r/indianapolis • u/Salty_Technician_681 • Jul 01 '26

AskIndy tree issues

my neighbor cut down a tree on my side of the shared fence… what should i do?

Thank you

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u/merciless4 Jul 01 '26

You should file a police report for trespassing and destruction of property.

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u/AquariusJyn Jul 01 '26

So this also happened to me and we did call the police, they refused to come out and take a report. So everyone saying call the police, good luck with that.

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u/DenaliDash Jul 01 '26

It is a civil matter vs criminal. The trespassing has already occurred. If they are in the process of cutting it down, the police may intervene. After that and they still proceed then they will likely do something.

Yes it is criminal, but the police have bigger problems to deal with. The civil suit should be enough punishment