RALEIGH, N.C. — A woman says she no longer feels safe after two men broke into her apartment. She says the police's handling of the situation is a double standard.

What You Need To Know

  • Two men broke into a woman's house last week

  • Executive Director of Justice Served N.C. says if it had been two Black intruders, it would have gone differently

  • Raleigh police are reviewing the actions of the officers internally to ensure they followed police procedure

"Two men had broke into my house and they were here, they damaged my property" says Shanay Porter, the woman living in the apartment.

Porter says they were eating her food, and even laying in her bed. The previous night, Porter says her neighbor caught video of two men walking door to door, and trying to open one.

"It's overall like, a scary situation, because you never think that would happen to you. Just random people breaking in" Porter says.

When Raleigh police arrived, they told her to wait outside while they investigated.

"I called the police and basically they treated me like I was the intruder" Porter says. "They kept questioning me. They were acting like the people that broke into my house were victims after I told them I needed help basically".

Diana Powell, executive director of Justice Served in Raleigh, an empowerment group for young African Americans, says she wasn't surprised this was the response.

"If that had been two Black intruders, I know it would go different. Probably a person could have lost their life. I would have like to see them react the same way if the tables were turned on a different level" Powell says.

Charles Merry and Brian Capell were arrested by the Raleigh Police Department, and charged with breaking and entering.

The Raleigh Police Department is currently reviewing the actions of the officers internally to ensure they followed police procedures. If there's anyone who has a complaint about the treatment by an officer, Raleigh police encourages them to file a complaint with their internal affairs unit.