Caught on camera.A Winston-Salem woman hopes her video surveillance system will help police catch the man responsible for stealing from her home.Deborah Koerner said the incident happened while she was asleep on April 22nd. Her “Ring” doorbell system captured the thief taking a weed eater from her front porch around 12:30 in the morning. “It looked like he was shopping at a yard sale. He made no attempt to be sneaky,” she said. “He just walked up and was looking at all the stuff on my porch to see what he wanted to take.”A second video clip shows the suspect walking away with the weed eater in tow. Koerner said she didn’t discover the tool missing until a couple weeks later, but filed a police report as soon as she found the video.Koerner lives in the Old Salem area of Winston-Salem. She considers the neighborhood a safe one, but hopes her story is a lesson for others. “Don’t let your guard down,” she said. “Even in an area that feels like you’re back in time and Main Street USA, keep a watch on your valuables. Notice things about your neighbors, know who is coming and going and just be safe.”If you recognize the man in the surveillance video, call Winston-Salem Police.

Caught on camera.

A Winston-Salem woman hopes her video surveillance system will help police catch the man responsible for stealing from her home.


Deborah Koerner said the incident happened while she was asleep on April 22nd. Her “Ring” doorbell system captured the thief taking a weed eater from her front porch around 12:30 in the morning.

“It looked like he was shopping at a yard sale. He made no attempt to be sneaky,” she said. “He just walked up and was looking at all the stuff on my porch to see what he wanted to take.”

A second video clip shows the suspect walking away with the weed eater in tow.

Koerner said she didn’t discover the tool missing until a couple weeks later, but filed a police report as soon as she found the video.

Koerner lives in the Old Salem area of Winston-Salem. She considers the neighborhood a safe one, but hopes her story is a lesson for others.

“Don’t let your guard down,” she said. “Even in an area that feels like you’re back in time and Main Street USA, keep a watch on your valuables. Notice things about your neighbors, know who is coming and going and just be safe.”

If you recognize the man in the surveillance video, call Winston-Salem Police.