Maryland | Criminal Law
Legal Question
I live in a townhome in Maryland and I have been harassed for the last 2 years by my immediate neighbors. Over two years ago my house was burglarized and over $4,000 in property was taken from my home. Fast forward almost 1 year later my neighbors boyfriend turns in her son for the burglary. After the police searched the home they recovered my computer monitor that was taken during the burglary.
After a year of postponements and hearings my neighbor was given 5 years with 3.5 years suspended and was to serve 1.5 years in jail. My neighbor was also violating his probation which was issued for possession with the intent to distribute charges. So not only did he only get 1.5 years in jail but the judge recommended him for home detention!
Well It was May when he went to jail and he filed for a modification of sentence hearing in which he was given home detention. He received time served and 2 years probation once more. In addition to his probation he is under strict guidelines that include "no contact" with myself (victim).
One night home and he has already begun to verbally harass me with name calling. This is where it always begins and it escalates from there. I do not say a word and act as if I did not hear it.
Now my question is what can I do to protect myself from this harassment and how would I be able to prove it. I have video cameras on my home and audio capabilities but am told that it is illegal to record audio. How can I prove verbal contact when I can not record it? How can I make a case out of this if I have no proof? Is it against the law to record audio if I post signs saying that this property is being recorded by audio and video?
Please help.
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