SMLE
Member
Just to throw in MY two cents.
I would have driven to a good vantage point and watched the place from a distance to see if any vehicles or people left the building. I would have called the police and advised tham that I was observing the place and given them my description. I then would have stayed the heck out of the way until they had arrived and checked the scene themselves. THEN I would have made contact with the officers on the scene and told them who I was and why I was there. Only after making contact with the officers, would I have examined the place myself and contacted the neighbor to advise him of what was going on. I would have been armed, but kept it out of sight. I would have assumed a "observe and report" status. Until the police had arrived.
I would have driven to a good vantage point and watched the place from a distance to see if any vehicles or people left the building. I would have called the police and advised tham that I was observing the place and given them my description. I then would have stayed the heck out of the way until they had arrived and checked the scene themselves. THEN I would have made contact with the officers on the scene and told them who I was and why I was there. Only after making contact with the officers, would I have examined the place myself and contacted the neighbor to advise him of what was going on. I would have been armed, but kept it out of sight. I would have assumed a "observe and report" status. Until the police had arrived.
AND I would NOT NOT NOT have been poking around the yard with a flashlight BEFORE the cops arrived! That's just too darn good a way to win a Darwin award!And the Police did arrive within 10 minutes while I was outside with my flashlight.