Security camera captures terrifying moment intruder walks through LA woman's home while grandkids were present

A California woman reported feeling “very violated” after a home security system caught an intruder staying in her home with her grandchildren present.

(Video: Fox 11)

Fortunately, one Saturday evening at home ended the sense of security of a Los Angeles County resident who was the only one taken from his home. Speaking to Fox 11, Meka Davis detailed the unsettling encounter and the unknown risk she, her sister and her grandchildren were facing.

“He had gone inside an unlocked patio door and was inside my house for three minutes and 42 seconds while my grandchildren and I were upstairs and my sister was downstairs in her bedroom,” she explained. the owner of the Lakewood area. “It was very scary. I feel very violated.”

Ace Davis explained to KTLA 5, the robbery happened around 8:30 p.m. on Dec. 9, and video showed the unidentified suspect entering the backyard after scaling a wall. Once there, he could be seen hanging around outside, looking in the back windows, including the sister's bedroom, for nearly an hour before entering the house.

“I'm not sure what his intention was, but I know his intention was not to go in for coffee and tea with me, you know, and just the fact that he was waiting and he didn't take anything,” she commented the owner of Fox 11.

It wasn't until Davis saw the man's leg go through the wall on video from her home security system that she was alerted to the man's presence and told KTLA 5, “I went out and I started yelling at him and he was holding on. and I'm like, 'I see you!' Then he got up and jumped over my neighbor's wall.”

Further review of the footage revealed how long the man had been on her property and home, noting: “You want to feel safe in your home all the time. It's where we come to get away from the world, where this is supposed to be your safest place.”

According to Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) agents, the suspect, whose motive is still unknown, had been spotted inside the backyard of another homeowner nearby that same night.

Data from the Lakewood Station of the LASD had marked an 8% decrease in reported burglaries from Jan. 1 to Oct. 31 of this year compared to 2022. However, the Lakewood area specifically had experienced a slight increase to 209 incidents compared to 204 the previous year. Across the department there had also been a decrease in burglaries from 2022 to 2023 to October 31 by 1.41%.

Still, as the LASD sought the public's help in identifying the suspect, Davis warned, “Everyone should lock their doors and try to practice safety at all times.”

Staff writer

A native of Brooklyn, NY, Kevin Haggerty is a graduate of Hunter College, where he studied Cultural Anthropology and Geography. An avid reader and seeker of truth, he currently resides in Texas with his wife and dog, and when he's not researching current events and their impacts, you'll find him spending time with friends and family or working on his next novel ·the.

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