TikTok Video About Masked Prowler In Rohnert Park Not Accurate: Police | Rohnert Park, CA Patch


TikTok Video About Masked Prowler In Rohnert Park Not Accurate: Police

ROHNERT PARK, CA — A recent TikTok video provided the public with misinformation about the masker prowler presumably in Rohnert Park and surrounding areas, the Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety said Wednesday.

"It is important for the community to know that no criminal activity, leads or additional sightings have been reported in nearly a month," Rohnert Park DPS said in a statement.

There were two reports of an unknown person seen on a doorbell camera wearing a white, full-faced mask with a full beard and dressed in dark clothing. The two incidents took place Monday, Sept. 19 within eight minutes of each other, the Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety said in a news release issued Sept. 23.

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The first incident happened at 3:01 a.m. Sept. 19 at Emerald Pointe Apartments on Camino Colegio. According to police, the masked person walked up to the front door of the residence and stood there for a brief moment, then walked away.

In the second incident, which happened at 3:09 a.m. Sept. 19 in the 1300 block of Miramonte Place, the masked person walked up to the front door of the residence and stood there for a brief moment while grasping the doorbell camera, then walked away.

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In both incidents, the person never attempted to enter the front doors and did not remove anything from the porch or yard, nor did they appear to be holding any tools or weapons.

Rohnert Park detectives who are looking into these incidents are also investigating an incident that happened at 1:15 a.m. Sept. 4 when an unknown man entered a home in the 1300 block of Middlebrook Way.

When one of the residents woke up and saw the man, he said, “Sorry” and walked out of the home, police said. The resident described the man as light-skinned, Hispanic, around 5 foot 6 or 5 foot 7 inches tall and wearing all black, including a black beanie-style cap, and an N95-type surgical mask.

Officers responded to the 911 call within minutes but did not find the suspect. This incident is being investigated as a crime, police said.

Based on the investigations, the suspect in the Sept. 4 incident is not believed to be the same person seen on the two doorbell cameras.

"Our investigations Unit takes the cases related to the original sightings very seriously and will follow up with any and all information provided," police said Wednesday. "It is important to our agency that the community knows that they are safe and that we will continue to update the public when new information is available."

Police said anyone wishing to report new details related to the case should contact the Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety at (707) 584-2600 and refer to case number 22-3696.


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