On June 23, a maintenance employee was working in the pool area at The Sage at Jeffrey Park during the late morning when a man confronted him, demanding a gun he had left there the night before, police records show. Thrive Companies, the owner of the apartment complex, did not return request for comment. The Columbus Division of Police said the complex is one of many where they have responded to large, rowdy pool parties this summer involving trespassers. “Unfortunately, it has been a trend we are seeing in the city where particularly young people are getting together and gathering by way of social media in terms of finding out where the party is. And they will go to these private residences that have pools and take over, and we are talking excess of 100 kids at some points,” said Sgt. James Fuqua. Fuqua said young people have been organizing illegal pool parties across Columbus. “The fact that it is happening on every side of town is discouraging," he said. "So, these kids are using social media as a vehicle to have these meetups. It makes the number of young people showing up very, very large." On the East Side, Josslin Goslee said she has been noticing trespassers at her condo pool since the start of summer. “I can’t even enjoy myself at the pool when there are so many people partying with liquor and weed. It is kind of hard to enjoy family time,” Goslee said. Whitney Houston said she has been reporting issues at her apartment complex in Italian Village and has even had to call police herself. “They are taking over the space, so to speak. It is not comfortable when there is rowdiness and noise,” she said. Houston said she has filed complaints with her property managers and even tried to break her lease because of the issues. “I can’t even enjoy where I live and I don’t feel safe,” Houston said. Police said since these incidents are happening on private property, they need cooperation from the apartment owners to solve the issue and keep trespassers out. “Without the collaboration and help of property management or owners of these apartment complexes, our hands are tied,” Fuqua said. Police recommend complex owners implement stricter pool security like pool passes or requiring identification. Fuqua said teens breaking into pools could face criminal trespassing charges, fines or jail time. “There will be consequences for trespassing onto private property when you don’t live there and don’t belong there,” he said.