone for the sheriff, when he gets there. Anyhow a short time later the sheriff pulled in, and I saw him on the security cameras walking around, inspecting things, he then called me and I emailed him the pictures, and footage of the trespasser. He said it is a very good clear picture of his face, so it will really help. Myself living a few hours away, and having plans to go up in the early morning to bow hunt, left early to check on things inside.
About an hour later he emails me and said he found out who it was, and said it was the county tax assessor out doing an inspection. I vented to the sheriff a little about the inconvenience he has caused from no notification he was coming, and the fact he walked directly past a locked gate with no trespassing signs on it.
Now this is a holiday weekend, and no one is in the office, or will answer their phones for me to vent too. So I am venting to you all.
I by no means want to impede his job of inspecting my property with a new building on it, which I am sure that is why he was there. But how about a little phone call, email, a letter or something to warn me you are coming so I don’t jump to the conclusion someone is stealing stuff. The way it is, I pretty much stopped working at 3:00pm yesterday when I got the first picture of him on my property. Then my brother who left his job 30 miles away and drove here to inspect the place. A sheriff having to drive out and inspect the place, and time researching who it was. I also got a hold of a couple of the neighbors and they said they didn’t recognize him.
Now mind you, I did call the country and ask if someone from planning and zoning would have gone out with a tape measure, the lady on the phone chuckled and said they aren’t going out without contacting me first, especially on a holiday weekend at 3 pm. I asked her if she would think anyone else would? She said possibly insurance company, so that made a little sense to me, since my son just fell off a ladder and I made a claim for it, so I called my agent, no answer, but I left a message. I called the adjuster assigned to the claim, no answer, I left a message. I called the main company to ask if they would have sent someone out, they had no clue, and everyone is gone until after the holidays. That was when I received the call from the sheriff telling me it was the assessor.
Total time was about 3 hours, loss of wages for 2 people, several phone called on my part, and having to make a quick dart out the door to go up to the place to inspect it. I’m not sure if the sheriff will charge me for the call, or not. I hope not. But all of this could have been prevented by just a quick phone call, email, or a letter in the mail to let me know someone was coming out. After doing a little research I find the state of Wisconsin an assessor can not go onto the propert if told not too, or if there is no trespassing signs up with out my permission, or a warrant. He had neither. I am not out to press charges, but would like the courtesy of a notification if you are going to trespass onto my land.
Venting off.
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