Racial slurs, animal noises played in neighborhood not considered crime, Va. Beach Police say

FOR ALL THE WRONG REASONS.

ONEFAMILY CLAIMS THEIR NEXT DOORNEIGHBOR HAS BEEN HARASSINGTHEM BY PLAYING RACIAL SLURSOVER LOUD SPEAKERS FOR SEVERLAMONTHS.VIRGINIA BEACH POLICE HAVEBEEN LKOOING INTO THE MATTERAND - THEY SAY THEY CAN'TCHARGE HIM WITH A CRIME.

NEWSTHREE REPORTER ANTOINETTEDELBEL JOINS US NOW WITH ANUPDATE.THE ALLEGED HARASSMENT HASREALLY GAINED A LOT OFATTENTION - THE STATE ATTORENYGENERAL HAS EVEN WEIGHED IN.AND THE FAMILY TONIGHT TELLSME WHILE THE LOUD USMIC ANDRACIAL SLURS HAVE STOPPEDSHE'S CONSIDERING PURSUING ACIL VILAWSUIT AGAINST HERNEIGHBOR.NEIGHBORS ON JESSAMINE COURTSAY THEY'VE NEVER APPRECIATEDTHE QUIETNESS SO MUCH FORTHE PAST YEAR THEY SAY THEIRNEIGHBOR HAS BEEN BLAIRINGCARNIVAL-LIKE MUSIC FROM HISHOME.

BUT OVER THE LAST FEWMONTHS THE NOISES GOT WORSEAND DEROGATORY.

ALONG WITHTHE OBNOXIOUS MUSIC -- SEVERALNEIGHBORS INLCUDING JANNIQUEMARTINEZ WHO LIVES NEXT DOOR-- CLAIM RACIAL SLURS LIKETHE N- WORD AND NOISES FROM AOMNKEY HAVE BEEEN BLASTINGFROM THOSE SAME SPEAKERS.THE LIGHTS ON HIS HOUSE WOULDSTART BLINKING& THE MUSICWOULD START.

THE MATTER FORCEDINTO THE NATIONAL HEADLINESBLOWING UP ON SOCIAL MEDIAFAMILIES TELLING ME THIS ONENEIGHBOR DOES NOT REPRESENTTHEIR TIGHT-KNIT COMMUNITY.VIRGINIA BEACH POLICE SAY THEALLEGED ABUSE IS OFFENSIVEBUT NOT A CRIME AND THE LOUDMUSIC DOES NOT VIOLATE ANYCITY ORDINANCE.

POLICE SAY THEMUSIC'S VOLUME DIDN'T BREAKTHE NOISE DECIBLE LEVELREQUIRED TO CITE HIM.

NEWSTHREE TRI EDTO SPEAK WITH THENEIGHBOR BUT HE DIDN'TANSWER.THIS CONTROVERSY HAS MADEHEADLINES IN THE WASHINGTONPOST, NEWSWEEK AND CNN.MARTINEZ SAID THE ATTENTIONTHIS HAS GOTTEN HAS BEENOVERWHELMING.

POLICE MEANTIMETELL US THEY WILL CONTINE UTOMONITOR THE SITUATION AND HELPTHE FAMILY AS MUCH AS THEYCAN.

ANTOINETTE DEBEL NEWS 3.