San Diego State University student captures peeping Tom on Ring Camera watching her in her bedroom
- A woman on the campus of San Diego State University caught a man watching her through her window in shocking and terrifying Ring Camera footage
- The woman said she and her female neighbors believe lurkers are roaming freely in their neighborhood due to a lack of street lighting in their neighborhood
- She took to the media after city leaders told her it would cost too much to fix streetlights in the neighborhood where university students live.
A San Diego State University student says she and her neighbors are terrified after Tom was videotaped peeking at her through her bedroom window.
The woman – who asked to remain anonymous when talking to CBS8 — shared footage of a man jumping over her gate and going around her house to her window.
“I saw him crawling, looking through my window. His hands cupped his eyes. I was scared. I was terrified,” says the woman, who followed the situation live.
Neighbors say they believe lurkers are taking advantage of the street because of the broken streetlights, giving creepers anonymity.
She contacted the local outlet after city leaders reportedly told her that the cost to repair broken street lights was too high, despite many middle-aged women living in the area.
A student at San Diego State University says she and her neighbors are terrified after a video catches a peeping Tom watching her through her bedroom window
The man can be seen staring into the young woman’s bedroom in a screenshot of the Ring Camera footage taken outside the home
The woman said she watched the whole situation with the lurker in real time as she adjusted her security camera to track his movements.
The ring camera was originally located elsewhere, but she turned it to the side yard after seeing it enter the property.
Video captured the moment when the man jumped over her fence and went straight to her bedroom window.
She said the fact that he knew exactly where to go terrified her and led her to believe that this might not be his first time.
Frightened, she sneaked into a windowless room and called her mother, who told her to call 911 immediately.
“She was in disbelief,” the woman said of her mother’s reaction.
It took officers about 10 minutes to arrive and they never saw the man watching the house.
“I have no video of his departure. I don’t know where he went,” she said.
Video caught the moment when the man walked straight to her bedroom window, leading the young woman to think this might not be his first time
The incident took place in San Diego’s College Area, which is primarily home to students from San Diego State University (pictured).
The woman said her neighborhood is littered with students who are also scared
The student said she went to the media after receiving little helpful feedback from city officials about the street lighting problem.
“This makes you so much more susceptible to this happening. In the dark, it just makes us more of a target. There are students everywhere,” she said.
“Young females who are afraid are afraid to walk at night. You can’t even see if anyone is behind you,’ the student continued.
In a statement to CBS 8, City Councilman Sean Elo-Rivera said the city’s transportation department has a street light repair in August.
However, the area that is being renovated is still one and a half kilometers from the student street.
“Before I even moved into a house in this area, I knew a lot of girls were being targeted, and most of all, I think, with these streetlights out, it makes us so much more susceptible,” the student said of her fears.
The outlet will open in November 2022 reported about an increase in violent crime in San Diego’s College Area, which is primarily home to college students.
Last month, students received security alerts for two rapes, three sex crimes, two shootings, 12 assaults, five home burglaries, five reports of public drunkenness and 14 auto thefts, all within a mile of San Diego State University.