Watauga Police Find No Crime in Biden-Mask Banana Visit

Watauga police said they found no evidence of a crime after a doorbell camera recorded an unidentified visitor wearing a mask resembling Joe Biden and eating a banana outside a family’s home. The footage, recorded at a home in Watauga, Texas, on the evening of October 18, shows the person approaching the door in a mask and a shirt bearing the word “FREEDOM.” The visitor touches the camera, eats the banana through the mask and then walks away. The recording does not establish the person’s identity or reason for appearing at the home. Police reviewed the homeowner’s video and searched the surrounding neighborhood but did not locate the visitor, according to the Watauga Police Department. Police Chief Jim Lewis said officers found no evidence that a criminal offense had occurred. The department’s assessment remained unchanged, police said. The homeowner’s family described the encounter as frightening and provided the footage to police and local media. Police said they had no other footage available for release. The video shows the shirt’s lettering but does not establish its origin or the visitor’s political views. The department said it was aware of social-media posts describing...