Advice when a neighbor makes threats that I can hear through the wall but phone won't capture?
Long story short, I've been living in some apts for years and we recently got a new neighbor who started his stay her by throwing away some of my property on our shared porch and then not even a week later he threatened the colony of cats a few of us neighbors have been taking care of.
I told them not to speak to me again, because I didn't like being approached by a stranger to be told they think animals shouldn't exist, and they have not directly spoken to me since, but on more than one occasion they've brought over family to talk about it and made threats and they speak so loudly I can hear them making those threats through the wall, talking about having a gun, even being chastised about saying violent things in front of a child by their family at one point.
I've been trying to get some help on getting the cats a home and have taken in a couple, but the things he continues to say are concerning, so even though I don't trust the police, I called them because I wanted there to be a record of what has happened. It peeked yesterday evening when I heard him mentioning shooting someone in the face and it freaked me out terribly.
Needless to say, when I can hear these full conversations through the wall, it's hard to feel safe and at peace in my home. The cops spoke to him, and they offered to take charges for the stolen property to be tried, but that was not the reason I called the police, I called because he is constantly making threats about what he would attempt to do.
Part of me wants to think this is some old man yelling at the clouds, but I don't know anything about him other than his threats and his disregard for repercussions should the law be called.
I wanted to try and get some of it recorded so that I have proof, but my phone and my laptop don't pick it up through the wall like my ears do and I feel hopeless.
I've barely been able to rest this past week, I'm sick to my stomach with worry.
Would highly appreciate any suggestions on what I can do.