Sex, Drugs and Roommate Drama

Imagine the worst roommate you've ever had... Did he/she screw you out of money? Fill the holes in the wall with toothpaste when moving out? Bounce checks? I know (as does Brad and Matt) that this has happened to me...

Now imagine that roommate... times ten... thousand... That roommate may or may not be my sisters roommate.
This is a story about the last 5 days of craziness that has happened to my sister (Tiff) and her roommate (Mike)... Names have been changed for privacy reasons.

SUNDAY:
Tiff was getting ready for Sister Sunday Funday... a day when she and I meet up for lunch, sangria, movies, farmers market, etc. We were planning on meeting at her place around 12:30 (so I was planning on leaving my house at 12:00).
It's 11:30 and my sister calls me... crying. "Please hurry" she cries... "I caught Mike taking pictures of me in the shower"...
WHAT?!?! I will F*cking kill him!!! I told her to call the police and immediately headed over.
Apparently she saw a flash while she was showering... She thought it was just her TV ... but was looking into her bedroom to see if maybe it blew (it is a very old TV). While looking, she saw a digital camera sticking through the bedroom door, pointing at her... She got out of the shower and confronted him. At first he said he didn't do it. When she said "but I saw the camera... and left my bedroom door closed when I got in the shower" he replied with "like you didn't know?!"... the nerve!!! She took his video camera and locked herself in her room until the police arrived.

I arrived at her house around 12:15. The police (4 very friendly officers) had been there for about 10 minutes. 2 were outside trying to figure out what the crime was and what they could do. The other 2 were inside talking to Tiff. The asked Mike what happened... his reply? "She's looked at the camera before. She knew, and I thought she liked it"... What a sicko!!! If she knew... why'd she call the police?!!? Anyway, after looking at the camera, they discovered that in one shower - he had taken 1 picture and 3 videos.

Anyway - the crime was a misdemeanor - Voyeurism (aka. peeping tom). They couldn't arrest him, but suggested she press charges... So she did. They also suggested that on Monday she apply for an injunction (restraining order). After they left, my sister and I went out for our funday and then went back to the house to pack her things. She didn't feel safe there, so she came to stay with me.

Side note: the AC broke that day too... so she was calling the property manager to get it fixed.

MONDAY:

Tiff went to the courthouse to file for an injunction. The police report wasn't in the system yet, so she was limited on the type of injunction she could file... A repeat violence was what they suggested (since he admitted to doing it more than just that one day). She drove by the house a few times to get some things - but he was home - so she never went in.
Later that day, back at the courthouse, she found out the injunction was denied... since it wasn't actual violence. They suggested she wait until the police report got into the system and file for a sexual violence injunction - since the charges were for sexual harassment...

TUESDAY:

Tiff found out the police report had been filed - so she went back to the courthouse to try again at the injunction. After filing the papers, she went home to let the AC repair guys in. When she got there in the morning - the house WREAKED of weed. She followed the smell to their 3 bedroom - a room that was empty until he claimed it as his man-cave. She noticed a humming sound coming from the closet, so she went to open the closet door.
When she opened the closet, she saw foil wrapped sheet insulation covering the closet. On it, he had drawn in permanent marker a fake closet with a note that said "Tiff, if you find this - please talk to me first". She knew what was going on... so she called the police.

The police arrived with the drug dog. Upon confirmation from the drug dog, they received a search warrant. It took them about thirty minutes to completely destroy his bedroom and the "man-cave", confiscate his computer, 4 bowls, 2 bongs, and the 4 lbs of marijuana he was growing in his closet.
They found a safe that, after breaking open with a crow bar, they discovered contained multiple disgusting sex toys and women's lingerie/bathing suits. Even the drug cops were shocked and said "this guy is f-ing sick"...

Oh, a side note - meanwhile - the AC guys are there fixing the AC and watching the whole thing... You know - the broken AC that led to Mikes ventilation system being ruined, and thus the smell of his drug lab drifting through the entire house and even outside that led to Tiff's discovery of the closet.

Also through all this, we found out her second attempt at an injunction was denied. That's the part that pissed me off... She can't get a restraining order - until he actually physically hurts her. He can't physically hurt her because she's staying as far away as possible... They wonder why so many people become victims of violence - when they don't realize that those people can't get safe until it's too late!!! Anyway...

The officers put out a warrant for his arrest and gave us their number in case he came home before they got him. We changed the locks on the house and parked down the street waiting for him to come home. When he came home from work, we called the officers, and they came to arrest him. It was like a scene from a movie. It was awesome.

WEDNESDAY

Nothing exciting happened today... Except that Mike posted Bond to get out of jail.

THURSDAY

Tiff goes to the house to start packing her things... She doesn't feel safe there anymore so she plans on leaving. She got there to see Mike there with a U-haul moving his things... How did he get in? They changed the locks...
HE BROKE IN... SERIOUSLY?! You just got out of jail, and you decide to break in? Why didn't he just call the property manager to let him in to get his stuff?!? Tiff got to call the cops again! They couldn't do anything since he is technically still on the lease... but they did put it on his record (which is quickly growing)
After he left, she went in to start moving. The owners posted a note saying she has 7 days to vacate... they decided she's guilty by association. By being on the lease with someone who breached the contract - she breached the contract. We are working on negotiating with them to allow her to keep her stuff there until the end of August so she has more time to find a place and move.
Mike left a note too! It said "please return to me the following items: Jump drives, video camera, desktop computer, and anything that could incriminate you"... HAHAHAHAHA... Is he that stupid? Does he really not realize that THE POLICE took it during their search of his room?!?! Does he REALLY think she took it?!?!

Anyway... I don't think he's coming back. He is too stupid to worry about anymore... She's trying to find a new place to live - and staying with me in the meantime... And don't worry - the AC is fixed.

I'll be visiting Vegas (again) next week... so expect a post soon on that!!!

Til next time,
-Whit