A woman has slammed her neighbours for breaking into her garden and swimming in her pool - but while some say she was right to get revenge, others think she took things too far07:17, 17 Jul 2026A woman has been slammed for reporting her neighbour's family to police, though she insists they deserved it. The woman owns a private pool in her back garden and takes measures to protect it from wildlife and trespassers by displaying warning notices, installing fencing, and using covers.‌Despite these safeguards, she spotted some suspicious people trying to break onto her property while she was away on holiday, leading her to alert the authorities. The woman revealed on Reddit: "The front of my driveway has a sign that reads Private Property No Trespassing as you pull up to the driveway. I have a fence up around my pool to keep out unwanted animals and intruders with only way in is a key to unlock the gate. I have security cameras on certain places of the house pointing to the pool."‌While she was away, her security system notified her mobile about suspicious behaviour.‌"I checked to see the live footage, it was three teens that were in early teens and one adult trying to climb the fence to my pool," she said."I have a tarp over my pool at all times which can only be removed from a switch in my house, you'd think they'd see the tarp and leave."I immediately called the police and they told me they'd take care of it."‌However, the group persisted in attempting to scale the fence but were detained by police before they could reach the pool."The day I get home my neighbour who must've been watching for my car storms over and starts screaming at me," she said. "My sister and her kids are going to have a criminal record now because of you!‌"I said, 'So that's who my cameras detected. You should know my sign in front of my house says private property no trespassing!'"The furious neighbour 'vowed' to see her in court, where she anticipated being cleared.She revealed: "The sister of the neighbour plead in court it was a hot summer day and they wanted to cool down so her sister insisted that they go use my pool but to ignore the sign that said private property because her sister and I are good friends.‌"My neighbour and I are not good friends. I explained to the judges I did not give consent for neighbour to use my pool while I was gone."The judges saw all the evidence needed especially of the sign in my driveway saying no trespassing and found the neighbour and her sister guilty of second degree trespassing which in my state carries the punishment of $200 (£150) fine and twenty days in jail."She claims the judge also found the two nephews and niece guilty, and her solicitor submitted an application for a restraining order.‌The woman continued: "The teens lawyer tried to explain the teens didn't know about the sign in my driveway but the judge dismissed that because they willingly listened to their mother and aunt it was ok to trespass."Responding to her post, one person said: "Imagine trespassing then suing the person you trespassed on. Olympic level delusion."A second user said: "Love the neighbour blaming you for her family's records, when it was in fact she that prompted all this."Article continues belowWhile a third added: "I'd inform the whole neighbourhood about this."