Intruder Breaks Into Home, Enters Bedroom, Apologizes to Occupant, Flees

Police are still looking for the man who broke into an occupied Oakland Township home on Orion Road just before 9 a.m. Monday and then fled the scene.

The suspect kicked in the rear door to the residence while the homeowner's 19-year-old daughter was home alone, according to an Oakland County Sheriff's Office report. He then opened the door to the teenager's bedroom, walked in, saw she was home and, according to the Sheriff's Office report,  "said he was sorry, turned around and ran out of the house the same way he came in."

 The young woman was unharmed.

Deputies from Oakland Township and Rochester Hills substations searched the area after the woman called 911. A few minutes later, a man matching the description of the suspect was detained in the parking lot of the Paint Creek Trail on Silverbell west of Orion Road. He was released after the victim confirmed he was not the suspect.

The suspect is described as a white male, approximately 40 years old, 6 feet 2 inches tall with a thin build. He has scruffy facial hair and was wearing a gray hoodie sweatshirt, blue jeans and a dark baseball hat. The suspect's hair is sandy colored, wavy and collar-length, according to the report.

A K-9 unit was dispatched to search the area. "The dog appeared to get a scent hit leading south from the house and leading to the area of Wood Ridge Lane, where the track terminated," read the report.

If you recognize the suspect or have any information regarding the incident, please contact Detective David Bach the Oakland Township Substation at 248-652-4886.