He cuts through the yard all the time (as do many others). People have for years. We have a gate because across from us is a HARC home and the bus used to pick them up on the side of the road. Nice, we let them take a short cut and they steal from us. He was wearing a totally white outfit and had an afro. Couldn't have been more than 7th grade. The two kids with him were even younger. They were scared. He left them behind. I followed him to the end of my court, crossed the street and kept yelling at him down his street until he got to the paths and took off. Called the cops and they said that there is basically no way to find him unless I knew where he lived. I told him I was going to let the dog out next time since he will be in my yard. He said that as long as I have a "Beware of Dog" sign up and he comes into my yard it's ok. He also laughed and said that if he bites him outside my yard, drag him back in!