Today I had to run some errands for Pauline, so I started around 9 am and had about 4 places I need to stop at, at the last stop it was only 9:40am and it opens at 10am, so I decided to go to a Sports store and look at what they had to kill some time. On the way back to the store I saw our buddy, the homeless guy panhandling.
Now I was pretty far from home and on the edge of town where I normally do not go, so I was not expecting to see this guy here so far from where we normally see him. So I pulled over and parked 200’ away or so and called the Police, they told me I was in the West Side and not the East side town so I had to call the West Side’s police and they would get the information I need to complete the complaint I had filed against him. Ok, no problem.
So I call the West Side cops and after a 10 min discussion I convinced the dispatcher that yes, I did indeed need a officer to meet me so he sent one, and about 20 to 30 mins later an office showed up and as soon as the guy in question saw the cop car he crossed the 4 lane road to the East side. As soon as the cop got to me I explained the situation and the guy stood across the street watching us and the officer then told me, he is no longer in the West Side, but back in the East Side. Grrrrr.
But after talking to the West Side cop, he agreed to go over and ask his name and get whatever information he could get from him and asked me to drive 2 blocks away and he will met with me and fill me in on what he finds out. So I do as asked and a few minutes later I see an East Side cop drive by (double Grrrrrr) and then the West Side cop comes to where I am and gives me his name.
Said he had no ID and wanted no trouble, the Cop asked if he had a bike incident at the park, and the guy said no, and then asked in reference to me since he saw us talking, “Is that the guy†and the cop asked, “What guyâ€, he replies “The guy from the parkâ€, the cop then said I thought you didn’t have any issues? And then he admitted that he almost ran into us since it was so dark. So he just confirmed everything. The West Side cop then said to be careful, that it sounds like he is pushing peoples buttons for no reason and that the next time it happens bad things could happen, and he says he doesn’t want to hurt anyone and it was an accident and wont happen again.
So we shall see. I called the East Side cops and gave the information of both the guy and the West Side cop, so everything is in order on my end. I truly hope this is the end of it. I am not really a violent person, but I am ½ Irish and ½ German which is a mean combination and I have been in many scraps when I was a wee lad and I will do whatever it takes to protect my wife.
I do feel somewhat bad that it has had to go this far, but what else can I do? I have to protect my wife and myself from harm and legal issues. I am also buying her some MACE today so she can have it with her when she rides to be more protected.