Columbia Police is asking for assistance in locating a suspected prowler after 5 incidents - Columbia Daily Tribune

The Columbia Police Department is asking for assistance successful identifying a suspected antheral prowler, aft having responded to aggregate reports that led to the section believing helium is escalating activity.

CPD has responded to 5 antithetic reports crossed August, September and November. There person been 3 incidents successful November, starring constabulary to judge his enactment is increasing.

The victims successful each of the 5 cases look to beryllium females betwixt 20-30, some moving professionals and students. Police person reported that nary 1 has been physically harmed by the suspect.

Police besides said done investigations they person crushed to judge each of these 5 incidents are related.

The fishy successful each lawsuit is reported arsenic a light-skinned Black oregon Hispanic male. He's estimated betwixt 5-foot-9 and 6-feet gangly with a slim diversion build.

The archetypal study was connected the evening of August 9, erstwhile officers responded to the 4300 artifact of Kentsfield Lane for a study of a burglary. During an investigation, officers learned a fishy entered the flat of a pistillate portion she was home. Police said the fishy became frightened and left.

During that investigation, officers besides discerned the fishy was apt attempting to participate different apartments successful that complex, each of which are females who lived alone.

The 2nd incidental came connected the evening of September 15, erstwhile CPD responded to a akin incidental of successful the 3300 artifact of Old Highway 63 South. The residents of the flat successful question were besides each female.

The week of Nov. 1, constabulary responded to 2 reports adjacent the aforesaid area.

On November 2, officers responded to the 3200 artifact of Old Highway 63 South for a reported burglary, astatine the aforesaid flat analyzable arsenic the incidental connected September 15. Officers determined a fishy entered a residence and committed a burglary. The residents successful the location were each female.

On the evening of November 6, constabulary responded to a telephone of a break-in connected the 2200 artifact of Old Highway 63 South wherever idiosyncratic attempted to interruption into an flat occupied by pistillate residents.

Late, connected the aforesaid evening of November 6, officers responded to the 3900 artifact of Buttonwood Drive wherever a pistillate nonmigratory reported being chased to her doorway by a antheral suspect. The pistillate called 911 erstwhile she reached safety.

Police are asking residents to signifier caution by ensuring doors and windows are securely locked, being watchful erstwhile entering oregon exiting vehicles and residences and ensuring outer lights are on.

Police are asking residents to instantly study suspicious activity.

Columbia Police are asking anyone with accusation astir these incidents to delight interaction the Columbia Police Department astatine 573-874-7414. To study a extremity without including your sanction oregon interaction information, telephone CrimeStoppers astatine 573-875-8477.