Police in Texas are investigating after a barely clothed woman, who appears to have broken restraints around her wrist, was seen ringing a doorbell in the early hours before disappearing. The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office is investigating the "suspicious incident" after surveillance footage taken from a house in Sunrise Ranch area showed the barefoot woman dressed only in a T-shirt approaching to ring the doorbell at around 03:20 a.m. on August 24. The clip shows what appears to be broken shackles dangling from her wrists. The resident inside the property told police that the woman had vanished by the time she answered. A local resident, who did not wish to be identified, told ABC News the woman had rang other doorbells in the area but vanished before any of them came to the door. Another resident, who didn't want to be identified, told Click 2 Houston: "We were dead asleep in our beds. My husband was woken up by doorbell ring. It rang probably 20 to 30 times. [My husband] walked outside; no one was in sight. It's like she disappeared in thin air." Neighbor Branson Golson told KTRK, "I've got a 9-year-old daughter at home. It worries me what's going on in the neighborhood." Police are asking for help in identifying the woman seen in the clip and have posted numerous videos, pictures and screenshots of the incident onto social media to assist with the investigation. The department is also requesting people stop speculating who the mysterious woman is following suggestions she may be a reported missing person in Texas. "Numerous citizens in the state and outside have sent missing persons flyers suggesting the women in the video is a missing person from their area," the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office said in a statement. "Deputies and Detectives are reviewing these flyers for any similarities, but as of now, none are believed to be the woman in the video. "There are no missing person's reports from the area that match this individual. Deputies have canvased the area, completed a door to door check and interviews of residences as well as businesses in the area. Deputies are also reviewing video surveillance from surrounding residence and businesses." If you recognize the woman in this video or if you are the woman in this video please contact the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office at 936-760-5800 and refer to case#18A243347 or direct inquiries to mcscomedia@mctx.org.<doc-sep>Cops in Texas are baffled by the mystery of woman seen on security footage in shackles and desperately ringing doorbells in the middle of the night. Authorities are now trying to identify the woman and determine whether her life is at risk. She rang the bell at a house in Montgomery, located outside Houston, at 3:20 a.m. Friday. The woman, barefoot and wearing a T-shirt, appears to have restraints on her wrist. After ringing the bell, she glances nervously down the street. Then, she's gone. Home security cameras have recorded numerous bizarre incidents of strangers ringing the bell or knocking, often late at night. A recent situation involved a woman furiously rattling the door and banging on the window of a home in Fresno, California, after midnight. In that case, the homeowner, a retired cop, pulled a gun and called 911. Five days ago, a woman in Toronto was seen ringing a doorbell, but nobody came to her aid as a man dragged her away by her hair. Security expert Steve Kardian explained what to do should someone ring your bell in the middle of the night. "First of all, make sure you go to the door with cellphone in hand, get a picture of what is going on the other side of that door, dial 911 if that person really is in distress and then direct them to go to the side of the house, back of the house, or hide behind something for concealment because if they are being pursued, they won't be seen," he said. Karidan says it's important not to let the person in your home. "Look for body language, look for other people, but don't open that door right away," he advised. RELATED STORIES<doc-sep>Earlier this week, police in Montgomery, Texas opened an investigation into viral footage of a distressed woman who was half-clothed, handcuffed, and ringing doorbells at 3 a.m.–presumably in an attempt to seek help. In the video, captured by a resident's home security camera, the woman can be seen emerging from bushes in the house's front yard, ringing the doorbell, and looking nervously down the street. Multiple homeowners in the residential neighborhood reported hearing their doorbells rung, repeatedly, during the night. The woman, 32, has since been identified–although her name has not released to the public–and police have confirmed her boyfriend, 49, killed himself in his home in the neighborhood on Wednesday. Police found the man dead at 11 a.m. on Wednesday after responding to reports of a man who had threatened suicide. The Montgomery County Sheriff's Department said he left behind a suicide note that "helped identify the female, and some of the circumstance behind why those events occurred." At the moment, it is not clear where the woman was found, or what condition she was in–but in a press conference, police confirmed she is safe and with her family now. "There are some issues regarding the video, why she is wearing those restraints, and the circumstances surrounding it," police lieutenant Scott Spencer added. "We only have one side of the story right now." This content is imported from Facebook. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Reportedly, the man had moved into a rental home in the neighborhood a few months ago. The woman was the man's "live-in girlfriend," though neighbors said they never saw a woman living on the property (and had recognized her in the security camera footage either). Police have described her as a "victim of family violence," which is why she is not being publicly identified. This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses. You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano.io<doc-sep>The boyfriend of the handcuffed woman who was seen frantically ringing doorbells at 3am in the morning, killed himself Wednesday with a single shot to the head, cops have confirmed to DailyMail.com. But the woman — who was described as a ‘victim of family violence’ — is safe and is now being consoled by her family, Sheriff’s Officer Scott Spencer said. The new development in Montgomery, Texas, adds a wrinkle to the mystery of why the woman dressed only in a T-shirt was desperately looking for help in the early hours. Cops said she is not Caitlin Dennison, the 19-year-old who went missing from Reno, Nevada, in January and whose sister believed tattoos on the two women matched. The dead man is still to be identified publicly. Spencer, a lieutenant with the Montgomery County Sheriff's Department said he was 49 and confirmed that the woman who had been ringing doorbells was his 32-year-old live-in girlfriend. 'She is originally from the Dallas area,' Spencer told reporters at an impromptu press conference a few hundred yards from the scene of the drama. 'The two were in a boyfriend/girlfriend situation.' He said investigators had not yet had a chance to interview her fully. Law enforcement cordoned off the entrance to the Sunrise Ranch development in Montgomery, a well-to-do city an hour north of Houston, allowing only residents in. Crime scene: The man shot himself on the 18400 block of Sunrise Pines Drive at 11 am. He was 49 and the live-in-boyfriend of the 32-year-old woman caught on camera frantically ringing doorbells in a road nearby at 3am last Friday Statement: Scott Spencer of Montgomery Sheriff's department said: 'He was deceased form a single gunshot which we believe was self-inflicted.' Just a street away: How the mystery of where the woman came from was solved Grim ending: Law enforcement surrounded the house where the 49-year-old man took his own life, and said his girlfriend was safe and being 'consoled by her family' Sheriff's deputies were called to the house in the 18400 block of Sunrise Pines Drive at 11 am on Wednesday, Spencer said. They were investigating a man who had been making threats of suicide. But when they arrived they found they were too late and the man was already dead. ‘When deputies arrived at the scene they were unable to get an answer at the door and at that time forced entry,’ Spencer said. That’s when they found the body. ‘He was deceased from a single gunshot which we believe was self-inflicted,’ Spencer said. He said the man had left a suicide note that ‘helped identify the female and some of the circumstance behind why those events occurred.’ He confirmed that the man's live-in partner was the woman who had been captured on security camera ringing the doorbell of a house in neighboring Sunrise Oaks Court — one street over from Sunrise Pines Drive, early on Friday morning. 'She is safe and is being consoled by her family at this time,' said Spencer. She said the woman had never been reported as missing. He said the woman could not be identified because she is ‘a family violence victim.’ ‘There are some issues regarding the video why she is wearing those restraints and the circumstances surrounding it. we only have one side of the story right now.’ John Bradley, a neighbor who lives on the estate, told DailyMail.com a white van that was parked in the drive of the dead man's house, was similar to one that was being driven around the development in the early hours when the woman was ringing bells trying to get attention. 'It's all very suspicious,' said Bradley, who works in the oil and gas industry. 'First we had this woman going around at 3.30 in the morning and now this. I've never seen anything like this in all the time I have lived here.' The case sparked massive interest after Jennie Drude posted on Facebook the video of the woman ringing her doorbell. She also took it to police. The woman seems to be walking quietly up to the door of the home with what appears to be some sort of restraints on her wrists, with no pants or shoes on. She also tried to get attention from other houses but by the time residents responded she was already gone. The woman is seen on a resident's security camera, around 3am Friday approaching the door with no pants or shoes on. She has now been found safe. The woman appeared to be in need of help- and now the cops in Sunrise Ranch, Texas are asking the public if they have any information After she rings the doorbell, we get a better look at her face's profile as she appears to look nervously down the block The Sheriff's Department Wednesday responded to a report of suspicious shots fired in the tiny neighborhood of Sunrise Ranch where the woman was seen ringing on a doorbell Friday at 3am. It is unclear of the two incidents are connected Jennie Drude's home security camera captured the chilling video of the woman who was ringing doorbells in Texas In the short clip the woman is seen emerging from behind a bush, she seems to be trying to be quiet, and she reaches for the doorbell. There appears to be what may be restraints on her wrists. Drude described the woman as appearing to be out of breath from what she could see on her home's surveillance video. John Bradley, a neighbor who lives on the estate, told DailyMail.com a white van that was parked in the drive of the dead man's house, was similar to one that was being driven around the development in the early hours when the woman was ringing bells trying to get attention. Another resident, who did not want to be identified, told Click2Houston, 'We were dead asleep in our beds. My husband was woken up by doorbell ring. It rang probably 20 to 30 times. By the time her husband answered the door, no one was there. 'He walked outside no one was in sight.<doc-sep>
MONTGOMERY COUNTY'S SHERIFF OFFICE Texas police have launched an investigation after troubling footage of a seemingly distressed woman ringing doorbells in a residential neighborhood surfaced. The video was captured by resident Jennie Drude's doorbell camera, and she posted the video on her Facebook page. According to multiple reports, in the middle of the night on Friday, August 24, an unidentified woman rang the doorbells of several residents in the Sunrise Ranch neighborhood of Montgomery, Texas. Drude had her security camera set up at her front door and it captured the moment the woman approached her home at around 3.a.m. Drude posted the video on Facebook and also alerted the police. In the video, you can see the woman emerge from behind some bushes in Drude's yard, approach the door, ring the doorbell, and nervously look down the street. She was partially clothed in only a T-shirt —and appears to be wearing handcuffs, which were visible when she rang the doorbell. According to Drude, the woman looked out of breath when she got to her front porch. One Sunrise Ranch resident told Click2Houston that the woman rang their doorbell nearly 30 times. "We were dead asleep in our beds," they said. "My husband was woken up by doorbell ring. It rang probably 20 to 30 times." But by the time they approached their front door, the woman was gone. "No one was in sight. It's like she disappeared in thin air," they said. After the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office became aware of the video, officers spoke with residents and launched an investigation. Reportedly, none of the residents in the neighborhood recognized the woman, and she doesn't fit the description for any missing persons reports. The police department is asking residents to be careful, and Lieutenant Scott Spencer warned residents that this could be part of a scheme. "Answer the door, but call from the other side of the door," Spencer said. "Don't actually open the door. Unfortunately, times have changed, so you have to be very careful. We have had a lot of home invasions."