The
following is a formal complaint I wrote, for the police, in my own defense,
against a woman named Tracy Krawitt, who made a false police report
against Barbara Hartwell, accusing me of threatening to “kill”
her.
Barbara
Hartwell
PO
Box 22
Rhinebeck,
NY 12572
Tenant
(since January 1, 2014) at XXX
Rhinebeck,
NY
FORMAL
COMPLAINT AGAINST TENANT, Tracy Krawitt: INCIDENT OF DECEMBER 8, 2019
On
December 8, 2019, a tenant who lives across the street from me [Name
was unknown at the time of this writing. I later found her name to be
Tracy Krawitt.] called the police, making an unwarranted complaint
against me. In fact, it was a false police report, as explained
herein.
I
do not know this woman, and had never spoken to her before. She has a
large commercial trailer truck, hauled by a smaller truck, with
writing on the side, SPACEY TRACY'S DEEP FRIED PICKLES.
Shortly
after 7:00 PM, I was in my house when I heard loud noise and
commotion outside, voices shouting, very close to my house, doors
slamming, the sound of an engine and scraping of tires. I opened my
door to see what the ruckus was, and saw that the truck was backing
up, and then moving forward, repeatedly, coming very close to my car,
which was parked outside, in the yard in front of the house, parallel
to the driveway, in the designated spot.
I
was very concerned that the driver might hit my car. The woman was
standing inside my front yard (not a part of the driveway), shouting
to the driver, as he tried to maneuver the vehicles. As I have
witnessed in the past, the driver is extremely inept, and has caused
damage on the property before, knocking down pole reflectors which
are placed at the edges of the common circular driveway around which
the cottages are situated.
I
opened my door and came out on the porch and shouted over the noise,
warning them not to hit my car. I was answered by the man driving the
truck, who yelled out the window, “F- you!” After this verbal
assault by the man (name unknown), I told the woman to “get the
hell out of my yard”, that she had no business creating such a
disturbance.
She
answered, rudely and arrogantly dismissing my concerns, “ You need
to chill out.” I repeated my directive for her to “get the hell
out of my yard”, and she then moved onto the edge of the driveway.
The man continued to curse at me, from the truck, more F- you! and
other curses I could not make out. In outrage and disgust, I called
them “assholes”, in response to this verbal assault. I then said
I would report this outrageous behavior to the police.
The
woman then said that she would call the landlord (who owns all rental
properties but does not live on the property), and said, “I'll give
you the numbers for the state and local police”. I told her I did
not need any such numbers from her.
I
then went back into the house. I was outraged and extremely
distressed by their abusive and harassing behavior, but I decided
that I would call the police the next day (Monday, December 9) to
report the incident because I did not see the need to call, when
there was no immediate emergency. The truck had finally been
maneuvered to park in front of the cottage occupied by the woman,
Tracy Krawitt.
I
had planned to make a formal complaint about this incident, and so
that the police would be apprised that these disturbances were a
regular occurrence, which disrupted the peace and quiet on the
property, of which other neighbors had also complained; but to my
knowledge, they never called the police.
In
the past, both of these individuals (Tracy Krawitt and the driver)
have created such disturbances numerous times, making noise, yelling,
blocking the common driveway between the cottages, loudly cursing at
my other neighbors (F-you!, etc.) and knocking down reflectors placed
at the edge of the driveway with the truck, which my neighbors had to
keep replacing each time they were destroyed by the negligent actions
of these individuals.
They
have also left deep gouges from their tires in the shared side yard
between my house and my neighbors', tearing up the grass and flowers,
causing us to place lawn chairs at the edge of the driveway, to stop
such intrusions into the yard. Putting up a physical barrier was the
only way to stop them, as they had repeatedly disregarded the
complaints from my neighbors. The reflectors, as well, were
originally put in place for the same purpose, to stop them from
intruding onto the grass adjacent to the circular driveway.
These
individuals have been extremely rude, aggressive and disrespectful,
with no concern whatsoever for the rights of other tenants on the
property. Which is why I had good reason to be concerned that they
might hit my car.
A
few minutes after the incident, three (3) police officers came to my
door, arriving in two separate cars. This woman, Krawitt, had called
them, though she and her associate (the driver of the truck) were the
only aggressors/offenders. They were creating a disturbance; the man
was verbally abusive and I had every good reason to fear that my car
might be hit.
When
the police came, I was shocked to hear that this woman had given them
totally false information about the incident, which amounts to making
a false police report. I explained what had happened, such as I am
documenting here, in greater detail.
One
officer actually told me that this woman had claimed that I had made
a threat to “kill” her. This is an outrageous lie! This woman,
Tracy Krawitt, is a liar and a false witness. I said no such thing,
nor would I, nor have I ever made such a threat to anyone. As stated
above, my only responses to this outrageous behavior, strictly in my
own defense, were, “Do not hit my car.”; “Get the hell out of
my yard.”, and to call them “assholes”, after I was verbally
assaulted by the man. There were no threats whatsoever made by me.
The
officer told me that it would all be documented, though he declined
to tell me the exact nature of the complaint made by this woman,
Tracy Krawitt. However, due to the fact that this woman has lied to
the police, bearing false witness against me, I find it necessary to
document the incident myself, as a formal complaint, for the record.
Making a false report to the police is a serious offense, and
certainly cause for action on the part of the injured party.
Moreover, the egregious nature of the false report is of great concern to me, as my good name has been slandered and this false accusation is now on record, as documented by the police.
As
a tenant, I have the right to quiet enjoyment of the rental property
for which I am paying. This woman, Tracy Krawitt, has created, in
general, a hostile environment, with the regular disturbances and
incursions.
I
was told by the police that it was difficult to move such a vehicle,
as if I should take that into consideration. However, that is not my
concern, and I am not required to make accommodations for their
problems, especially when they are creating noise, stress and
disrespecting my rights in the process. If they are unable or
unwilling to run their commercial business without creating
disturbances for others (on a regular basis), they should move their
business to another location, for which the current location is
certainly unsuited, being a strictly residential area, not for use by
commercial purposes.
The
fact is that Ms. Krawitt has now made a false police report, accusing
me of issuing a threat to her life, when no such event occurred. It
appears that she made this false report as a preemptive, malicious
attempt to justify her complaint against me, which was totally
unwarranted.
These
actions constitute a grievous injustice, which I do not intend to
tolerate. I consider the man's verbal assaults as menacing, and I now
have reason to be concerned that she might call the police again,
bearing false witness, at her whim, since she has apparently got away
with it in this instance.
Please
be advised that my only actions were in attempts to defend my
property and my rights as a tenant. Her actions and her false report
to the police place Ms. Krawitt entirely in the wrong. Also please be
advised that I intend to pursue every lawful means in order to hold
her accountable and to clear my name from these injurious false
accusations.
This
incident has caused extreme distress for me, including having three
(3) police officers interrogating me, especially in light of the fact
that I have been falsely accused of an offense I did not commit.
I
don't blame the police, as I understand that they are required to
respond to all complaints. The only blame should be attributed to the
false accuser, Tracy Krawitt, who lied to the police and made the
false report.
I
have no intention of having any further dealings with this woman,
unless she instigates further offenses against me, in which case I
will immediately contact the police.
Please
consider this my formal complaint and keep this document for the
record, so that my testimony as to the facts is known.
Thank
you for your consideration.
Barbara
Hartwell
ADDENDUM
My
neighbors, mentioned here, witnessed some of the incident from inside
their house next door, though they did not hear anything, except the
woman, Ms. Krawitt, shouting. They are willing to corroborate some of
my testimony about the negligent actions and damages, and the
disrespectful and destructive behavior of these individuals. Having
known me for the past 6 years, they also know me to be a quiet
neighbor who has always been respectful of others on the property.
They
also later noted and were witness to the tire tracks from the truck,
only inches from my car, which the police also saw.
If
you check your records, you will see that the police have never been
called, by anyone making a complaint against me, during the time I
have resided here, since January, 2014. I have never caused any
disturbances on the property, though I have called to report loud
altercations by other tenants, who were eventually evicted by the
landlord, for cause.
COMMENTARY
In
my formal complaint to the police, I restricted myself to stating the facts. I
later decided to make this a public report, where I am under no such
restrictions.
This
woman, Tracy Krawitt, deserves to be publicly exposed and rebuked for her
utterly reprehensible actions, her flagrant lack of respect for the
rights of others, and her dishonest character.
Tracy
Krawitt has brought nothing but trouble and grief to her neighbors
who are tenants on this property.
Ms.
Krawitt's other neighbors (including me) have worked to create
gardens in our yards, and to maintain the property as a peaceful,
pleasant place to live.
That
has now all changed, with the invasion of this trashy, loud-mouthed woman and her
grotesque pickle truck.
The
truck from which she peddles her wares is a hideous-looking
monstrosity, the worst of eyesores, which no one can escape seeing
from the minute the sun rises. It dominates the landscape, a jarring
bright fire-engine red, emblazoned with garish images of dancing
green pickles – imagine having your eyes assaulted, day after day,
with THAT.
The
main driveway is regularly blocked by other vehicles, a daily
gridlock of cars and trucks, belonging to her or her associates,
parked in front of her residence, along with an assortment of yard
trash.
The
presence of this eyesore (along with its owner) has destroyed the
natural setting of the property, making it look like a trashy
shantytown, a habitat for transients and carnival workers.
I
can only describe Tracy Krawitt aka SPACEY TRACY as the Neighbor from Hell. I pray
that she goes back to where she came from, along with her low class associates,
her trash, and her damnable hell-fired pickles, to leave the rest of us in peace.
Barbara
Hartwell
January
26, 2020
RELATED REPORTS
NOTE: These reports were all written later than the one posted here. This woman has turned out to be a real public menace, with all her many criminal and civil offenses. I document them as they happen, as shown here.
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