Family shaken after woman on meth invades home
By Brandi Makuski
Stevens Point police say residents should keep their doors locked at all times—even when they’re home.
Assistant Police Chief Mike Rottier said an Oct. 9 incident left a local family unsettled but unharmed after an intruder entered their home at 4:44 p.m. on the 2900 block of Blaine St.
The caller recounted her experience on social media, which was placed anonymously on a community Facebook page, saying the female intruder simply walked through her back door while the resident was giving one of her children a snack.
“As I stood there in shock, she quickly explained that someone was after her,” the woman wrote. “She said there were two men who got out of their vehicle and were coming after her.”
Rottier was able to confirm at least part of the woman’s story, which described the intruder’s appearance “sweating and her eyes were huge,” both a common side effect of drug abuse, he said.
The woman said she called 911 and attempted to explain the situation but soon handed the phone to the female intruder, whose story was reported as “incoherent and hard to follow”. Officers were dispatched to the home when the intruder insisted “someone was listening in” on the phone conversation and she became hysterical.
The responding officers told the residents they were not in any danger, saying the intruder did suffer from a mental illness but was also under the influence of drugs.
“I had an in-depth conversation with my son about the situation and thankfully, he doesn’t seem to be affected by what happened,” the woman wrote on Facebook. “Time will tell.”
Rottier said the responding officers believe the intruder, later identified as a 34-year-old woman, was under the influence of methamphetamine.
According to the incident report, the intruder was “very paranoid and hallucinating, hearing voices, and unable to remain focused during the discussion,” Rottier said. The woman was not arrested but agreed to treatment at St. Michael’s Hospital.
“This time, nothing happened, thank God,” Rottier said. “But we get a lot of calls from residents who’ve had their homes broken into, or have people just walk right in, like in this case…people who are intoxicated or under the influence of some drug, thinking they’re at a friend’s house.”
He said it’s one reason the department has for three years been requesting a second narcotics officer position, and why the department recently installed a K-9 unit.
“I see what goes on in this city, we always lock our doors even when we’re home,” Rottier said. “Everybody should.”
