Police nab “the panty thief” www.privateofficer.com
Posted by privateofficernews on May 2, 2009
Thomas Williams, 25, is scheduled to be arraigned at Alliance Municipal Court Friday afternoon on charges of receiving stolen property.
Investigators say Williams was targeting off-campus homes near Mount Union College. After executing a search warrant at his home on Federal Avenue, police confiscated hundreds of underwear, as well as bras, candles, lotions, perfume, jewelry, pictures and cameras.
“Our clothes were basically all over the floor. He went through pictures, all our personal belongings,” says Mount Union senior Brittany Watkins.
They also found a duffel bag with handcuffs, rope, duct tape and a stolen gun. The suspect is accused of writing sexually-explicit racist messages on the walls.
Police say the suspect lived with his parents just a few streets away from campus.
“The way the items were concealed in his bedroom, in his car, we have absolutely no reason to believe his parents knew anything,” says Detective David Bair.
Police believe Williams would break into the homes while students were away during breaks.
Investigators say more charges are likely to be filed.
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