Residents of Dearborn Heights are on alert as reports emerge of a masked individual harassing a local family with late-night appearances, prompting action from the local police department. The incidents, occurring in the vicinity of Kennedy and Rouge River Drive, involve a person donning a "creepy looking mask," who has been seen on the family's porch around midnight, as detailed by WWJ Newsradio. Though there have been no reports of physical injury, the suspect's actions are deemed threatening by authorities.
The Dearborn Heights Police have stepped up their efforts to identify the masked figure, sharing images from a doorbell camera and calling on the public for tips, this information originally reported by FOX 2 Detroit; meanwhile, community members are grappling with the unease this eerie visitor has spawned, with concerns naturally rising from such an unforeseen and unsettling presence.
No immediate comment has been made available from the police chief, but officials continue to stress the gravity of the situation, acknowledging the distress caused to the targeted family, currently left reeling by this unexplained and menacing figure who seems to appear out of nowhere, engendering fear with every nocturnal visit captured on camera, a sentiment echoed in a statement obtained by Detroit Free Press.
Anyone with information regarding the identity or whereabouts of the masked individual is urged to contact the Dearborn Heights Police Department at 313-277-6770, with law enforcement officials and the local community alike eager for a resolution that will restore peace to the neighborhood and allow for a return to normalcy, free from the haunting midnight interludes currently casting a shadow over an otherwise quiet street.
