My neighbors have kept horses on our property for years without paying rent/board. Recently, their two 20-something children moved into the house next door, and the entire situation has become awful. Soon other kids moved in and the problems have escalated (horses always loose and running up to our barn, barbed wire too close to our trails, destroying our property, dumping garbage, 4-wheeling, underage drinking, drugs, firing weapons too close to houses/livestock, taking trees down, harassment of our kids---the works). The more serious incidents were addressed with the parents, when the kids were rude, obnoxious, and/or unresponsive. In November we asked them to remove horses, fencing, etc from our property and cease trespassing. This request immediately followed a strange incident wherein I had driven back to our campsite area, which we do often, and my truck slid into a culvert. Contemplating a long walk back to the house when I couldn't get the truck out, I was shocked to see two deputies at my truck window. I said, WOW, that was quick, but don't think I need the police, what's up, and what are you doing out here?" Too my amazement, they accused me of being 'intoxicated, and suicidal'. I asked them who in the world had called them, and how they had determined this. They said my 'neighbors were worried when they saw me drive by, and followed me back to find me laying in the snow, threatening to harm myself. I tried to tell them that I had not seen the neighbors, and was clearly not laying in the snow, or suicidal. They insisted on a "mental health" arrest, and I'm afraid I did go a bit ballistic at the ridiculousness of it. Still don't get the whole thing, but as usual, my ex (who resides in another town, but still maintains an uncomfortably close relationship with them) was at the bottom of it. Instead they got another horse, and put a building on our land. Recently we took their fence down after securing their horses in a small paddock on their side, and tried to again explain that all past deals were "off" and they needed to clean up the mess. We even spoke to the parents, who again, live right next door to them, and have the authority to supervise, and prevent such behavior. Their response was that my ex-husband had given them permission to use it, and it was 'not mine for long'. Although they have moved the building (still too close to the property line) No change in their rudeness, swearing when we ride by, yelling at my lesson kids, etc. Last Sunday, we arrived home to find our fenceline that's adjacent to their yard cut in eight places, completely dropping the lines all the way around the field (it's high tensile braided rope---when you cut it once, it all comes down, so they really outdid themselves, and it's unrepairable). As they are well aware, a stallion, and broodmares occupy that area, and were basically free/loose, although thank God they were still more interested in grass than escaping. And as they know, we live on a fairly busy road, as it was July 4th weekend, campers, families, etc driving by, I totally bonked out at the potential disaster this could easily have been. We decided to call State Troopers mostly because of the public safety factor, and quite frankly I've had it with the small town "good ol boys" sheriff's dept, who never do anything when it involves a 'town native' (obviously not me). I was truly horrified, and beyond angry when the trooper's "advice" was that it was a civil matter and to consider placing deer cameras in the area. When I pointed out the public safety problem that releasing livestock presents, that it certainly is NOT civil, it's criminal, and the completely insane expense of covering 10 acres with cameras, most likely to have them destroyed as well when the punks saw the flash, his response was pretty much "aw shucks ma'am, I could go talk to them, but it probably won't do any good. They won't admit it, and you have no proof." Well, here comes my error in judgment....I stormed down to their house, and confronted one of them. I was physically attacked, struck in the chest with a shovel, which landed me right on my back/head in their driveway. I had to go to the hospital so they "couldn't take my statement" that night. I documented, did everything I thought I was supposed to do. A week later, after three calls to the trooper, he finally agreed to take my statement. To my utter amazement, when he arrived here to take my deposition, he arrested me for criminal trespassing/intent to damage property. Yup, cuffs, the whole works. So---WHAT NOW??? This is insane, something stinks to high heaven and I need help.