SOUTH OGDEN, Utah — Regarding video from residence safety cameras has South Ogden Police looking for a creeper caught peering into individuals’s houses.
Officers acquired three stories over the previous couple of days of a person approaching to individuals’s property and searching by way of their home windows close to 40th and Madision.
“It’s terrifying to consider as a result of most of my home is full of girls,” stated Abbigail Wykles.
Neighbors are on edge, saying it’s violating and invades privateness.
“I hope they catch the man since you by no means know what they’ll take or what they’ll do,” stated Albert Gooch.
“I’d wish to assume that I’d seize one thing to threaten him with or warn them away however the different a part of me is simply, ‘Go away the room and wait till he’s gone’,” stated Wylkes.
Detective Jeremy Nelson stated that over the weekend, two girls went after the person with a baseball bat.
“I give her factors for the braveness to try this and confront someone however on the identical time you by no means know what sort of individual that is,” stated Nelson. “You by no means know if he has a firearm on him or another kind of weapon.”
Investigators nonetheless aren’t positive if it’s the identical man in all of the movies they’ve acquired to this point. Nelson stated they do have a lead on who this man might be, however continues to be advising the group to be looking out.
South Ogden officers are additionally checking with the Ogden Metropolis Police Division to see if the person might be related to previous Ogden instances the place a person was arrested for voyeurism.
“It’s greatest simply to remain inside the house, name 911, allow us to reply and cope with someone like this,” he stated.
If you happen to stay wherever close to the 40th and Madison neighborhood, evaluate your private home safety movies and in the event you see something suspicious, name police to make a report.