Neighbour from hell is arrested after 500 BIKES are discovered in his back garden: Residents say they have been plagued by rats caused by huge pile of bicycles that is visible from Google Earth
A neighbour from hell has been arrested after a mountain of 500 bikes, so large they can be seen from a Google Earth satellite, was found in his back garden.
Angry locals living next door to the house in Littlemore, Oxfordshire, say they have been plagued by rats as a result of the haul, which is said to be building up by the week.After a series of complaints, police intervened last week and held a 54-year-old man. He has since been released pending further enquiries.
A neighbour from hell has been arrested after a mountain of 500 bikes, so large they can be seen from a Google Earth satellite, was found in his back garden
The haul of bikes in the garden is so large it can even be seen via a Google Earth satellite
Angry locals living next door to the house in Littlemore, Oxfordshire, say they have been plagued by rats as a result of the haul, which is said to be building up by the week
Colleen Butler, 53, has lived on the street in Littlemore for 32 years and says the neighbour has been there for nearly a decade.
'I started reporting his festering collection of bikes four years ago, but it's been going on for about five years,' she said.
'I made the first report because the amount of bikes was just ridiculous.
'There must have been at least 500 of them. When I spoke to him he said they were going to be sent to Africa for needy kids but, as you can see, they never went to Africa.
'The bikes are coming in by vanloads and people bring them here most nights and during the daytime as well.
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'I've had rats, I've had arguments with him and other neighbours - I had my fence blown down and people were rude to me (assuming she owned the bicycles). It has caused me so much anxiety.
'I called the local council about the rat problems caused by the bikes and I ended up paying for the pest control myself - the council told me that 'rats don't nest in bicycles'.'
'Three years ago my dad got me a dog for my protection, I was so scared. I feel like the only person fighting him.
'They all go on about him but I think they are intimidated by him - he's gripped people up, because he thinks they're taking photos. He's tried to intimidate me but he can't - I don't get intimidated.'
After a series of complaints, police intervened earlier this week and held a 54-year-old man. He has since been released pending further enquiries
Colleen Butler, 53, has lived on the street in Littlemore for 32 years and says the neighbour has been there for nearly a decade
The disgruntled neighbour explained that some 167 bicycles were removed from the man's home in 2017. However they were all returned shortly afterwards - her belief is this is because there simply wasn't enough room to store them elsewhere
The disgruntled neighbour explained that some 167 bicycles were removed from the man's home in 2017.
However they were all returned shortly afterwards - her belief is this is because there simply wasn't enough room to store them elsewhere.
Ms Butler continued: 'I've had conversations with him but everything he tells you doesn't come true. He lives in cloud-cuckoo land.
'I've fought it for four years and I'm still fighting it now. It's devaluing my house - who is going to want to buy my house with all of that next door?
'At the time of his arrest I thought 'great, something is finally being done' - I was in my bedroom and looked out of my window and there was a lot of police out there. I heard the police say open the door and he ignored them.
'They told him to stand away form the door and went in - 10 minutes later he was out. It's so frustrating because nothing was being done.
'What I'm scared of now is because those bikes have been taken away, the rest of the bikes are going to stay there.
'I don't want that. I want them gone. A garden is for children to play in.'
Ms Butler, whose modern, cosy garden filled with dog toys and a well kept wooden patio, sits completely at odds with her neighbour.
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