We don’t take our phones to bed . . but that has all changed . . starting tonight.
The video doorbell has been up two nights now. This morning Vince and I were sitting at the table waiting for Addie to wake up. I picked up my phone and checked the doorbell app to see if we got any deer or dogs or anything in the camera.
I wasn’t expecting to find even a deer but I looked and got quite a surprise. I “What the heck?” Vince said “Did we get something?” I said . . oh, yes . . and handed him my phone.
Some guy came up on our front porch between 5:30 and 6 a.m., changed his clothes . . everything . . sat down on the steps, ate a box of cracker and left at 6:13 a.m. I was awake .. sitting in the living room just steps from that door. Oh, my . . what if I had taken Rita out the side door and encountered him?
We got great photos of his face, even the brand name on his backpack. I don’t see that he did anything wrong other than come onto our porch and change his clothes but still .. it’s unnerving and definitely wasn’t expected and I think after just a couple of days, Vince sees the value in having it and will make sure the security cameras are installed within a day or so.
Vince had told me he’d put the security cameras up next week but sometimes things don’t happen as quickly as I’d like for them to so I told myself . . I’ll wait til the end of next week and if they aren’t up, I’ll ask him again.
He’s already out installing cameras so something good came from our visitor.
Teri says
OMG that IS unnerving. Glad Vince is getting the other cameras set up.
Linda B says
Would love to know what security cameras you bought. I figure most anything an engineer likes will have been thoroughly researched. We have the ring video doorbell and absolutely love it. So nice to know what things are going on outside whether you are in the house or out of town.
Glad you are safe and that Vince is permanently up in Missouri with you. Also that you are both happy with the move.
Marilyn Smith says
Share photos with the police. Lots of our neighbors have installed cameras as we have had a lot of mail theft and one home invasion down the street where the intruder was shot by the 85 yr old homeowner.
they had the video of the guy breaking into the house and telling the owners that it was his house and for them to get out. Just another mentally ill or homeless person! So scary! We have had almost no problems ever in this neighborhood. Police have told us they have never had to come up here in years until lately. Also, make your neighbors aware of this incident.
PattiLynn says
Pls make a police report. I’d bet he’s well known to them. It’s better to have it documented in case he comes back and causes real trouble. Glad you’re getting more cameras installed today!!
Judy Laquidara says
I called. They weren’t concerned, which is fully what I expected. The police are overwhelmed in this area. They are short on officers, they are having a hard time getting officers. The Sheriff’s Department has to cover for the municipalities when they are short on officers so that leaves those of us in the county pretty much on our own. They have big crimes to worry about . . not someone changing clothes on my porch.
Our cameras are all up except one so if he comes back, he’ll be the one with real trouble. We’re ready for him.
Penny Holliday says
This is crazy & would certainly frighten me! I don’t think very many sane people would do that especially in daylight on someone’s front porch. He may have been getting ready to enter then decided house was occupied or possibly heard you & changed his mind! Still so very creepy!
Judy Laquidara says
We’ll never know but it’s better to think the worst and plan accordingly. I’m still shocked because we live in a very safe area but this just proves, no places is really safe any more.
Shari says
Hopefully it was some random guy who realized he was at the wrong house and you won’t see him again. But, I would still keep a copy of the video.
Judy Laquidara says
We will keep it. I sent it to both our email accounts. If he does come back, I’ll be more concerned because that is really brazen.
Dottie Newkirk says
That’s pretty scary.
Nelle Coursey says
That is insane and it would have scared the bejesus out of me! Think about what would have happened if this had been before Vince got up there permanently!!
Judy Laquidara says
That’s what I thought about all day! I would probably have had a heart attack.
Judy Laquidara says
I was telling my mom and she said “I can’t believe you’re laughing!” I told her I was laughing because of mine and Vince’s reactions when we saw it. That was pretty funny. Who would have thought on the 2nd night of having the thing, that would have happened.
barbara miller says
Here you expected to see a doe or a buck not a buck naked man.
Judy Laquidara says
Not even a fully dressed man but definitely not a naked man. It is a crazy world.