Teh One Who Knocks
12-07-2015, 12:26 PM
By TED STRONG Richmond Times-Dispatch
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A person has been stealing shoes from outside women’s homes, then returning them a few days later, in some cases with “biological evidence” inside, Henrico County police say.
There have been at least four such incidents in the Monument Avenue corridor since September, according to police. Henrico police are asking women who were victims of similar crimes to come forward.
A man targeted “all types of women’s shoes from athletic to sandals,” according to Henrico police spokesman Lt. C.J. Eley. He declined to specify what the “biological evidence” was, but he said it allowed police to infer that the crimes were of a sexual nature.
Police have identified a suspect and expect to place charges soon. The man will likely be charged with crimes of larceny and vandalism, Eley said.
Shoes were always taken in pairs, and were taken from locations including porches and back doors, always overnight, he said. There’s no indication the perpetrator ever entered anyone’s home, Eley said.
The shoes were returned one to three days later, Eley said.
Henrico police can’t rule out that the perpetrator might have struck in other jurisdictions.
Richmond police haven’t received any reports of stolen shoes in the area of Monument Avenue or nearby neighborhoods, a spokesman said.
Anyone with information about the incidents is asked to call Detective Duane Stone at (804) 501-7176 or Henrico police at (804) 501-5000.
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A person has been stealing shoes from outside women’s homes, then returning them a few days later, in some cases with “biological evidence” inside, Henrico County police say.
There have been at least four such incidents in the Monument Avenue corridor since September, according to police. Henrico police are asking women who were victims of similar crimes to come forward.
A man targeted “all types of women’s shoes from athletic to sandals,” according to Henrico police spokesman Lt. C.J. Eley. He declined to specify what the “biological evidence” was, but he said it allowed police to infer that the crimes were of a sexual nature.
Police have identified a suspect and expect to place charges soon. The man will likely be charged with crimes of larceny and vandalism, Eley said.
Shoes were always taken in pairs, and were taken from locations including porches and back doors, always overnight, he said. There’s no indication the perpetrator ever entered anyone’s home, Eley said.
The shoes were returned one to three days later, Eley said.
Henrico police can’t rule out that the perpetrator might have struck in other jurisdictions.
Richmond police haven’t received any reports of stolen shoes in the area of Monument Avenue or nearby neighborhoods, a spokesman said.
Anyone with information about the incidents is asked to call Detective Duane Stone at (804) 501-7176 or Henrico police at (804) 501-5000.