Florida Woman Demolishes Neighbors' Home

There once was an old lady in Florida who didn't like her next door neighbors, so while they were away, she cooked up the bright idea to have their home destroyed. I guess she didn't think they would notice it gone when they returned?

According to the police, Ana Maria Moreta Folch who lives in St. Augustine, Florida, called a heavy equipment operator and said that she owned the trailer next door to her home and wanted it and its septic tank destroyed. St. Johns County Sheriff's deputies were called when the trailer's real owner arrived Monday and found the demolition underway.

The arrest report says Ms. Folch wanted the trailer bulldozed because she thought its occupants were unsavory and she suspected they had broken into her car. She admitted to police that she did not own the property and allegedly said she did the neighborhood a favor by removing the mobile home.

Thomas Masters, the person who was hired to destroy the home, told authorities that Ms. Folch provided him with a key to the property and told him to demolish the mobile home and haul it away.

Ms. Folch was charged with criminal mischief, a third-degree felony. She was released Wednesday on $10,000 bail. Jail records did not show whether she had an attorney.