Multiple Centreville residents woke up last week to find a naked man inside their home, police say.
The Fairfax County Police Department is investigating four different home burglaries that occurred between March 5 and 8 in the London Towne neighborhood — all of them possibly committed by the same man who was seen nude in two cases.
Officers were first called to the 14700 block of Ealing Court around 4:30 a.m. on Saturday (March 7) when a woman reported a burglary in progress.
“The victim was awakened by her dog barking and observed a fully nude man inside her home,” the FCPD said today (Tuesday) in a press release. “The suspect fled before officers arrived.”
Detectives who took over the investigation after a canvas of the area failed to locate a suspect learned that two other homes in the same neighborhood had also been recently burglarized:
- March 5, 5:15 a.m. – 14800 block of Bodley Square, Centreville. The victim was getting ready for work when the suspect entered a bedroom inside the home and fled the residence when confronted.
- March 6, 5:30 a.m. – 14800 block of Leicester Court, Centreville. A resident discovered a footprint on a trash can that had been moved against a fence and is believed to have been used to climb into the backyard. Evidence indicated an attempted burglary at the residence.
A fourth burglary was reported around 3:30 a.m. on Sunday (March 8) in the 6300 block of Paddington Lane, where a resident reportedly “heard footsteps in the hallway and observed the suspect, fully nude, standing in a doorway before he fled.”
In all four cases, the individual had entered the home through an “unsecured” door, the FCPD says.
According to the department, detectives believe the same person is behind all four incidents. In addition to conducting “targeted enforcement and investigative efforts in the area,” police are asking residents to check home or vehicle security camera footage for any “suspicious activity,” particularly during the early morning of March 5 through 8.
“Anyone with information about these incidents, or who believes they may have been a victim of a related crime, is asked to call our Sully District Station at 703-814-7000 and ask to speak with a detective,” the FCPD said.
Tips can also be submitted anonymously through the FCPD’s Crime Solvers website and phone line at 1-866-411-TIPS.
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