We've got a creepy meth head neighbor that has put up a camera up on a 30ft - 40ft pole. The major problem with this is that it is just high enough to be above the peaks of the buildings on his property and aims DIRECTLY at our kitchen window and the bedroom window of our 15 and 11 year old girls. We are not okay with this.
I have spoken to the neighbor but he gave me a general meth head response and claims it is only used to look at his yard directly below the camera. The camera can rotate horizontally and vertically via remote and it is pointing directly at our house at times. I told him we were uncomfortable with it and asked that he remove it or change the positioning so that it would not aim at our house. His major concern is that people are supposedly hopping his fence and stealing from his junk pile, but the camera has its back to the fence that he claims is getting jumped over and is facing the inner portion of his property and our home.
My girlfriend has also called the police to make a report and to see if there was anything can they do. We were told there is nothing we can do besides keep the blinds closed and request that he move it.
He has not moved it, other than to occasionally rotate it away from our house but the vast majority of the time it is facing directly at our windows.
WHAT NOW:
I've come up with several options and I think the best approach at this point is an attempt to use a laser point to blind it out so that it serves him no purpose while pointing in our direction. I was thinking a laser of some type on a tripod or mounting device pointed directly at the lens would flood it with light and blind it while it aims towards our windows. If he moves it or faces another direction, no problem. Turns back to our window.... blinded. Seems like a non destructive but potentially effective solution. If it would work that way. Since the camera is mounted to a pole I figure it should be pretty easy to get it lined up properly. I've considered pellet guns and paintball guns but the likelihood of me hitting this camera from where I'm at seems very low and risky, not to mention the fact that at that point it would be permanently destructive. I don't particularly see the need to destroy the camera if I can find a better means of dealing with the situation. I'd like to try the softer approaches first, if possible.
Does anyone know if this theory has the potential for success? If so, I would need some advice on what to purchase and possibly how to mount it... I have absolutely zero experience in this area other than an occasional key chain laser pointer used to distract a cat.
Thanks for any info you can guys provide, sorry it got so long.
I have spoken to the neighbor but he gave me a general meth head response and claims it is only used to look at his yard directly below the camera. The camera can rotate horizontally and vertically via remote and it is pointing directly at our house at times. I told him we were uncomfortable with it and asked that he remove it or change the positioning so that it would not aim at our house. His major concern is that people are supposedly hopping his fence and stealing from his junk pile, but the camera has its back to the fence that he claims is getting jumped over and is facing the inner portion of his property and our home.
My girlfriend has also called the police to make a report and to see if there was anything can they do. We were told there is nothing we can do besides keep the blinds closed and request that he move it.
He has not moved it, other than to occasionally rotate it away from our house but the vast majority of the time it is facing directly at our windows.
WHAT NOW:
I've come up with several options and I think the best approach at this point is an attempt to use a laser point to blind it out so that it serves him no purpose while pointing in our direction. I was thinking a laser of some type on a tripod or mounting device pointed directly at the lens would flood it with light and blind it while it aims towards our windows. If he moves it or faces another direction, no problem. Turns back to our window.... blinded. Seems like a non destructive but potentially effective solution. If it would work that way. Since the camera is mounted to a pole I figure it should be pretty easy to get it lined up properly. I've considered pellet guns and paintball guns but the likelihood of me hitting this camera from where I'm at seems very low and risky, not to mention the fact that at that point it would be permanently destructive. I don't particularly see the need to destroy the camera if I can find a better means of dealing with the situation. I'd like to try the softer approaches first, if possible.
Does anyone know if this theory has the potential for success? If so, I would need some advice on what to purchase and possibly how to mount it... I have absolutely zero experience in this area other than an occasional key chain laser pointer used to distract a cat.
Thanks for any info you can guys provide, sorry it got so long.