Our area has a big drug problem. Meth use is huge! I know that it is that way all around it just seems more out of control around here because of how small we are. It is such a big problem that there has even been a documentary made about our neighboring county. I went to school with some of people detailed in it. It was really weird to watch.

Our local Drug Task Force is doing a really good job cleaning it up. So good in fact the supply is dwindling but the demand seems to be on the rise. The cost is going up accordingly. In the past few weeks break-ins are becoming the norm.

Jeff’s boss (who shall be called HB- His Boss) and his wife (HBW- His Boss’ Wife) are two of the nicest people I know. They will help anyone in need at any time. When I first met them they welcomed me and my children and two of my closest friends into their lives as if we had known them forever. At the same time they gave a homeless man a camper trailer to live in on their property and helped him get back on his feet. One of Dj’s friends got kicked out of her house and they heard about it and they stepped in and helped her out by giving her some household things she would need. They are just good people.

Down the road is what is known as “Cocaine Corner”. The people that lived there seemed to have always lived by the philosophy of “Don’t shit where you eat.” There has never been any real trouble with thievery in our area, until last month. Cocaine Corner is now empty and things are starting to come up missing every where.

Three weeks ago, on Sunday, HB called me and said to have Jeff meet him at their job site because the barn had been broken into and he needed help doing an inventory. It turns out they stole “only” a trailer that belonged to HB. The trailer contained about $40,000 worth of tools and equipment. It was a really big blow.

Exactly one week later our phone rang again. It was HB tracking Jeff down again to ask him to watch the open barn because he had to get to his Aunt’s house and he didn’t have time to lock it up. Turns out, his Aunt had woke up and found a man in her kitchen. She was in her house and the man came right in on her!

There is a truck that keeps driving by at night and slowing down when it gets near the barn. So far it has never stopped that we have noticed. It belongs to the former Cocaine Corner owner.
Last night Dylan went to a friend’s house. On his way back a truck passed him hauling a trailer. Dylan came running into the house looking for a flashlight. He said it looked like one of the trailers stored at the barn. I knew no one had been up there so I felt safe in letting him check it out. After about 5 minutes Dylan came crashing through the front door scared out of his mind yelling “Someone is up there!”

While checking things out, he flashed his light over by one of the sheds on the property and saw someone run off towards the pasture. Jeff headed up there to check it out while I called HB. Within minutes our little corner of the world was alive with vehicles and spot lights. As the guys headed out looking for someone they saw that pick up leaving our area. HB started following it but he couldn’t keep up.

When the search turned up nothing, every one gathered back up at the barn. While we were standing there talking we heard someone yell and then we heard someone shoot a gun. I’m still not sure what that was all about and I don’t know if any one else is either.

For the first time in years I have felt the need to keep a loaded gun in my house. The guns have always been there but never kept loaded. The guys are starting to take extra precautions when it comes to me, HBW and the kids being home alone.

The cops have a suspect and he has been questioned apparently several times but they don’t have any real evidence that they can hold him on. He is known for his drug use and dealing. I have to be honest here and say, I sincerely hope that one way or another someone gets a grip on the supply and demand problem in our area.