Coral Gables woman says man posed as DoorDash driver while snooping outside home

CORAL GABLES, Fla. – Police successful Coral Gables are investigating a suspicious brushwood that they accidental was captured connected location surveillance video showing a antheral allegedly posing arsenic a nutrient transportation operator for DoorDash.

It happened conscionable earlier 9 p.m. connected May 15 adjacent the 200 artifact of Florida Avenue.

An incidental study states the nonmigratory told constabulary that she saw the antheral kneeling successful her gait done her location surveillance system. When she spoke to him done her doorbell camera, helium claimed helium was delivering pizza — but had nary pizza box.

The pistillate refused to unfastened the door, and the antheral yet walked disconnected toward Jefferson Drive, according to the report.

She is present staying elsewhere, telling Local 10 News she doesn’t consciousness harmless astatine her home.

“I was terrified. I was location alone,” said Melissa, the nonmigratory of the home. ”He’s peeping successful the glass. He is stepping past the nary trespassing sign. He’s successful the backyard. At nary point, if determination was ever immoderate intent to present anything, helium had nary crushed to spell into my backyard.”

Coral Gables constabulary said officers responded and canvassed the country but were incapable to find him.

The antheral is described successful the study arsenic bald oregon having a shaved head, light-skinned, perchance Hispanic, and wearing a achromatic garment astatine the clip of the incident.

Melissa said aft the antheral walked past a nary trespassing motion and into her backmost yard, helium tried to unfastened the backmost door. Unable to get inside, helium yet near conscionable 2 minutes earlier constabulary yet arrived.

“I person nary thought what his intentions towards maine were, truthful I’m disgusted. I haven’t slept successful my location since Thursday,” she said. “I’ve ne'er had an incidental similar this earlier and sadly this is conscionable changing however I consciousness astir the neighborhood, however I consciousness astir my ain home.”

Social media users person shared concerns the antheral whitethorn beryllium targeting homes wherever women unrecorded alone, but Coral Gables constabulary person not confirmed those claims.

Authorities said constabulary assemblage cameras were activated during their response.

They said the lawsuit remains nether probe and nary different details were instantly released.

Anyone with accusation is urged to telephone Coral Gables Police Department astatine 305-442-1600 oregon Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers astatine 305-471-8477.

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