WATERTOWN, MASS. (WHDH) - Watertown police are turning to the public for help as they work to identify a suspect in an attempted break-in caught on camera.

Markus Arnold, who lives in the home on Laurel Street, said the video shows the man trying several times to gain access to the home.

He said a foreign exchange student who is staying with him for a semester sounded the alarm.

“She came home late from an event and thought maybe this person follower her home,” he said. “I think she was a little shaken.”

Anyone with information about the person in the video is asked to call Watertown Police Det. Jenn Connors at 617-600-1310 or Det. Sgt. Kenneth Swift at 617-972-6539.

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