((HT: WAVY-TV/Katie Collett))
As Hampton Roads waits for Michael Vick's return, his fiancee spoke briefly with WAVY.com. She says she speaks with Vick everyday and is ready for him to come home, so they can move on with their lives.
"I think everyone deserves a second chance," says Courtney Walter, one of Vick's neighbors.
Walter moved into her home in Vick's neighborhood a year-and-a-half ago.
"We picked it for the privacy for one."
In 2007, 10 On Your Side broke the story about Vick being arrested on federal dog fighting charges. He was indicted in 2007 and since that time his Hampton neighbors say their private road became a little more public.
"We've definitely seen some heavier traffic and the concern is for the kids who of course, play out in front of the house," says Walter.
Like Vick's fiancee, Walter is ready for her family's private life to get back to normal, and that includes the formal NFL star becoming her neighbor again.
"When he was here, he was always very quiet and a peaceful neighbor, so I guess or main concern is just people respecting his privacy and the privacy of his family," says Walter.
Newport News police are also preparing for Vick's return for his bankruptcy hearing.
"The security for the courts and for Michael Vick will be the responsibility of the US Marshals. Our responsibility will be outside," says Newport News Police spokesman Lou Thurston.
Thurston says they don't expect a rowdy crowd outside the courts, so they don't expect to need a massive police presence.
"Our intention is to use on duty personnel so we do not anticipate using any overtime money," says Thurston.
Here's Collett's coverage from WAVY-TV...
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