The police came for the crazy lady
By ElicBxn
@ElicBxn (63830)
United States
April 2, 2010 4:06pm CST
Apparently she threw something at a child yesterday and turned the hose on a child walking in the street with his dog today.
The police came and talked to the neighbors about her behavior.
Well, she's been screaming at people for MONTHS, maybe even YEARS now. Now I had been understanding because I know she's sick, when she got out in the street and accused a friend of being a drug dealer because he was waiting in his car for his wife who had stopped in to see if she could do a quick repair on the roomie's computer - that was enough!
We don't know if they arrested her or what, but we suspect they might've. They took her away in the police car.
After they took her, her truck was still in front of her house, and its gone now, but I hope she's really gone, not just "visiting" her friend.
I would say that this is probably the first time she's ever been arrested, but the roomie called adult protective services on her because she was afraid that she was a danger to herself, being so confrontational with the neighbors.
Mind you, I don't believe that any of my neighbors are drug dealers, I really don't - they'd have more money if they did! but I can't say that some of their friends might not KNOW some drug dealers...
So, I'm hoping that while she have been released on personal recognizance, that she was instructed to not return home, maybe her friend is letting her stay at her house and maybe her daughter or son will come and do something to put an end to this craziness.
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19 responses
@ayumitakashi (4462)
• United States
2 Apr 10
Wow it does seem that she is very dangerous. Turning the hose on child? Wow. Well I am glad that something is being done about her because it seems like a crazy situation.
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@GardenGerty (162754)
• United States
24 Mar 11
Until it went this far there was nothing legally to be done about her case. Someone needed to file a complaint. I dealt with a little old lady that came to stay temporarily in the nursing home where I was social services because she broke her hip in the mental hospital. She was in the mental hospital because of antics like you are describing in her neighborhood, because she did not take her meds.
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@ElicBxn (63830)
• United States
6 Apr 16
@ramapo17 a friend of mine, Maggiepie, who @GardenGerty knows, had an aunt who would think she was doing fine, stop taking her meds and get totally bozo, again.
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@BarBaraPrz (48965)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
3 Apr 10
Not much one can do when someone won't take their meds...
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@3SnuggleBunnies (16374)
• United States
3 Apr 10
Thats true you can't force anyone even if the NEED them so the can function decently in society.
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@Hatley (163773)
• Garden Grove, California
16 Apr 12
hi fellowmylotters you should try working with a woman who was bipolar bu t would not take her meds even though with them she could function normally.one day she loved us and we were her best library staff she ever hard right. but oh my the next day we all stayed as far from her as we could as we were idiots, none of us could do our jobs properly and she felt like firing us all. You never knew where you were with her as she could go from loving and smiley to rude, and sarcastic. no fun at all. 
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@writersedge (22563)
• United States
7 Apr 10
Unless there is proof of danger to self and others, not much is done.Even where there is proof, not much is done. My husband's Mom flipped out and tried to take a hammar to a furnace because evil spirits were in it. That was dangerous. So she was in a place for 2 weeks and then they let her out. A while later, another call from the police, she had ripped everyone's name and address off the mailboxes so aliens wouldn't know where people lived to abduct them. The police told my husband there were places for her to get help and my husband said, "Yes, there are, but she refuses to go and I get 'patients' rights shoved down my throat with the if she isn't a harm to herself or others, so just bring her in." So every once in a while, she goes to a clinic by popular demand, but she's back out in a couple of weeks. They don't seem to be able to make her take psych meds either. She's been told not to touch people's mailboxes or she'll go back to that place and to not listen to "the voices in her head." We think she's been minding her own business, but we're not sure. She thinks of herself as a hero trying to rescue the rest of us.
@writersedge (22563)
• United States
8 Apr 10
Endangering with an axe, she should be away for awhile.Not just two weeks like my hubbie's Mom.
My hubbie's Mom only endangered a furnace (and herself) with a hammar.
But my point was that people say maybe her kids will help her. My husband can't help his Mother. Either she's bad enough to take away or she isn't. If she isn't, then patient's rights. If she is bad enough, then she can be arrested. My husband is his Mom's kid, but there is no helping her. He tried. He gets patient's rights or she's a danger, because his Mother does not see anything wrong, won't take meds, and has rights, either they honor her rights or save her from herself or from hurting others. There is no helping someone that thinks hearing voices is normal and that you don't so you're the weirdo and I'm not taking meds. We've been down this road.
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@writersedge (22563)
• United States
8 Apr 10
What you wrote up there was that she threw something and turned on a hose. Didn't see an axe in the description.
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@jerzgirl (9327)
• United States
3 Apr 10
She may well have been taken to the hospital psych ward for observation. The process may be underway to make her a ward of the state for her own good. When she attempts to harm a child, she has overstepped just being annoying. Maybe meds would help her, but maybe not, too. Hopefully, they actually do observe and don't make assumptions.
@GardenGerty (162754)
• United States
24 Mar 11
The thing is, with some of the laws enacted in the sixties, it is their right to refuse medication. You cannot be chemically sedated without a very good reason. That is why we had such and upsurge in homeless people. Of course now more and more perfectly sane people are homeless because of the crazy economy.
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@CraftyCorner (5600)
• United States
3 Apr 10
Mental illness can be a ! I speak from experience. Unlike your Madame Throwing-Things-At-Children my situation is treated. Nonetheless, it is a lifetime commitment to your mental health you must take if you have a zig where your brain needs to zag.
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Madame Throwing-Things-At-Children, you, and your neighbors have my deepest sympathies.
! I speak from experience. Unlike your Madame Throwing-Things-At-Children my situation is treated. Nonetheless, it is a lifetime commitment to your mental health you must take if you have a zig where your brain needs to zag.
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Madame Throwing-Things-At-Children, you, and your neighbors have my deepest sympathies.
@ersmommy1 (12588)
• United States
29 Mar 11
Hopefully, she got the help she needed. Maybe her friend can talk some sense to her. Or have gotten her to a dr.
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@dragon54u (31634)
• United States
3 Apr 10
That's so sad. It used to be that when people acted like that they could be put in an institution, given medication and therapy until they are well again. We can't do that anymore so our "crazies" are everywhere with no hope of getting well and enjoying life.
I hope your neighbor gets the help she needs. I also hope that poor child is okay, too.
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@cream97 (29085)
• United States
7 Apr 10
Hi, ElicBxn. I am so glad that the police took her away. It seems like this woman has some terrible mental issues that needs to be dealt with properly.
She is quite paranoid too. If she continues to act this way, she will be placed into a home or facility for people that are ill tempered. Hopefully, her kids will take care of her so that she can stop bugging you all.
She is quite paranoid too. If she continues to act this way, she will be placed into a home or facility for people that are ill tempered. Hopefully, her kids will take care of her so that she can stop bugging you all.2 people like this
@Maggiepie (7816)
• United States
4 Apr 10
I was shocked to hear about B. She used to be so nice, & I feel sorry for her, as I have a hunch it must have something to do with her lupus (sp?). Most folks secumb long before her age, I've been told. Maybe something happens to brains that we don't usually get to witness, because those with lupus usually die before that time. Also, people have been known to develope strange behaviours due to long-term medications, & on occasion, a tumor no-one suspects. Think Charles Whitman!
I don't know. I just think it's sad. I always enjoyed her lovely Christmas decorations, too, & I suspected her condition was deteriorating even before I moved, as she started neglecting them. I never like to hear of people's misfortunes--even those I dislike. And I liked B.
Just sad.
Maggiepie
2012--CHANGE WE CAN really BELIEVE IN!
Maggiepie
2012--CHANGE WE CAN really BELIEVE IN!2 people like this
@writersedge (22563)
• United States
7 Apr 10
It is sad. My husband keeps telling me that I should have known his Mom when she was well. She was a wonderful Mom to him. Now she's schizo-wonderwoman. He's very sad when he thinks about it.
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@scififan43 (2434)
• United States
26 Aug 10
I am sure this person has some mental health issues. I was wondering if you had any more incendts since this post. I have seen or heard this person again or as anything happen.
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@ElicBxn (63830)
• United States
26 Aug 10
I keep telling people that she's a very sick woman, and mixing those powerful medications and booze isn't the smart thing to do, but there she was doing it.
She came back the first weekend in May and moved everything out of her house, mowed the yard one last time and we've seen nothing else from her since. The for sale sign is gone, and there has been nothing going on at the house since.
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@scififan43 (2434)
• United States
26 Aug 10
ok thanks for letting me know. maybe she is gone for good.
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@cerebellum (3863)
• United States
3 Apr 10
She probably wasn't arrested. She would have to break some laws and being crazy isn't a crime. Maybe they took her to a mental hospital and she can get some help. Her children probably don't know what to do with her. With any luck if she does come back she will be better and on medication.
@cerebellum (3863)
• United States
4 Apr 10
Your right, she could have been arrested for assult. I read your discussion, but forgot some of it in the time it took me to post a response. That's what getting older does to you I guess!2 people like this
@Trillionaire (73)
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27 Aug 10
some people got nothing better to do and shout at other people for no resaon, i have seen it happen, may something wrong with her maybe she one of those people who like to be BAD
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@ElicBxn (63830)
• United States
2 May 10
Its been over a month, and this weekend she's been over at the house emptying things out. Yesterday she was there with trucks and getting her washer and dryer and fridge and stuff.
Today she's back getting more stuff - I was out loading a bag of cans and ignoring her.
@palonghorn (5479)
• United States
3 Apr 10
More than likely they did not arrest her, they more than likely took her into custody and admitted her to a psych hospital. They will only be able to keep her there for so long, unless the family can prove her craziness and have her committed. It sounds like it would be the best thing to do for her safety as well as others. What did the adult protective services have to say about it?
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@ElicBxn (63830)
• United States
3 Apr 10
I'd bet they can get her meds regulated, but as soon as she's hope, I bet she'd stop taking them because she's not crazy ya know....
No idea what APS said, mostly they deal with people being taken care of, not people that are living independently but endangering themselves.
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@paula27661 (15811)
• Australia
5 Apr 10
I would imagine that she has been committed to a psychiatric hospital for an evaluation. In Australia if a person displays signs of mental illness and appears to be a danger to themselves or others the Police can take them to a psych hospital where they can be held for three days or so against their will until they see a judge if they’ve committed a crime or admitted for psychiatric assistance. It is sad that a person who once may have been a normal productive member of society should lose control to that extent. I agree that it sounds like it is about time the craziness ends.
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@ElicBxn (63830)
• United States
5 Apr 16
She returned just long enough to move out of her house and her children and a friend were with her. I also noticed that the neighborhood kids weren't out playing that day, even the father of the next door kid wasn't sitting outside smoking like he normally did. I think he might've been smoking in the back yard.
