Venice resident Ray Maiello had the following experience with an RV dweller in front of his home.

“I left this gentleman a note on his RV parked in front of my house for 2 days about overnight parking,” wrote Maiello. “And this afternoon, I went to open my door and this is what I was met with. Spoiler: violent threats (said would kill me off video) and then threw a soda bottle at my fence and left. Called LAPD at 4:06 pm and took them 30 minutes to respond. Entire time he was stalking me outside my fence. He left just before police showed up. Then he came back while police were here to show him the note and they cuffed him. They detained him in the vehicle for 15 minutes and Sgt Wilkins of Pac Division filed an incident report and let him go. They would not arrest him because they had other “more urgent” calls/matters.

“I asked: ‘What happens if he comes back and attacks me or my family?’ Sgt Wilkins was nice but said, ‘Don’t worry, we talked to him and he knows he’ll get arrested if he comes back.’

“That’s cold comfort and highly disappointing police protection after violent threats.”