20250919 - Woke up at 3am and was up until L's alarm went off... Up and to the desk working and getting weekend lined up. Heard a chainsaw running and didn't think much of it, but it kept going and going... So I walked out to see what was going on. The sound was coming from the backyard so I walked back and OMG! there was a Columbus Tree Service bucket truck cutting down our cherry tree behind the shed! I signaled to the guy in the truck to stop and he came down and I asked what he was doing? He couldn't speak English so the supervisor came over and asked if i wanted to talk to the home owner, I said YES! Bob walks over and I said 'Bob, what is going on?' he said 'I'm trimming the tree, it was hanging over on my side so I trimmed it.' Me = you didn't trim it you are cutting it down. Bob = They are stopping there. Me = Why didn't you talk to me about this? Bob = I knew you were going to act this way. Me = YES, You are cutting down MY TREE! Bob = well it shaded my apple tree and I had to take it out and all your other trees you had growing here killed the back of my arborvitae. Me = That doesn't matter. You don't just cut my tree down without talking to me. What do I do now. Bob = I don't care, I trimmed what was hanging over, and he walked away. Clearly he had a bucket truck hanging over the fence and cut 95% of the tree down. Not knowing what to do I called the City and tried to get ahold of the folks I know from the Landscape board and left several messages. I then called neighbors and other friends for direction and eventually the police. The police came out, they were not clear on the rules either so they started calling around. Turn out is is trespassing a M4 criminal offense, not really sure what that means. I have to now get my yard surveyed to prove who's tree it was, get an estimate on the value of the tree and take him to court. The police went and talked to Jodi and then to Bob. When the officer came back he said well your neighbor asked me if I was accusing him of anything and I told him yes, trespassing and he said ok and went inside, doesn't even care... Jodi called me back and she doesn't deal with him... L home from lunch with Gma&paB and Nicole and Lena shopping for a homecoming dress, and we surveyed the tree together. Can't believe how some people are... Gahanna Police report # 25-23637
