southsider2k5 Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 Don't some families have anything better to do? Game of catch ended by neighbor allegedly stealing a ball thrown into her yard LaPORTE - A LaPorte woman could go to jail for taking a softball and not giving it back to two girls who were playing catch. "Even though it's a softball, when you take somebody else's property it doesn't matter what the object is," said LaPorte Police Chief Dave Gariepy. He said that about 5 p.m. Tuesday, Emily Ballesteros and Stephanie Bollinger were playing catch in Ballesteros' front yard in the 1600 block of Stone Lake Drive when the ball got away from them and rolled onto a neighbor's property line. Police said Debra Lower, 46, allegedly came out in her pajamas, grabbed the ball, smiled at the girls and went back inside with the ball. Emily's mother, Leslie Medeiros, asked Lower to return the ball. When she refused, Medeiros called police. In his report, officer Pat Hemphill said he questioned Lower at her residence and she repeatedly denied taking the ball. Hemphill said he talked to the two girls and they insisted Lower had their ball. In his report, Hemphill told Lower that he didn't believe her and warned her she could be charged. The case will be given to prosecutors to decide whether to seek a warrant for her arrest on Class D felony theft. Gariepy said the families have a history of feuding and added the decision by Hemphill to pursue charges might be a way of forcing both sides to start getting along. "He acted within his rights given the circumstances," Gariepy said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapkomet Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 Only in LaPorte Co., Indiana. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LosMediasBlancas Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 Hey at least this one didn't end with someone being shot over it.......yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen Prawn Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 How is stealing a ball that is worth $5-10 a felony? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 QUOTE(Queen Prawn @ Jun 16, 2005 -> 12:48 PM) How is stealing a ball that is worth $5-10 a felony? In these times, looking at someone wrong can get you sued. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobDylan Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 If she were my neighbor, she'd have a nice few surprises the following morning. Keep the ball you old hag, enjoy a car full of dish soap, a deck smothered in s***, a newly painted driveway and a lawn full of dead grass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwritecode Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 I had a woman like this in my neighborhood when I was growing up. If we stepped one foot onto her property for any reason, she would yell at us. The biggest problem was that her yard bordered a large empty field that we would play in all the time. She tried to claim the field was part of her property until informed otherwise. One time she did steal a ball my friend and I were playing with. It turned into a shouting match between her and my friend's mom before the cops showed up. Seeing police cars in their driveway eventually became a common occurance. Mostly because she insisted that we were trespassing. The cops basically told us that she was a pyscho and to just ignore her... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapkomet Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 Time for some flaming stampers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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