What number can I call to report illegal drug dealing?
Question Posted Thursday August 11 2011, 7:22 pm
MY parents and I are sick of my cousin, my brother and his friends being loud and obnoxious in front of our house and selling drugs in our driveway and in my brothers room. My parents cant kick them out because my brother broke 2 doors and he'll try to fight my dad. We are really sick of them drug dealing in front of our house, they carry guns and I think that's another reason why my dad is scared of them, they have pulled guns on my uncle and other people that they fight in our yard. They park in our yard and run in our house whenever they want to. The police told my aunt she was coming from the drug house and she doesnt even do drugs. My parents do not do drugs or sell them. I think they are afraid to call the police. They think that if they call the police on my brother, cousin and his friend they will get into trouble since theres drug dealing going on around our house, they also think we will get taken away. These people are very loud in our yard, they our rude and disrespectful and I want it all to stop. If we call the police will me and my brother get taken away? What number do I call to report illegal drug dealing?
solidadvice4teens answered Friday August 12 2011, 9:33 pm: Call the police and tell them exactly word for word what you wrote us with. They will be able to charge them with drug offenses, criminal trespass on your premises, intimidation and offenses related to pulling a weapon on someone and threatening death. They'll be locked up where they belong.
If you and or your parents feel your safety is at stake or you could be killed in retaliation from who these guys run with TELL THE POLICE. They will make sure you are in a safe environment and protected.
Will they take you away? The police won't take you anywhere unless you A) have committed a crime or B) need them to protect you and are in harms way or of potential harm to yourself. All they would do would put you in a safe place until such times as your parents or caretakers can prove they can provide a safe environment. It's always temporary if protective services are called in. Either way you have to do what is right and tell police. Nothing will change positively until you do and right now if you don't things will escalate worse at home. [ solidadvice4teens's advice column | Ask solidadvice4teens A Question ]
Xui answered Thursday August 11 2011, 11:28 pm: You need to call the police
If you don't someone could end up getting in a load of trouble and not only will your cousins and brother get into legal trouble but your parents as well. If they are selling in the house and on the property then technically your parents could be charged with possession and could be looking at jail time.
The best thing to do would again to inform the police. If it is kept a secret all someone has to do is go to the cops only again it wouldn't just cost your brother and your cousins but your entire family would be in deep shit. [ Xui's advice column | Ask Xui A Question ]
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