'Neighbour keeps stealing from my garden but people say my revenge goes too far'

A woman has been praised after revealing how she got revenge on her neighboursfor stealing fruit from the trees in her garden. The 27-year-old explained that she lives in a neighbourhood in Las Vegas where residents can grow fruit and vegetables in their front garden, as long as their crops don't hang over the public pavement.

However, she never expected to see her neighbours sneaking into her garden to pick fruit without asking her permission first.She said on Reddit: "We are in an area where the city allows us to grow fruit trees and other plants for food in our front yard, as long as we have the proper irrigation and follow the guidelines for not having stuff to close to the sidewalk and whatnot.

"We recently noticed one of our trees was looking a little more bare each day. Thanks to the Karen across the street we have cameras, so we decided to look back at the footage and see what was happening.

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"Turns out the newer neighbours next to the Karen, have been walking across the street and stealing from our trees and other plants."

Annoyed, the woman started to keep a closer eye on her garden to see whether it was a one-off.

To her surprise, her neighbours showed up once more and started helping themselves to her homegrown produce again.

She added: "This past week when myself, my kids, and father-in-law were out front watering in the evening and pruning things we had another issue with these neighbours.

"The man and his wife/girlfriend were pulling out of their driveway and decided to make a little pit stop in our yard! We stood there in shock, and asked them what the heck they were doing.

"The man just glared us down and ignored us, and started yanking full on branches off of one of our fruit trees! Me being me, I ran inside to get my hubby because I didn't know what this dude was gonna do next. Well, when hubby came out they peeled off and weren't seen again for a while."

In response, the woman called the police on her neighbours, accusing them of trespassing on private property and theft.

However, she is now second-guessing whether she overreacted about the situation, adding: "We have all the proof we need, but honestly was it worth the trouble to call the cops on these people?

"I thought it was so I did. They came out reviewed the footage, took copies, and told us to immediately call them again the next time.

"They also recommended us getting more no trespassing signs since the obvious one on the fence didn't work.

"Apparently this can eventually be charged as a petty theft crime and multiple offenses of trespassing where signs are posted.

"My husband doesn't think I should've gone that far. Am I the a***hole for calling the cops on my new neighbours after they stole from our trees?"

Commenting on her post, one user said: "You did the right thing. That is stealing. You're going to have worse problems if you don't nip it in the bud!"

Another user added: "The cops are right; it's a crime."

A third user said: "The fact he stared you down means he's trying to intimidate you hoping you'll back down. You did the right thing."