Late-night stranger harassing Durham woman caught on doorbell camera

The man is persistent, knocking and ringing the doorbell over and over each time he comes to Sarah Stribling's house in the Southside neighborhood.

"Every time he comes back, he stays for longer," she said. "I don’t know why he’s coming to my house."

Stribling's doorbell camera has captured four such incidents, with the most recent lasting 20 minutes.

She never answers the door and said she always calls 911.

"The police have yet to show up to my property while he’s still there," she said. "I think that the only way he will leave me alone is if there’s some sort of police presence that intervenes. I don’t think that scaring him off on my own or having someone else at my home is going to do anything."

Police spokeswoman Kammie Michael said officers arrived at Stribling's house seven minutes after she called on Jan. 11 and 12 minutes after she called last Saturday morning. In each instance, there was a delay of four to five minutes between her call and a patrol car being dispatched.

"911 determines the call priorities," Michael said in an email.

Stribling said other people have come forward online to say the man came to their doors as well. But no one seems to have had as many experiences as Stribling.

"I don’t know," she said when asked what she thinks the man wants. "From the other people that I’ve spoken to, he’s looking for money. He asks for random things."

She’s looked into moving, but she really doesn’t want to leave, saying she likes her neighborhood and her neighbors.

Stribling is sharing her story to warn others and in hopes that someone recognizes the man and can help put a stop to his behavior.

"I hope that other people will become aware of what’s going on and take it seriously," she said.

"There have been more cops around," Stribling said. "So, hopefully, when he comes back, if he comes back, they will be able to respond quicker than they have previously."