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Homeowner targeted by 'singing burglar' speaks out
Atlanta police need your help finding a singing burglar. Surveillance video shows the man on the front porch busting out a tune before police say he forced his way inside the home.
ATLANTA - Atlanta police say they have a peculiar case on their hands. An accused burglar was caught on a surveillance camera singing his heart out before breaking into a stranger's home, stealing several items.
"I would never expect someone to break into your house in the daytime like that," Derrick Kelsey said.
Derrick Kelsey said the strange burglary happened at his home in the area of Seaborn Road NW Saturday morning. The homeowner turned over the footage captured from the front porch to investigators when they came to investigate around 5:30 p.m.
"My room had been rambled through, shoe boxes all out of order," Kelsey said. "I check under the bed, and my gun is missing."
Kelsey said he was at work when the man broke into his house through a side window.
He said he believes the man used his vocals to deter from his mischievous intentions.
"It’s all a game or a scam just to get you to open the door. That’s all it was," Kelsey said.
Kelsey suggested the man uses his voice for money, rather than stealing.
"It’s all good bruh. If you need it that bad then you need to go and get it yourself and not take from someone who works hard for their money," Kelsey said.
Kelsey said the burglar got away with the missing gun and his shoes.
While the man on camera remains unidentified, police are calling him a person of interest in the case.
If you know him, or any information that could be helpful to investigators in this case, call Crime Stoppers Atlanta at 404-577-TIPS (8477). Police say tipsters may be eligible for a reward up to $2,000.