Video shows trespasser scared off by doorbell camera in Commerce Township

Homeowner says men were creeping around his house

COMMERCE TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A man trespassing on a homeowner's property in Commerce Township was scared off when he realized he was looking into a doorbell camera.

The homeowner said the recording is from around 4 a.m. Friday. He said the man in the video and another person were "creeping around" the house.

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When the man saw the record light on the homeowner's doorbell, he took off running.

You can see the surveillance video from the doorbell camera by clicking here.

Police said the incident happened at a home on Cooley Lake Road between Union and Round Lake roads in Commerce Township, just south of White Lake.

Anyone with information is asked to call White Lake police at 248-698-4400.

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