Hamilton,spate of break&enters targeting women,Jul/Aug/18

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3 more calls about suspected prowlers bring police back to Westdale | CBC News
Three more calls about possible prowlers brought Hamilton police to Westdale Tuesday night.

The calls come after more than a dozen prowling-related incidents reported in the neighbourhood near McMaster University over the past month and a half.

• 'It's very creepy': Police issue warning after rash of prowling incidents near McMaster
  

Both the university and police service have warned people in the area to make sure their doors and windows are secure at night following the rash of incidents."

 

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Westdale crime continues to spike — The Silhouette
By Daniella Mikanovsky

*This article contains discussions of sexual assault*

"Over the last few weeks, approximately 12 prowling incidents have occurred in the Westdale student neighborhood. In at least eight of the 12 cases, female students were directly targeted.

In the early hours of Aug. 3, fourth-year Integrated Science student Connor MacLean awoke to his roommate’s screams. An intruder entered their Sterling Street student house through a second story window, sexually assaulting MacLean’s roommate in her sleep. The intruder quickly escaped, marking the first incident in a series of break-ins and prowlers that have shaken Westdale since.

The following evening, just a few blocks away, McMaster alumna Nicole Clarke was relaxing in her basement room after a shower when she heard rustling in the hallway. She called out believing it was her mother. When the person ran up the stairs and out of their Haddon Avenue North family home, however, Clarke realized that that was not the case.

"In both incidents, valuables were in clear sight, but nothing was stolen"
The incidents did not stop there. Three weeks passed quietly, but on Aug. 28, a 21-year-old student woke up and saw a person standing in her bedroom. As soon as she screamed, the intruder ran down the stairs and out the front door.

Classes began. With them, another incident. On Sept. 4, a man attempted to enter a house at Paisley and Haddon. The girl living inside the house caught him prying a screen window off. She called the police.

The Hamilton Police have increased their presence in the area since. Nevertheless, as of yet, nobody has been caught in connection to the crimes, and it is too early for them to be connected."

 

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That is so scary! I hope they catch the guy soon!

 

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Suspect in prowler case that 'rattled' Westdale arrested
"On Friday, Hamilton police arrested Daniel Severin and charged him in connection with six prowling incidents, and with unrelated child offences.
All of the victim's were women in their 20s. Included in his charges are voyeurism offences, however, Chambers wouldn't specify what evidence police have, including whether the victims were secretly recorded.

The 32-year-old was first arrested by detectives on the Mountain on Feb. 4 and charged in relation to a similar prowling incident that happened on East 35th Street on Oct. 28.

In that incident, a man was caught surreptitiously watching a woman in her bedroom by a neighbour, who police described as a "Good Samaritan." The neighbour tried to restrain the man and there was a struggle where the prowler had his face injured, but he managed to escape before police arrived."

 

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Man charged with voyeurism, sexual assault for 6 Westdale prowling incidents: police | CBC News
Here's a breakdown of the incidents Severin has been charged in connection with:

• Midnight - 5:30 a.m. Aug. 3, 2018: A woman wakes up to find a man in her room, sexually assaulting her. He flees from the home once he's discovered.
• 1 a.m. - 2 a.m. Aug. 4, 2018: A woman hears noises outside, then in her home. Suspect runs, once discovered.
• 2 a.m. - 3 a.m. Aug. 4, 2018: People confront the suspect after hearing noises in their backyard. He flees to a nearby vehicle.
• 3 a.m. - 6 a.m. Aug. 28, 2018: A woman wakes up to noises outside her bedroom. She sees the suspect standing in the doorway. He walks away after being discovered.
• 3 a.m. - 4 a.m. Aug. 31, 2018: A woman wakes up to an unknown suspect standing in her doorway. He walks away after being spotted.
• 12 a.m. - 1 a.m. Sept. 7, 2018: A woman wakes up to a suspect standing in her doorway. He walks away after being discovered.

 

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creepy