Fence Jumpers - How to deal

[coFF33]

Sup,

We got some new neighbours in the last 6 months, they are pleasant enough. The occasional yelling match here and there as most couples do.
However over the last few months, the bloke from this house keeps jumping over our fence at the early hours of the morning.
We have a heap of 720p cameras setup around the perimeter that we have had for ages. I like to have eyes on the house when I'm away and so does the Mrs.

Anyway, this guy has been jumping for a few months. We figured out who it was and went and had a chat to him. Days later he brings around beer and wine and sat and told us his fucking life story and apologized, saying he wont do it again, seems decent enough....

Over the last few weeks hes been jumping again, these few times, it appears he gets picked up by a car.... Im talking like .... 11:45pm / 1am etc ....
He hasn't taken anything yet... but we do have tools out here and there, car parts and what not, if we were working on the cars that day....

Seeing as I've had the chat with him, and the Mrs has also, twice now. Its time for some preventatives.

Obviously, i cant go putting boobytraps in my yard where he walks, nor can i glue smashed bottle glass / razor wire to the fence, which is what i would like to do..... :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

My next thought was just putting up some Bunnings lattice work on to the top of the fence, to kinda make it higher/harder to jump ... and if he does try i guess he would just break the lattice work... which would suck for me...

anyone else got any decent , non criminalizing ideas ?

[matty12]

One place i lived had bogonvillias (excuse the spelling) across the back fence due to the locals jumping the fence to get to the shop across the road from us. That and also 44 gallon drums of smashed glass and a big fuck off dog.

[ForgedV6]

Im confused, why is he jumping your fence? Is he taking a shortcut through your yard? Seems really strange.

Having to change/modify your backyard is time, effort and money. Be nice if you didn't have to do that. If your footage can clearly identify him then have he changed for trespassing?

[RGVFAST]

bougainvilleas are a good idea, although will take a while to get to a good size. They fill out great to provide a barrier and are full of sharp thorns.

[coFF33]

Im confused, why is he jumping your fence? Is he taking a shortcut through your yard? Seems really strange.

Having to change/modify your backyard is time, effort and money. Be nice if you didn't have to do that. If your footage can clearly identify him then have he changed for trespassing?

Short cut yeah... to where, i dunno . sometimes he gets picked up literally, out the front of our house.
He doesnt like to confront with "his neighbours" . Their house that kinda joint that has been split kinda into two (joining wall) 14A / 14B ... same driveway / entrance area etc.......
apparently his neighbours are always out the front sitting on couches (typical bogan spec) and he doesnt wanna "deal" with them when he comes and goes. .... so he goes outta his way to jump our fence and leave via our property / driveway....

[thommo]

just ask a mate or someone on here that has the biggest ugliest dog and borrow it for a week, hopefully be too scared to do it again.

Is the fence are he's jumping in the backyard and then through the garage area to leave? Maybe put your bins there and the car to make it tight then press the panic button on you car to set the alarm off when you here the bloke

[hako]

Bougainvillia will take too long to grow and then you will be forever cleaning up the mess of flowers.

I'd be looking into the trespass avenue and also building something higher, or leave random stuff where he lands on your side for a broken ankle scenario.

[mr_mike]

big tub of grease and wipe it along the top of the fence. Its harmless so you cant get in trouble for setting a man-trap etc. Make sure you get some of that graphite grease that is an absolute bastard to remove.

[XF Falcon]

big tub of grease and wipe it along the top of the fence. Its harmless so you cant get in trouble for setting a man-trap etc. Make sure you get some of that graphite grease that is an absolute bastard to remove.

antisieze or something like that :D

[mr_mike]

Yep thats the stuff, they used to use it at Komatsu during the build then when it came to paint shop shit was everywhere. Was an absolute nightmate to remove cos it just smears.

On the remote off chance you did get cops stopping by cos neighbour has complained just say you put the grease up there to stop birds landing on the fence and shitting down it making a mess.

[TJ]

Give him the footage along with footage of you wanking to it.

Should put him off or make for some fun

[n1ghth4wk]

antisieze or something like that :D

OGL (open gear lube) from mining shovels. 10x worse to clean off.

[Dom]

Bougainvillia will take too long to grow and then you will be forever cleaning up the mess of flowers.

I'd be looking into the trespass avenue and also building something higher, or leave random stuff where he lands on your side for a broken ankle scenario.

Plus this stuff grows out of control, absolute pain to maintain.

[-Luke-]

OGL (open gear lube) from mining shovels. 10x worse to clean off.

That's evil man. His hands will remain stuck to the fence.

[S85FI]

Go to a Bunnings spec type place and buy some Maron Berry.

Grows quick, produces fruit and has needle like thorns everywhere......grows Passion Fruit Spec size...

Plant the Bongavillia underneath and as that grows get rid of the berry tree. Unless you lilke fruit this tree will produce shit loads...

[Phildo]

1) Bright sensor lights will freak him out when they suddenly turn on. They'll also help with the camera footage.

2) Does he own the place or rent it? Sounds rented. Speaking with the real estate agent is the polite thing to do, but they tend to be pretty useless. Look up the owner of the place and go see him in person (politely).

3) Police report, made by the missus (particularly if/when you're away). Male individual from next door keeps jumping fence, she's scared of being raped etc. Has seen him in the backyard when she goes to to the toilet, etc. Feeling scared and vulnerable. Bonus points if you've got kids in the house, and you're concerned that he might be a pedo.

4) The late night fence jumping and being picked up out the front sounds like drug runs (ie either friend or dealer picks him up and then they go do their stuff). More bonus points if you can get the rego plate of those vehicle(s).

5) Put the video clips on YouTube. If the place is rented, and the agent isn't helping, then put the real estate agent logo on the YouTube clip. Text that says "XYZ Real Estate won't do anything about this person going into my back yard". Email links to real estate head office. Property manager will get his/her butt roasted very, very quickly.

6) If police won't act then put clips on YouTube and email links to the office of the Minister for Police (ie Liza Harvey). Call that office and ask to speak with the inspector. He's the police liason guy - if/when he makes phone calls to a local cop shop and asks them to look into something then it gets done.

If he's renting then focus on getting rid of him. Bummer about the life story, but you can not have people jumping through your back yard. This guy has got issues, and you don't want those issues in your personal life. Nor do you want the sort of person that he'll associate with coming near your place (ie dodgy friends, drug dealers).

[MadDocker]

Tell him rent for the shortcut is 2 cartons a month, payable on the 1st and 15th and on the provision he is quiet and doesn't disturb anyone in the house.

Either that or confront him again, tell him to stop, let him know you have footage of him trespassing and have had enough.

[Denver]

As above. It's a drug run. He's trying to put the cops off

Big angry dog time.

Also the grease thing, do it, that's pretty funny.

[rgvlee]

Cops won't care about trespass, even with video footage, if he's not stealing or breaking anything.
Have a similar issue with my neighbours.
Do what I did and get a big dog.

[-Luke-]

Business opportunity, Big Angry Dog rentals.

[Philbo]

Can borrow my Amstaff for a few weeks if you like :P hahaha 40kg will have fun with anyone jumping a fence at least.

[mr_rotary]

This type of fence seemed to work quite well in the past

http://isurvived.org/Pictures_iSurvived-4/auschwitz-2fences.GIF

[RICEY]

Dig random holes along his usual route, a snapped ankle will soon stop it and for the Police report you are planting new plants everywhere.

[Phildo]

Cops won't care about trespass, even with video footage, if he's not stealing or breaking anything.

Nup, cops don't give a shit about trespass.

But they give a shit about future rapists and pedophiles.

Which is why his missus will mention that the bloke was looking through the house windows when she went to the toilet at 1am.

[S85FI]

This type of fence seemed to work quite well in the past

http://isurvived.org/Pictures_iSurvived-4/auschwitz-2fences.GIF

Missing the MG42 outpost :)

[mys1]

Install a gate - no more fence jumping.

Problem solved

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[anton]

ahahah thanks man , That made my week

[Fukushima]

floodlights - make sure they spill over onto his place and the neighbors that he is trying to sneak past

cheap and effective

or move SOR

[baz]

Had a similar problem at our previous house. Bought some medium large established cactus with large thorns etc on it. Put them in the spot the fence was being jumped...did not happen any more.

[MadDocker]

or move SOR

pingpingpingpingeye with the best suggestion yet.

[ReaperSS]

f/em booby trap them. Pile of wood with nails. Unfortunate for them

[S85FI]

All else fails the trap door Punji StickTrap.
http://www.doomsdaynews.com/using-punji-stick-traps-defend-homestead/

Coast will be clear for a while.

[Phyber]

When cops ask, just tell em "I learned a thing or two from Charlie, don't ya know...he shoulda walked past his own house to the road"

[Liberator]

f/em booby trap them. Pile of wood with nails. Unfortunate for them
pingpingpingpings alreadly get fucked up without you trying , wouldnt want to see what happens when u do XD

[MRO]

Sensor light. $50 for a good one from Bunnings.

[Niva]

go around and mention someone jumping the fence infront of his missus. he will shit. let him sweat. then end it with "next time we get footage ill have to bring it over and show you"

u wont speak to him again. shes none the wiser. and his side bitch gets the fuck back on tinder

[S85FI]

Mini sling shot with 2.5mm insulated wire bent into a horse shoe shape.
Only need a rubber band between fingers and hurts like fuck. Flick evidence away.
School days were fun....