This week, a 12-year-old girl was attacked and some said the incident dredges up bad memories of the 2011 murder of 14-year-old Kelly O'Laughlin who was fatally stabbed when she walked in on a burglar after school.
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"We need to find who did this and get to the bottom of it because this is a great community and every now and then a moron moves in and out and we need to stop the morons," said resident Fina O'Connor.
On Wednesday evening, the 12-year-old girl was home alone when she heard noises on the first floor. When she went downstairs she saw a man wearing a mask in the kitchen. The man grabbed a knife and cut her on the right arm, causing a superficial wound.
The village's police chief call this meeting to calm concerns.
"This isn't a high crime area our town, maybe my 30 years of experience is telling me this is an isolated incident," said Chief Bob Cervenka, of the Indian Head Park Police.
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Neighbors plan to stay on guard as police follow up on leads.
"I think we now have a better sense of security and an idea of how we should be protecting ourselves within the community," said resident Moira O'Brien-Deluca.
Investigators only have a vague description of the intruder. There were no signs of forced entry.