Man accused of dozen peeping Tom cases in Virginia-Highland neighborhood
Within the past month, residents in Virginia-Highland have told police there were a dozen sightings of a peeping Tom in their neighborhood.
Police have now released a photo of a person of interest.
Neighbors who live on Greenwood Avenue have called police to report sightings of the man peeping into windows since September, Atlanta police said. In some cases, he’s allegedly climbed on top of air conditioning units to try to look into bathroom windows.
“There was a man standing and looking directly at me through the cracks in my blinds,” a woman, who asked Channel 2 Action News to remain anonymous, said. “We came face to face in the window. It’s very, very violating.”
Last Thursday about midnight, another neighbor’s Ring doorbell camera spotted the man near her home, police said. The 12 sightings happened along the same street but at three different buildings.
The most recent sighting was Saturday about 11 p.m., when a resident chased the man off while holding a screwdriver, police said.
“My fear is that eventually he’s going to get bored with just peeping into people’s windows,” the woman told Channel 2.
Anyone with information on the person of interest is asked to contact CrimeStoppers at 404-577-8477 or online at www.StopCrimeATL.com. Tips can be sent anonymously and information that leads to an arrest and indictment in this investigation can earn tipsters up to $2,000.
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