Masked helmeted prowler stalks Massachusetts mansion before slipping into woods in wealthy town: ‘It’s creepy’

A affluent suburban sanctuary connected the outskirts of Boston, Mass., is connected the lookout for a masked prowler who was captured connected camera extracurricular a home.

The Weston Police Department said that surveillance cameras astatine a backstage spot caught a masked idiosyncratic wearing a bicycle helmet walking astir the spot astir 2:30 to 3:30 a.m. aboriginal Sunday, Aug. 2, and present constabulary are asking for the public’s assistance successful their probe of the "suspicious incident."

Police said determination is nary denotation the fishy entered the home, but the idiosyncratic was wholly masked and connected backstage spot during overnight hours.

"Based connected the circumstances, we judge the person’s intentions were apt not lawful," constabulary said.

The "suspicious" idiosyncratic was caught successful surveillance video prowling astir an affluent Massachusetts neighborhood. (Weston Police Department)

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Known for its ultra-premium existent property marketplace and adjacent proximity to Boston, Weston, Massachusetts, stands arsenic 1 of the astir exclusive and costly towns successful the state. Police accidental the fig appeared to travel from a adjacent way and approached the Highland Street location with a flashlight.

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In 1 of the images shared by the department, the idiosyncratic appears to beryllium shining a flashlight astatine the home’s three-car garage.

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In different instance, investigators accidental it looks similar the suspicious antheral is carrying a hunting seat helium picked up from the location to the woods. Another representation showed him wearing a bicycle helmet.

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The surveillance video shows a idiosyncratic wearing a disguise and, successful 1 image, what appears to beryllium a bicycle helmet. (Weston Police Department)

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Weston Police Chief Denis Linehan called the country profoundly concerning, telling CBS Boston, "It’s creepy, determination is nary uncertainty astir it."

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"Anytime you person idiosyncratic connected idiosyncratic else's spot masked, I don't attraction what clip of time it is, that is concerning and past you adhd the origin that it is 3 successful the greeting and helium was connected that spot for an extended play of time, we're overly concerned."

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The intruder was seen prowling astir the residential location successful Weston, Massachusetts connected Sunday, Aug. 2. (Weston Police Department)

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The suspicious behaviour is causing authorities to inquire adjacent residents to cheque their location surveillance oregon doorbell camera footage from those aboriginal greeting hours.

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"Even footage showing idiosyncratic walking, riding a bicycle, oregon leaving the country could beryllium adjuvant to our investigation," they said.

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Anyone with accusation oregon video that whitethorn assistance is asked to interaction the Weston Police Department astatine (781) 786-6200.

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