If someone, a female in this instance, is being stalked - being followed, being watched in the parking lot at work, in shopping center and at home, what options does this person have. Going to police is an option? Thank you in advance for helpful suggestions.
Being Stalked - what options does one have?
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I agree - if things escalate in anyway, having been to the police is a proper record of the concerns the lady you speak of have and is part of the process towards a restraining order if needed, etc.
A restraining order only goes so far if not rigidly enforced.
Get a dog, a German Shepherd is your best option. They are very loyal and exceptionally smart. When they sense danger they can't be bought off with treats. They'll guard you and your home and they'll keep you in shape. They need running a minimum of three times a week, good for you.
Best part, they know how to tell a stalker to back off.
Get a dog, a German Shepherd is your best option. They are very loyal and exceptionally smart. When they sense danger they can't be bought off with treats. They'll guard you and your home and they'll keep you in shape. They need running a minimum of three times a week, good for you.
Best part, they know how to tell a stalker to back off.
Police is your first option.
If they do fuck all 2nd option is get a good private investigator and make the hunter become the hunted.
If they do fuck all 2nd option is get a good private investigator and make the hunter become the hunted.
Police can't do anything without evidence backing up your claim. For stalking, there has to be sufficient proof of a threat. If someone is clearly watching you in various public places and at home without a valid reason for being there, that constitutes stalking. However, to prove it you should have a detailed record of these events (place, time, other relevant details), and attempt to take pictures or recordings of the stalker discretely (doing it openly may cause a dangerous situation). It's difficult to prove the perp lacks a valid reason for being out in a public space, but a large record of such instances without apparent reason makes things highly suspicious. Once you have couple of these proofs, you should go to the cops. Even if it's not sufficient evidence to act, having a record could help if things continue or escalate.
Obviously if he's trespassing on your property, or looking in your windows, trespassing and voyeurism laws may apply. So that's a different situation.
Write to her with a definitive "stop calling, emailing, txting, or coming to see me etc. Your behaviour is frightening me."
Call the police at the division you live in, ask for an email address to copy the above to. Make sure it's cc'd and not bcc'd.
Take good notes about all of her interactions with you, as they occur.
That will alert her to your seriousness about her stoping her actions, and of it isn't, you won't need to much more when you make the complaint to the police.
Call the police at the division you live in, ask for an email address to copy the above to. Make sure it's cc'd and not bcc'd.
Take good notes about all of her interactions with you, as they occur.
That will alert her to your seriousness about her stoping her actions, and of it isn't, you won't need to much more when you make the complaint to the police.
The stalking as related in the OP is like being watched
at a distance. Not sure if that qualify as stalking. I think the
first thing to do is to have him marked out. If you have a
picture showing his face bring it to the police. Find a way
to bring a message to this guy telling him he has been
identified by the police and his picture is already filed.
at a distance. Not sure if that qualify as stalking. I think the
first thing to do is to have him marked out. If you have a
picture showing his face bring it to the police. Find a way
to bring a message to this guy telling him he has been
identified by the police and his picture is already filed.
If this was 10 years ago, me and my buddies could take care of your problem for a small fee.
I'm retired from the "occupation" now.
I'm retired from the "occupation" now.
