A group of neighbors in California were terrorized by a strange man wandering around with an ax and a knife, ringing their doorbell.
The masked man was seen on surveillance video of a couple outside their home in San Diego’s Hillcrest neighborhood.
“In the morning, we saw a man with an ax walking around the property. The next night, the doorbell rang and we woke up. ‘What the hell is going on?’ I thought, ‘That’s when we saw the camera,” said a resident named Ben. Go to KFMB-TV.
The 3 a.m. video showed a man with an ax ringing the doorbell, knocking on the door and shaking the door handle to see if it was open.
“Then he kind of sat down and started opening and closing the knife on the steps right outside our house,” Ben said.
The next morning they called the police, who told them to call right away next time.
Residents began posting doorbell and surveillance footage on social media and noticed the same man wandering around their homes on Friday and Saturday nights.
“I saw the images and the Ring camera video, and it was very disturbing and scary,” said Sophie, another Mission Hills resident.
others Said After they found out about the Prowler, they couldn’t sleep at night.
“I know it’s not illegal to walk around with an ax or walk around with an ax, you can do that, but it’s scary. A lot of neighbors are concerned,” said a man named Vincent. said.
One resident said he was told by police that a man had been contacted. Residents said the man left after speaking with police, then turned back after police left and started acting strangely again.
KFMB was informed by San Diego Police that the man is in custody and receiving resources.
Although most people found the situation scary, Ben said there was at least one positive development.
“The best thing we’ve gotten out of this is some of the community apps, we can really see if other people are having similar experiences, and that in itself gives us It actually gives me some peace of mind,” Ben said.
“People are just wondering what to do,” Vincent added. “How can we keep our neighbors safe? What can we do as a community to stay safe?”
The average single-family home in the Hillcrest neighborhood costs approximately $825,000 according to To Redfin.
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