The Bucktown burglar known as the “creeper ghost” is still on the loose, according to police.
Chicago police said Friday they had detained a person of interest in the case, but the man was soon after released, therefore the investigation into finding the suspect behind a rash of eerie home break-ins is ongoing.
The thief is believed to be responsible for a series of burglaries in the city’s Bucktown neighborhood over the past few weeks. One resident, Jack Mackercher, captured the intruder on surveillance cameras installed inside his home.
Footage showed the suspect had snuck in through an unlocked door on the home's upper deck. The “creeper ghost” moves so slowly during the home invasion, police said they originally had believed the footage was in slow-motion.
In the video, the suspect stands over Mackercher and his girlfriend as they sleep on the couch just a few feet away. He even stops to watch what's playing on the TV that was left on for several minutes.
Not even the couple’s dogs woke during the burglary. It wasn’t until the next day they realized a purse was missing and Mackercher checked their home security cameras.
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Mackercher said he originally thought it was his girlfriend at the top of the stairs when he saw the frightening footage.
“I said, ‘Why are you at the top of my stairs wearing a white hoodie?’” Mackercher said. “She’s like, ‘I don’t have a white hoodie,’ and that’s when I went flushed.
The “creeper ghost” spent more than 15 minutes lurking around the home before slithering his way out with the purse.
“The fact that he stayed in this gentleman’s house for 15 minutes is even scarier,” said one man who works with the Bucktown neighborhood watch.
Neighbors believe the intruder gains access to homes by simply checking for unlocked doors.
