The article features six different doorbell camera footage clips showing various home invasion and attempted robbery scenarios.
1. A group of men use a candy sales tactic to gain a homeowner's trust before robbing her at gunpoint. The men were never caught.
2. A man attempts to set a house on fire by pouring diesel fuel on the porch and trying to light it. He fails and flees the scene. The man was caught and charged with attempted homicide and arson.
3. A contractor is held at gunpoint and tied up by an unknown man in an empty townhome. The man steals multiple items and flees in the contractor's truck. The truck was later found, but the man remains at large.
4. A neighbor alerts a homeowner to a house fire next door, allowing them to evacuate their children and avoid damage to their home.
5. A man enters a home uninvited and is forced to leave by the homeowner. The man tries the door handle and punches the glass before leaving.
6. Two men, one armed, steal a woman's car keys and drive off in her vehicle. The car was later found, and the men were caught and charged with home invasion, armed robbery, and motor vehicle theft.
7. A man armed with a sword, hammer, and axe steals items from a home's front porch.
8. A man with a handgun claims to be looking for a lost dog and tries to gain access to a homeowner's backyard. The homeowner confronts him through the doorbell camera's speaker, and the man leaves. Police received multiple calls about the man using the same story, but he remains at large due to his concealed face.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. A doorbell camera captured footage of a man selling candy door-to-door.
2. The man was in his 20s and was seen on camera making a purchase from a homeowner.
3. Three more men revealed themselves, armed and took advantage of the open door to rob the woman.
4. The whole operation was a setup, with the man selling candy being in on it from the start.
5. The intention was to gain the homeowner's trust and get her to open her front door.
6. The men swiped some of her belongings and rushed off.
7. A nearby house's doorbell camera captured the same man attempting to sell candy, but the homeowner didn't open the door.
8. The men involved were never called by police.
9. The footage was captured on the night of March 7th, 2019.
10. A man was captured on camera emptying a yellow fuel container in front of a house and attempting to light it on fire.
11. The man used diesel fuel instead of regular gasoline, which is less flammable.
12. The man's attempt to light the fuel on fire failed, and he walked away.
13. A mother and her two children were in the house at the time.
14. The mother saw the footage and called the police, who later identified and arrested the man.
15. The man was charged with attempted homicide and arson.
16. A contractor in Houston was working in a townhome when an unknown man, armed and wearing a mask, appeared inside the townhome.
17. The man forced the contractor into a bathroom and tied him up.
18. The man rummaged through the townhome for over an hour, listening to a police scanner to verify the police weren't on their way.
19. The man took multiple items belonging to the homeowners and drove off with the contractor's truck.
20. The man was never found by police, but the stolen truck was found two days later in a nearby restaurant parking lot.
21. A doorbell camera captured footage of an unknown man walking up to a front door and trying to open it.
22. The homeowner opened the door, and the man stepped inside without hesitation.
23. The homeowner told the man to leave, but he didn't listen, and the homeowner had to physically push him out of the house.
24. The man punched the glass on the door as it was being closed on him.
25. The footage was taken on the night of August 10, 2021.
26. A woman was returning home from work when a man, armed, entered her home just behind her.
27. Another man was seen, and the two demanded the keys to the woman's car.
28. The woman gave them the keys, and the men drove off in her car.
29. Police were immediately called, and the stolen vehicle was found a couple of hours later.
30. The vehicle fled, and police had to give up due to the high rate of speed and rainy conditions.
31. The vehicle has yet to be found, but the two involved in the theft were found two days later.
32. One of the men was charged with home invasion, armed robbery, and motor vehicle theft.
33. A man, armed with a sword, a hammer, and an axe, walked up to a front porch in Phoenix, Arizona.
34. The man stole multiple items outside of the house.
35. A car drove by, but the man ignored it.
36. The man walked off with his bag filled with stolen items.
37. A man in Florida received a message on his phone saying someone rang his doorbell.
38. The man checked the live feed and saw a man wearing a hat, sunglasses, and a bandana, holding a handgun.
39. The man claimed he lost his dog and wanted to look in the homeowner's backyard for it.
40. The homeowner confronted the man, and he quickly left.
41. Police stated that they had gotten multiple calls with the same description of the man and the exact same story.
42. The man was likely trying to get homeowners to open their door, where he could threaten them with his gun.