A woman is fearing for her safety after a homeless man has refused to leave from her front porch on multiple occasions.
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Shacola Thompson told ABC7 the man had been spotted at her Van Nuys home approximately ten times this month. She said the reoccurrence started after spotting graffiti on her wall when she returned from a trip and checked her doorbell camera. Since then, the man has refused to leave her home even though she’s called the police to have him removed. On Thursday, she called the police twice after the stranger attempted to break into her home.
“He came to my house yesterday morning and tried to break in!,” she explained to the outlet. Police also asked her if she knew the man after he reportedly told them he lived at the residence.
“He told the police yesterday that he lives here, and he does not live here. I do not know him. I do not know this man.”
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Thompson says she has more concerns about her safety now that police officers are involved and believes the man will become more violent since he was removed by handcuffs.
“I just feel like they’re not taking this serious. They’re not taking my safety seriously. I live here. I’m alone. He could come in. He could harm me,” she said. “He could bogart his way into my house. It’s not fair.”
Social media reacts to the incident and believes the police should’ve been more proactive.
Thompson’s situation went viral on social media as users offered different solutions to her issue.
Homeless man camps out on woman's front porch. Cops come, threaten him with jail but he's homeless, so that's not a bad deal. He comes back.https://t.co/QgNJg5cnfs
— Jeff Lorenzo 🥂 (@jbellamar) September 24, 2022
This is ridiculous and scary! I would start by moving my furniture inside and then calling the police every time he stepped foot onto my property. I would also invite some male friends/relatives over to speak to him. Also, isn’t defacing someone’s property a crime?
— Marcella Taylor (@marcie_taylor1) September 24, 2022
Take the furniture off the porch n put glass down. Go adopt a dog. Press charges for r tress pass. Fireworks. Sticky traps stink bomb. Bright flood lights. Wet it with bleach. Etc
— PinkHouseArtStudios (@PinkHouseModel5) September 24, 2022
Get a big dog…..
— American Voter (@Tonycbfl) September 24, 2022