Insanity Rules

RECONTACT CHRISTIAN:
     I advised CHRISTIAN as to the conversation I had had with ELDRIDGE. I further advised her that I would be leaving this complaint open and would be recontacting her to see if there were further problems.
     On 2-14-06, upon coming in for my shift I had a voice mail to contact CHRISTIAN. Upon making contact with her she advised that since I had talked with ELDRIDGE she had been having more problems. CHRISTIAN stated that ELDRIDGE has been coming into where she works and saying derogatory things to her employees about her, this has happened at least 4 times she knows of since I had talked with him. CHRISTIAN also advised that she had received a letter in the mail on 2-13-06, which appears to be some type of threatening letter ELDRIDGE had had sent to her (copy is attached).
STATS: Open, pending review by prosecutor.
RECONTACT COMPLAINANT:
     On 2-28-06, I recontacted the complainant to see if she had heard anything from the prosecutor's office as the report had been there approximately one week. CHRISTIAN stated that she had not heard anything and she was planing on calling there office. At this time, CHRISTIAN stated that she had further information that she wished to give me reference this complaint. CHRISTIAN advised that Mr. ELDRIDGE is now calling her manager where she works and filling complaints against her. She advised Mr. ELDRIDGE was in the business telling the employees in the deli area that the reason they don't get tipped is because of the manager. CHRISTIAN stated that this is not true as no tipping is the store's policy and the sign stating this had been thrown out or taken by a customer. She believes that ELDRIDGE could have taken the sign or thrown it away. She provided me with a copy of an Employee Corrective Action Notice given to her by her employer. She does not know how well ELDRIDGE knows the owners of the store. She stated that this is nothing serious; however, it is one more thing that ELDRIDGE is doing to try and get back at her for filing the complaint.
     Copies of the Employee Corrective Action Notice was attached to this report along with being forwarded to the prosecutor's office. I advised CHRISTIAN that I would be recontacting the prosecutor's office to see what the status is for a possible warrant being issued for ELDRIDGE.
STATUS: Open. Pending further review by prosecutor's office.
     This is the end of the complaint. The complaint is stamped RECEIVED Feb. 15 2006 D.C. Prosecuting Attorney. (Feb.8th thru Feb. 14th) Supplement--Feb. 28th 06 thru? Stamped RECEIVED Mar. 6th 2006 D. C. Prosecuting Attorney.
     Now: I, BYRON ELDRIDGE, will put down just exactly what was said between officer Provost and myself on February 8th 2006. I will refer to myself as (Me), and officer Provost as (Provost).
     2/8/06: I had walked over to the BP station, ate breakfast, made a phone call and walked home, stopping at the post office on the way, arriving home at about 9:00 a.m. I went back to bed as I usually do, as I have health problems that get me up through the night. I had just fallen off to sleep when I was awakened by loud banging on my back door. I went to the door and saw Mi. State Police Trooper Kevin Provost at the door. I opened the door, (opens inward), and Trooper Provost is stepping into my house. While I'm stepping back and motioning him to come in, Provost is saying, "Mind if I come in? It's pretty chilly out here today". I'm worried that something has happened to a family member and am saying, "Come in", and motioning for him to pass me and go up the steps of the landing. ME- Motioning to the living room "Excuse the mess", Now I'm motioning to a chair in the living room for Provost to sit down. Me- "Have a seat". Provost is sitting down and taking a note pad and pen out of his pocket while saying, "Oh, I've seen worse". Provost in a very friendly tone is saying, "Mr. Eldridge I'm here on behalf of your neighbor, Toni Christian. She says that you have been calling her and barking at her over the phone. Is that true?"
     With a sigh of relief that it wasn't because of an accident or anything like that I say, "I only talked to her once. I gave her my name and told her where I was calling from. I called for her husband. She said he wasn't there". Provost- "That wouldn't have been a week or so ago, would it?" Me- "Ya, I thought it was Super Bowl Sunday and I could catch him home, but it wasn't. I think it was played just this past Sunday. I didn't even know her last name I had to call a neighbor and ask what it was". Provost- " Well she said you called her at home 5 times in all and barked at her" Provost is smiling and I'm thinking he knows she's lying and he is trying to make amends for the traffic court ordeal. Me- "I only talked to that woman once except for saying thank you a couple times when she waited on me over at the BP station" Provost- "What would you say if I told you she has an answering machine with somebody barking on it that she claims is you?" Me- "I'd say she was lying if she said it was me. Did it sound like me?" Provost- "I didn't hear it but she swears it's you. She advised me that she intends to have you arrested for harassing her and is keeping it for evidence". Me- "She's lying. I don't talk to answering machines and I sure as heck don't bark at' em either". Provost- "She also says you watch her house and dogs". Me, while motioning with my hand, "Look out any of these windows and tell me if you can see any part of her house or yard. Look out the garage windows too". Provost- "Oh, that won't be necessary. I looked things over when I pulled up. How do you get along with the rest of your neighbors?" Me- "There's only about 20 people in the whole town. They all seem OK. The only time I see any of them is at the post office, except a crazy that lives over there" I'm pointing in the direction of her house. "The bank gave her my name off my account. She threatened to burn my house down."__ I want to leave some of this out because of this persons grand kids (see pg.3).
     Provost- "Lets get back to the complaint. I guess you called Animal Control a few times, huh". Me- "Yes, I tried talking to her way back in May of last year about her dogs barking early every morning. All she had to say was, Dogs do bark, and that her husband gets pretty upset over those dogs and I wouldn't bother him if I were you". Provost- "So is that what made you decide to call Animal Control?" Me- "No I didn't call them until around October". Provost- "How many times did you call them". Me- "I think maybe three times. The first time the guy came out he said she was an ignorant little thing and the second or third time he said that was the first time her husband was home and that she was so obnoxious that he sent her in the house. The dogs quit barking really early after that. Then they started at around 10:00 in the morning every day, but that didn't' bother me. What bothered me was I knew she was doing it just to bug me". Provost- "What makes you think that?" Me- "One of the women she works with told me she told several of the employees that she would fix my butt and then started putting the dogs out everyday when she went to get the mail. That's why I tried calling her husband. I felt sorry for the poor dogs. It was my fault they had to freeze all day. I called a lawyer about it and they said I could probably sue her for harassment and cruelty to animals".
     Provost is standing up and putting his pen in his pocket and saying "I'm leaving this complaint open Mr. Eldridge. If you call over there again, I will have to turn it into the prosecutor's office". Me- "I don't have any intentions of ever speaking to her or calling her or her husband. No telling what she will come up with next". Now Provost is at the landing and says, "Didn't I see you in traffic court a while back?" Me- "Ya, That Judge Koose" Provost- "Kosz." Me- "Kosz is drunker than a skunk making crazy faces. I thought he was going to pass out". Provost- "Oh he has a little nip now and then". Me- "Then he makes faces at the prosecutor and sends him out in the hall to have that Steppig guy change his story two times even". Provost- "How could you know something like that?" Me- "I gave his kid two tents and a bunch of fishing equipment to get on his good side and he told me". Provost- "Then you gave him something in exchange for the information?" Me- "Not really as a trade, it was more to get on his good side. I pay him to shovel out the driveway, too. I know he's got it pretty rough with parents like them". (pg.11)  Now Provost is holding the door open and saying "Be that as it may, you have a good day Mr. Eldridge". Me- "You too".
     The dogs were barking from around 5:30 to 6:30 a.m. and from about 2:00 p.m. till about 5:30 p.m. every day till Nov.05. Then the 5:30 to 6:30 a. m. barking stopped. They were now barking from 10:00 a.m. to about noon and then again the usual from about 2 to 5:30 p.m. every day.
     Jan/29/06: Although the early morning barking had stopped and the barking throughout the day didn't bother me, I knew they were left out all day and why. Now I felt sorry for the dogs and decided to call Toni's husband. I thought it was Super Bowl Sunday and he would be sure and be there. I called a neighbor and got Toni's last name (Christian). I looked the number up in the ph. book. It rang twice when a woman answered "Hello". Me- "I'm calling for a Mr. Christian" Toni- "Can I give him a message?" Me- "This is Byron Eldridge. I live across the alley over here in Art Burns old place" Toni- "He's not here and I don't know when he'll be back" Me- "Thank you," and I hang up. 3 or 4 days earlier I saw Toni coming out of the post office. She had a huge black eye and pulled her sun glasses down and glared at me as if I gave it to her. I'm sure that Toni's lying and conspiring with trooper Provost has more to do with what she thinks I wanted to talk to her husband about than my calling Animal Control on her. (cont.,7)