West Kirby: Resident's doorbell camera captures man watching her dog

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Nicola Freeman is now “terrified” to walk her dogs after watching back the clip recorded on Thursday night on the Ring doorbell device. Nicola, who was out at the time with her son, shared the footage on social media in a frantic warning to other dog owners.

The mum wrote: “It looks like they are checking houses for dogs, he looks through the glass in the door through to the kitchen where our dogs are and says ‘Pomeranian’, ours isn’t a Pomeranian but he is a white fluffy dog.”

The footage was captured at the address in West Kirby, Merseyside, where Nicola’s neighbours have shared their concern and support. The dog owner has since informed police.

Speaking to Liverpool Echo, Nicola said: “I had just popped out with my son and could see on my phone they were at the door so I got home as quickly as possible and then I watched the video.

“Our front door has glass and you can see straight through, when I’m in we have the curtain closed over it but that’s difficult to do as you’re going out of the door.

“The man rang our normal doorbell not the ring bell and you can see the dogs are going mental.”

Nicola added: “When I watched it at first I didn’t realise what he’d said, but then I watched it again. One of our dogs is a fluffy white thing and you can see him look in the direction of the kitchen and say ‘pomeranian’ and write it down.

“I have no idea why he said it out loud. It’s not a Pomeranian but I suppose it could look a bit like one.

“I put it on the Crimewatch Wirral group to warn other people and people said to report it.

“There were a lot of comments from people who said they’d seen people with a similar description or similar things happen to them.

“When I rang the police and they were really helpful and apparently there were a few reports of dogs being targeted in this way.

“A lady who lives up the road said someone she knew had that happen to her and now I’m petrified of leaving them in the house.

“I’m scared to go for a walk with them in the dark on my own and won’t do that now. I’m worried now about what will happen.”

A spokesperson for Merseyside Police said: “We were contacted at 8.30pm last night, Thursday, October 14, by a resident of Frankby Road in West Kirby following reports that 20 minutes earlier a man had been seen on her ring doorbell looking through her door and window.

“The male left a short time later. There is no suggestion he attempted to enter the property.

“Local policing officers have been made aware.”

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