WORCESTER, MASS. (WHDH) — Police are searching for a masked man who was caught on camera going door to door in a Worcester neighborhood, forcing his way into several homes, and stealing cash and other valuables this month, according to Worcester police.
The man broke into multiple homes in the Tatnuck Square area on October 7, 9, and 19, stealing money and other items. All of the break-ins occurred between 3 and 5 a.m.
Police described the suspect as most likely a white male with a thin build, wearing a dark-colored ribbed face mask, glasses or goggles on his forehead, a hooded sweatshirt, sweatpants, and dark-colored slides for footwear. They also said he rode a pedal bicycle.
“He was here to rob me, and that’s, you know, it’s terrifying,” said one resident. “Somehow he got around the back of the house and cut the screen and cut in through the kitchen window.”
Video from each of the targeted homes shows the man approaching the front door, ringing the doorbell or knocking, then running away. When there’s no answer, he walks around to the back and forces his way inside, stealing items before fleeing on a bicycle.
One woman recounted how the man made his way through her house and into her bedroom before escaping with hundreds of dollars. “We woke up because he came up the stairs and set off a sensor light in the house,” she explained.
Two days later, another woman in the neighborhood said the same man came to her house down the street but did not manage to get inside. “I saw it the next morning and it was scary to see something like that,” she said.
A week later, the man broke into another home by throwing a rock through a window and stole money.
Neighbors say they feel violated in their own homes. “He’s making us lose sleep at night because, you know, everybody in this neighborhood’s worried,” said one resident.
Residents hope police can find the person responsible before he breaks into any more homes. “I think they will catch him; it’ll just be a matter of time,” said another resident.
If you have any information, Worcester police are asking you to contact the Detective Bureau at 508-799-8651.
You can also send an anonymous tip by texting TIPWPD and your message to 274637 (CRIMES).
Additionally, anonymous messages can be submitted through the Worcester Police Department’s website at www.worcesterma.gov/police.
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