Police Search for Serial Prowler Intensifies
Ten years after the kidnapping and murder of 12-year-old Polly Klaas, this bucolic town is on edge once again as police distributed fliers Monday in their intensified search for a serial prowler who has entered homes and hovered near women and girls as they slept.
The most recent break-in came early Saturday morning, when the hooded intruder allegedly entered a home in the eastern portion of town before a mother saw the figure leaving her daughter’s room and fleeing on foot. Despite a heavy police presence in the neighborhood, the suspect escaped.
There have been more than half a dozen similar incidents in recent months, police say. A month-old description has led to few leads.
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