Resident recounts sleepless night, alleges police indifference to noise complaint

A Vilnius resident has come forward to share her distressing experience of a sleepless night, alleging a lack of adequate response from the police to a noise complaint. The woman decided to publicize her story after feeling ignored by law enforcement despite making multiple calls to the General Assistance Center (BPC).

The disturbance began late at night, around 2:39 AM, when the resident reported hearing loud music and shouting emanating from a first-floor apartment. The noise, she claims, was so pervasive that it disturbed the entire building, prompting other neighbors to bang on pipes in an attempt to get relief. "The music was playing for hours," she recounted, emphasizing the unbearable nature of the noise.

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2:39 AM I called 112 because the noise was unbearable. The music was playing for hours. Around three o'clock, even other neighbors started banging on pipes because people simply couldn't rest.

After waiting for approximately an hour and a half, the woman was connected to a police officer. However, she described the interaction as dismissive and disrespectful. Instead of receiving assistance, she claims the officer suggested she confront the noisy individuals herself, despite her expressing concerns about her safety and the potential inadequacy of the people making the noise.

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Instead of help, I was offered to go and sort it out with the people making noise myself in the middle of the night.

"Instead of help, I was offered to go and sort it out with the people making noise myself in the middle of the night," the resident stated. When she voiced her apprehension about not knowing if the individuals were "adequate," the officer's response, she alleges, was, "then just sit and wait further."

The woman expressed her confusion and frustration, questioning what residents are expected to do in such situations, especially when they fear for their safety. She believes that while police may have priority calls, citizens deserve respectful communication and a sense of security. The General Assistance Center (BPC) has stated that they require more information to assess the situation objectively and that while their operators relay calls, the police are responsible for the actual response.

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then just sit and wait further.