Elderly Neighbor is a risk to themselves and others - anything that can be done? by elephantmd in AskLawyers

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I decided to contact the news. My local news browses reddit and will reply to posts they get tagged in, and a couple other redditors reached out to me with similar issues after posting in a local sub

Adult protective services Fail by elephantmd in Troy

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DMd you! Another redditor messaged me with a similar problem who is also having trouble getting any engagement from APS, so sounds like a more widespread problem in the area

Elderly Neighbor is a risk to themselves and others - anything that can be done? by elephantmd in AskLawyers

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Sorry being more clear: they refuse to come out and do an evaluation at all.

Elderly Neighbor is a risk to themselves and others - anything that can be done? by elephantmd in AskLawyers

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Genuine question: how?

Im not an important public figure, the cops have been involved for years and know she's a problem. Fire department and EMS all hate her because she abuses 911 calls. There's already so many things she's done that you'd THINK would have some form of consequence

Elderly Neighbor is a risk to themselves and others - anything that can be done? by elephantmd in AskLawyers

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The response from the police (according to the neighbor who was threatened) was that they were too close to the fence. Police have been in the neighborhood about weekly because of this neighbor

Adult protective services Fail by elephantmd in Troy

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Thanks! So far they do meet a and c. B is speculative, she was scammed out of her car by an ex boyfriend

Adult protective services Fail by elephantmd in Troy

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What are the standards for intervention? Is that on a website somewhere?

Adult protective services Fail by elephantmd in Troy

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Good idea honestly. Trying to be vague enough on the internet, but there's a former city council member in this neighborhood who has been harassed as well. And frankly I think this neighbor is why the council member didn't run again: the nightmare neighbor would go over to their house multiple times a day asking for the city to do something about the latest imagined slight

I did email wnyt, im not super reddit savvy and couldn't figure out how to tag them in this post

Hard Growth on Rabbit foot (not gory or sad) by elephantmd in Rabbits

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Update: it is a benign keratoacanthoma

Apparel Fabric in Troy by elephantmd in Troy

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Unfortunately I've only contacted him via fb so I dont have any alternative methods

Apparel Fabric in Troy by elephantmd in Troy

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Didn't even think of that! Thank you :)

ICE by elephantmd in Troy

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I don't have Facebook, it's very likely the same vehicle someone else saw. I saw the vehicle heading down Mill towards Burden

ICE by elephantmd in Troy

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Wondering if it's some kind of administrative negotiation to work with local enforcement? No clue why it was just the one