Creepy man stealing into houses and tickling victims

[pixy0stix]

I'm shaming cinnamoncox for not bringing this here.

www.wcvb.com/news/serial-tickler-targeting-men-in-brighton/26430364?tru=XuGH2#mid=19211531

BOSTON —A creepy criminal who is breaking into homes and tickling people is on the prowl in Boston, but his victims aren't laughing.



STRING OF HOME INVASIONS COULD BE TIED TO SERIAL TICKLER



Police in Boston are investigating a number of overnight break-ins in the Brighton neighborhood of Boston early Tuesday morning.



Police in Boston are investigating a number of break-ins reported in Brighton early Tuesday morning.



Two homes on Foster Road and one on Kirkwood Road were targeted during the early morning hours.



In one of the break-ins David Master said he heard screaming from one of his roommates. "He felt something on his foot and thought it was the cat," Master said. "He woke up to see a man crouched by his bed."



Master told the Boston Globe he and his roommates did not pursue the man. The man apparently walked in through their unlocked door.



Another victim, a Boston College student who didn't want to be identified, said the man police are looking for crept into his off-campus house a few weeks ago.



"There was a man in the room with a ski mask," he said. "We made eye contact and he immediately left, and ran downstairs and out the front door. It's definitely a very scary experience turning over and seeing someone in my room."



Detectives have been looking for clues in the neighborhood and all targets have been men.



His victims say he doesn't appear to carry a weapon and he never steals from their apartments.



Boston police asked anyone with information about the crime to contact them.

[Deleted]

This is freaking me out even more than that clown in England. Why would someone even want to do this?

[frog]

This should have not made me laugh the way it did.

[pixy0stix]

Jun 11, 2014 12:29:06 GMT -5 frog said:

This should have not made me laugh the way it did.

You can sit next to me.

The only thing that could make this better is if the guy was wearing a clown mask.

[frog]

Jun 11, 2014 12:30:05 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

Jun 11, 2014 12:29:06 GMT -5 frog said:

This should have not made me laugh the way it did.

You can sit next to me.

The only thing that could make this better is if the guy was wearing a clown mask.

Well now, that would have just been terrifying.  Clowns are fucking scary, man!

[Deleted]

Jun 11, 2014 12:30:05 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

Jun 11, 2014 12:29:06 GMT -5 frog said:

This should have not made me laugh the way it did.

You can sit next to me.

The only thing that could make this better is if the guy was wearing a clown mask.

Nooooo.

[cinnamoncox]

Thanks pixy0stix I have no idea how to link

[pixy0stix]

Jun 11, 2014 12:32:17 GMT -5 @silver said:

Jun 11, 2014 12:30:05 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

You can sit next to me.

The only thing that could make this better is if the guy was wearing a clown mask.

Nooooo.

Yessssssssss!  

[josieposy]

And amazingly he hasn't been shot yet.

[jillboston]

My feetsie's old stomping grounds. My cat would have killed this dude if he snuck in and tickled my feet - that was her job.. actually it was more like she pounced on my feet.

[cattledogkisses]

Dude, I live in, like, the safest place ever and I still lock my doors when I go to bed. Come on.

[PinkSquirrel]

I've been laughing about this for weeks. It's the most bizarre thing ever. I am so glad I live north of Boston

[cinnamoncox]

Jun 11, 2014 12:45:07 GMT -5 PinkSquirrel said:

I've been laughing about this for weeks. It's the most bizarre thing ever. I am so glad I live north of Boston

Wicked bizarre, huh? I've never been happier about the 8 miles between me and the city before now

I don't understand not locking the door though. When I lived in the city proper, I locked all of the doors all of the time.
I still do.

Since supposedly all of the doors have been unlocked, I'm starting to think it's someone these people know and he knows they don't lock.
Unless there are tons of unlocked doors, he's pretty "Lucky" that all of the ones he's tried have been unlocked.

[PinkSquirrel]

Jun 11, 2014 12:50:30 GMT -5 cinnamoncox said:

Jun 11, 2014 12:45:07 GMT -5 PinkSquirrel said:

I've been laughing about this for weeks. It's the most bizarre thing ever. I am so glad I live north of Boston

Wicked bizarre, huh? I've never been happier about the 8 miles between me and the city before now

I don't understand not locking the door though. When I lived in the city proper, I locked all of the doors all of the time.
I still do.

Since supposedly all of the doors have been unlocked, I'm starting to think it's someone these people know and he knows they don't lock.
Unless there are tons of unlocked doors, he's pretty "Lucky" that all of the ones he's tried have been unlocked.

I don't understand all the unlocked doors.   When I lived in Boston proper there is no chance I would have gone to bed without the door locked.   Even now in the suburbs.  Door gets locked before bed.

[pixy0stix]

I think the reason all his victims have been guys is because only guys would leave their doors unlocked.

[Deleted]

Jun 11, 2014 14:28:15 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

I think the reason all his victims have been guys is because only guys would leave their doors unlocked.

I feel like you just had a #yesallwomen tie in to a story about a guy tickling peoples' feet.

[ringstrue]

I thought if you leave your door unlocked its not a beak-in. You know, cause you don't have to break in. Its not a forced entry. And he didn't vandalize or take anything. I dunno what he would be charged with?

[andrealynn]

When I was growing up, there was a prowler in my neighborhood. I used to have very vivid dreams about waking up and finding that dude at the foot of my bed, wherein I would proceed to fuck his shit up.

Bottom line is, I would totally ruin tickle-creeper's day. At least, I would in my dreams.

[gpw]

Jun 11, 2014 17:11:51 GMT -5 ringstrue said:

I thought if you leave your door unlocked its not a beak-in. You know, cause you don't have to break in. Its not a forced entry. And he didn't vandalize or take anything. I dunno what he would be charged with?

starlily can probably confirm or correct me, but I believe the "breaking" part of "breaking and entering" is "breaking the plane" of a private place without permission, the use of force isn't necessary.  I would assume he could be charged with battery, too, yes starlily?  

This is creepy as fuck.  

[starlily]

Jun 11, 2014 17:42:43 GMT -5 gpw said:

Jun 11, 2014 17:11:51 GMT -5 ringstrue said:

I thought if you leave your door unlocked its not a beak-in. You know, cause you don't have to break in. Its not a forced entry. And he didn't vandalize or take anything. I dunno what he would be charged with?

starlily can probably confirm or correct me, but I believe the "breaking" part of "breaking and entering" is "breaking the plane" of a private place without permission, the use of force isn't necessary.  I would assume he could be charged with battery, too, yes starlily?  

This is creepy as fuck.  

"Breaking and entering" is more of a colloquialism than a legal term in a lot of places. In most states, the crime would fall under burglary statutes, and then it would depend on state law. In CA, a home doesn't need to be locked for it to be considered residential burglary. Yet a vehicle does have to be locked in order to satisfy the elements for vehicle burglary. 


And yes, he could be charged with battery too.

[cinnamoncox]

Jun 11, 2014 17:42:43 GMT -5 gpw said:

Jun 11, 2014 17:11:51 GMT -5 ringstrue said:

I thought if you leave your door unlocked its not a beak-in. You know, cause you don't have to break in. Its not a forced entry. And he didn't vandalize or take anything. I dunno what he would be charged with?

starlily can probably confirm or correct me, but I believe the "breaking" part of "breaking and entering" is "breaking the plane" of a private place without permission, the use of force isn't necessary.  I would assume he could be charged with battery, too, yes starlily?  

This is creepy as fuck.  

And I've seen "home invasion" vs "breaking and entering" more when reading about this. So I think even with an unlocked door, if you enter without permission it would technically be home invasion. Not a lawyer.

Sure is creepy.

[ttt]

I can't believe this guy hasn't gotten himself shot yet.

That's how the story would end if this were in Georgia.

[IIOY]

Jun 11, 2014 12:27:24 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

In one of the break-ins David Master said he heard screaming from one of his roommates. "He felt something on his foot and thought it was the cat," Master said. "He woke up to see a man crouched by his bed."

......

"There was a man in the room with a ski mask," he said. "We made eye contact and he immediately left, and ran downstairs and out the front door. It's definitely a very scary experience turning over and seeing someone in my room."

FUCK THIS SHIT RIGHT HERE

[lilmgirl]

This is why I need to return on a regular basis - you guys post the best news stories!

[iammalcolmx]

Jun 11, 2014 20:05:00 GMT -5 ttt said:

I can't believe this guy hasn't gotten himself shot yet.

That's how the story would end if this were in Georgia.

You ain't never lie!

[gpw]

Jun 11, 2014 20:08:18 GMT -5 IIOY said:

Jun 11, 2014 12:27:24 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

In one of the break-ins David Master said he heard screaming from one of his roommates. "He felt something on his foot and thought it was the cat," Master said. "He woke up to see a man crouched by his bed."

......

"There was a man in the room with a ski mask," he said. "We made eye contact and he immediately left, and ran downstairs and out the front door. It's definitely a very scary experience turning over and seeing someone in my room."

FUCK THIS SHIT RIGHT HERE

No lie.  My H is so ticklish, if this happened in my home, like ttt said, dude would have been shot.  Hell, I'm not so sure *I* wouldn't get shot if did this to him while he was in a dead sleep!

[gpw]

Jun 11, 2014 20:12:39 GMT -5 lilmgirl said:

This is why I need to return on a regular basis - you guys post the best news stories!

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