Redford Township police: Woman finds strange man in home

REDFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Redford Township police are investigating how a man got into a home early Monday morning and frightened the homeowner.

Police said the incident happened at a home on Appleton Street near Elmira Street.

The woman inside the home told police she heard someone in the home saw a man she didn't know. He then fled from the home.

The woman's young child was also in the home but slept through the incident, police said.

Police said a K9 unit tried to track the man, but couldn't find him.

Police haven't said whether the man got into the home through an unlocked door.

The only description released by police was a man wearing loose clothing and a hooded sweatshirt.