Debbie

We moved into our new house almost three months ago. It's less than a mile down the road from where we used to live. A few days after we moved in, a neighbor came over to introduce herself. She said she was moving to Atlanta soon and wanted to know if we wanted to buy her trampoline. I politely declined saying I don't let my kids on trampolines (too many people I know have had horrific accidents on them). She was bit off. Tom and I closed the door and agreed she was weird. 

Three days later, she came back at night. I was gone and Tom was home with the girls. She wanted ice and for him to pop popcorn for her since her power wasn't working. She proceeded to ask him for wine and parked herself at our island. Finally, he said Hailey was sick upstairs and he had to go. I told him and the girls we were not answering the door if she came back. Two days later, she did. Just after the girls and I had pulled into the garage. We did not answer the door and the girls and I hid in the back of the house. She left. Then the police came. 

Our neighbor was filming her on my porch and called the police. Apparently, this woman (Debbie, 60 year old female) was being evicted from her rental home a block over and had no power so the neighbors had been calling police and keeping tabs on her. Welcome to the neighborhood! Debbie had plugged her phone into our front porch to charge. The cop unplugged it and asked me if I wanted to join 16 of our neighbors who had no trespassing orders against her. I did even though other neighbors had her entering their homes through unlocked doors and making themselves at home in their kitchens. 

Still the no trespass order didn't deter her. Tom and I went out one Friday night for dinner. The girls were at home together when Debbie came back - knocking on our door/ringing the doorbell. Peyton immediately called 911 and did not answer the door. Debbie left and the cops came. Peyton handled it all very well. Spoke the cops. Put me on the phone with them. We turned in our ring camera footage. Then we all waited for the next week when she was evicted and all her stuff was put out on the front lawn.

That was certainly a crazy day too because they found an assault rifle she had stolen from one of our neighbors in her house! We were all glad to be rid of her and not have her roaming the neighborhood anymore. A few weeks ago we received a notice of trial in the mail for her and recently an actual subpoena for Peyton to have to testify against her in court in December. Crazy! We're trying to get her out of it but she may have to miss school and testify. 

It's been an interesting introduction to our new neighborhood (and how we met all our neighbors). We recently learned that Debbie had moved onto Elmhurst and is wreaking havoc in their town. She has been repeatedly offered mental health services which she declines and continues to make a nuisance of herself to neighbors and continues her petty thefts. 

Honestly, I'm just glad she's moved on to a different neighborhood! Let's see what happens if Peyton has to serve as a witness against her. Welcome to the neighborhood!

https://patch.com/illinois/hinsdale/hinsdale-woman-gun-charge-released