My complaints about my neighbors have been labeled “unfounded” by the police – but I will continue to call 911 because I can’t sleep

A MAN who complained about his noisy neighbors has vowed to never give up despite being cut off by police.

Joseph Crows of Wheat Ridge, Colorado, struggles to sleep because of his neighbor’s loud music.

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Crows lives across the street from the fast food restaurant Raising Cane’s Chicken Finger’s.

He also owns the apartment building overlooking the restaurant’s parking lot.

To entertain hungry diners waiting at the drive-thru or enjoying their meal in their vehicle, the restaurant features an array of outdoor speakers.

However, Crows claimed that the speakers continued to play music after the store closed for the day.

“It’s almost 2 a.m. over at Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers and the speaker in the floor here is buzzing,” Crows said CBS Colorado as he filmed himself next to the outdoor speaker.

“When they’re in there, they don’t understand that the speaker is still on even when the store is closed.”

Crows repeatedly complained to the Wheat Ridge Police Department, where officers showed up with a sound meter.

However, officers concluded it was not a noise violation in an urban area.

Police’s Alex Rose said: “Their officers were out there checking the levels.”

“’You have to remember that this area is right next to something valuable that’s right next to Wadsworth, a really busy boulevard.’

Police were even forced to send a letter to the aggrieved neighbor after Crows called 911 one too many times with the same complaint.

This resulted in them informing the resident that they would no longer be responding to the matter.

Instead, he went to the city council, but was again disappointed by the response.

“You talk for three minutes, they look at you, ‘Okay, your three minutes are up,'” he said.

“I’ll hold on because I’m old fashioned until this problem is solved.”

However, a statement from Raising Cane’s to the news outlet said the restaurant turned off the speaker that Crows complained about as a goodwill gesture to a neighbor.

“Earlier this year, Raising Cane’s voluntarily turned off the external speakers that were the subject of the complaint, simply to be a good neighbor,” it said.

Despite this, Crows claimed that he continued to listen to music at night.

He identified another speaker on the opposite side of his apartment building.

The restaurant added in its statement: “Raising Cane’s also promptly removed it in order to continue to be the best neighbor it can be.”

In addition to addressing the fact that it decided to remove the speakers even though no one in the neighborhood had complained about it, the restaurant also added that Crows’ claims were “baseless” in the eyes of police.

Raiding Cane’s full statement reads as follows:

“We are aware that at our 38th and Wadsworth restaurant, a neighbor called the local police several times alleging noise ordinance violations due to music being played on the property.”

“We understand that this individual was repeatedly told by police that there were no noise violations and that law enforcement ultimately decided to stop responding to this individual’s complaints as they were unfounded.

“Although Raising Cane’s has not received any further complaints from the surrounding community, earlier this year Raising Cane’s voluntarily turned off the external music speakers that were the subject of the complaint, simply to be a good neighbor.”

“When the same resident filed a new complaint last week about an in-ground speaker that he had not previously complained about, Raising Cane’s immediately removed it as well, continuing to be the best neighbor it can be.”

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