Ok, here's the deal. I moved to Jacksonville, Alabama in August. I am attending my fourth college here and moved into an apartment complex called Jacksonville Place Apartments. I have realized that it really isn't a safe place to live, but I haven't been able to get out of my one year lease, which is up in August. The rent here is really cheap, and I also can't afford to live anywhere else. I will just highlight the major things that have happened here. A few robberies, breakins, assualts, but to me personally, 3 men tried to break my front door down a few months ago, someone pushed my car up past the curb onto the grass, and stupid things like that. Now, a whole different problem is the guys who live above me. One guy is wanted for armed robbery, yet the cops haven't picked him up. I have no idea why. Last month, my apartment was flooded because one of the idiots above me left their water running and it came in through my ceiling and my fans causing a MESS. Now this morning the worst has happened. I was sitting in the living room when a bullet came through the ceiling. Yes, you read that right. A 9 mm bullet came flying through my ceiling bringing pieces of white paint and ceiling chips with it. I was here alone so I called the main office. They came down here and called the cops. They told me they could help me and my roomates move to another apartment, but that it still doesn't qualify for me to get out of my lease. I asked them if they would finally get rid of the guys above me, they said probably not. As I am writing this, the cops are leading one guy in handcuffs to their car. They said they found 2 guns in the apartment. They also asked the apartment manager if she knew one of the guys was wanted for armed robbery? She pretended she didn't know. I know this all sounds very confusing, and I apologize. I am very stressed about it all. I am suppossed to be working tomorrow 9-7 and then driving 6 1/2 hours to Fort Knox, KY to see my bf for spring break. I have no time or money to move. I don't even know anyone here that could help me move. I am beyond angry that the cops and the apartment complex staff don't get rid of the idiots that live above me. My roomate is convinced they are scared of them. I am beginning to agree. My mother is freaking out saying that now they will get revenge on me for reporting them. I just don't know what to do. What is the point in transferring apartments, if this whole place is a ghetto? I feel like I will probably just run into more idiots in another apartment. Ultimatly, I need to get out of here into a new apartment building, but like I was told, I still cannot get out of this lease. I lived in NY my entire life, and I never felt as unsafe as I have felt living here in Jacksonville, Alabama. This is just crazy. If anyone has any ideas, please let me know! I carry mace around with me everywhere, but how much can that really do? There are still cop cars outside, 3 have left, 4 remain, but they haven't said anything to me in 3 hours. I still can't believe this happened! I feel like it has all been a bad dream since I moved in here. My ceiling is molded from the "flood", a few nights ago I found cockroaches in my bedroom and spent $40 on "deroaching" supplies, and now this? Grrrr!!!!
