{"id":704,"date":"2026-05-04T06:13:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T06:13:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/doorbell-camera-captures-terrifying-sight-as-man-wields-knife-outside-family-home\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T06:13:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T06:13:06","slug":"doorbell-camera-captures-terrifying-sight-as-man-wields-knife-outside-family-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/doorbell-camera-captures-terrifying-sight-as-man-wields-knife-outside-family-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Doorbell camera captures &#8216;terrifying&#8217; sight as man wields knife outside family home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_5f510e\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">He repeatedly slashed at the air outside homes in the quiet residential street, sending the neighbourhood into panic while the terrified homeowners\u2019 remained trapped<\/h2>\n<div class=\"Byline_byline-container__K_Owl\" data-testid=\"byline\"><span class=\"Byline_byline-content-wrapper__Imque\" data-testid=\"byline-content\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"Byline_author-badge-date-wrapper__Q7jj1\">\n<div class=\"Byline_author-and-badge-wrapper__2dsv1\">\n<p><span><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35 __className_5f510e\">Rachel Vickers-Price<\/strong> UK and World News Reporter<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"\" data-testid=\"byline-publishedDate\"><\/span><span class=\"ArticleTimestamp_updated-date__7qD4Q ArticleTimestamp_updated-date-with-published__iFKpF\" data-testid=\"byline-updatedDate\">Updated <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37106309\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The footage was captured on the family's Ring Doorbell\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0_Screenshot-2026-05-04-at-34650pmjpeg.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"The footage was captured on the family's Ring Doorbell\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">The footage was captured on the family&#8217;s Ring Doorbell<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A knife-wielding man has been caught on camera outside a family&#8217;s home, who watched on as he stood on their stoop, <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/crime\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">slashing at the air repeatedly<\/a> with a <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/knife-crime\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">massive blade.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/united-states\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">California<\/a> woman Rebecca Breen and her husband were watching TV at their home in Arden, Sacramento, at around 8.30pm on Thursday when the alarm for their doorbell camera suddenly began going off, pinging them with alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">They were left stunned by what they saw.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">She told KCRA: \u201cWe heard a loud knock and we looked in the ring camera and we noticed that there was something very strange going on.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">She then revealed that a man &#8211; a total stranger &#8211; could be seen at their front door holding a knife and appearing to repeatedly stab towards the front door.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cIt was terrifying. It was absolutely terrifying,\u201d she admitted.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37106323\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37106323\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.8\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The man was on their doorstep, armed with a huge knife\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0_man-standing-door-knife-appearing-126862150-2.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"The man was on their doorstep, armed with a huge knife\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">The man was on their doorstep, armed with a huge knife<cite aria-label=\"Image: KCRA\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: KCRA)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Fearing the worst, she called emergency services as panic spread through the neighbourhood, with multiple residents reporting sightings of the armed man.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">According to the Sacramento County Sheriff\u2019s Office, deputies were on the scene within minutes \u2014 but the suspect had already fled. A police helicopter was then dispatched, with pilots and police racing to find the man.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He managed to evade officers. He was later found and arrested on Saturday morning and has since been released after being charged with criminal trespassing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Officials said the man had been \u201cthrashing on doors with knives\u201d, but confirmed that no one was injured during the frightening incident.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37106322\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37106322\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.81\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The armed stranger kept making large slashing motions with his arms as he brandished the big blade\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0_man-standing-door-knife-appearing-126862142.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"The armed stranger kept making large slashing motions with his arms as he brandished the big blade\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">The armed stranger kept making large slashing motions with his arms as he brandished the big blade<cite aria-label=\"Image: KCRA\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: KCRA)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Residents were praised for locking their doors, staying inside and calling police. Breen said she does not believe her home was specifically targeted, but admitted the randomness of the attack has left her shaken.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cI do believe that we were a random target. I don\u2019t think that we were specifically targeted, but I think it\u2019s very scary because if it wasn\u2019t us, it\u2019s going to be someone else,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The chilling late-night ordeal has left the entire neighbourhood quaking in fear after police eventually found the man and arrested him&#8230; and then just set him loose on the public once more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Neighbours have since voiced frustration, claiming private security failed to respond and that communication from authorities in the aftermath was slow \u2014 adding to the fear sparked by the horrific ordeal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/us-news\/doorbell-camera-man-knife-door-37106299\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>He repeatedly slashed at the air outside homes in the quiet residential street, sending the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":705,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1777875186_0_Screenshot-2026-05-04-at-34650pmjpeg.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/704","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=704"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/704\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/705"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}