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Resident tells council repeated intrusions and compromised cameras are endangering her family
Summary
Brenda Young Edwards of 3155 Beaver Drive told the council that people have been living in and entering her home, taking belongings, altering cameras and that previous reports to the sheriff have not resolved the problem; the mayor said the matter is outside city police jurisdiction and advised contact with the Douglas County Sheriff's Office or legal counsel.
Brenda Young Edwards of 3155 Beaver Drive addressed the council during the citizens’ comment period, describing sustained and disturbing incidents at her home including people she said were living in the house while the family was present, theft of property and repeated tampering with security cameras. She said she and her husband have filed multiple police reports with the sheriff’s office and that an investigator had not taken the matter seriously in her view.
Edwards requested additional action, suggesting off‑duty patrols or other direct interventions to deter or catch the suspected intruders. She said the incidents have affected her health, noting both she and her husband have medical conditions, and that she felt the situation had reached a crisis point: "our lives are in jeopardy," she said in the council chambers.
Mayor Rochelle Robinson thanked Edwards for bringing the information, expressed empathy and clarified the city police department does not operate outside the city limits; she told Edwards the matter would need to be handled by the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office if the incidents are occurring outside city jurisdiction and that legal counsel was an option if she wished to pursue civil remedies. The transcript shows no follow-up motion or staff direction from the council on the record.
