ALLIANCE, Ohio — Alliance Police are asking for the public's help in locating a man who is accused of prowling around, and in some cases inside the homes of elderly women.
According to police, the man has been approaching homes or apartments through a back window or patio door, and in some of the instances, showing pornographic videos or images on a cell phone or tablet to the victims.
He then flees the area on foot.
The suspect has also exposed himself to some of the seniors.
In April, 90-year-old Janet Green was watching T.V. around 1130 p.m. inside her home when saw a light shining through her living room window.
"He was shining his cell phone through the window and I thought, what's that?" Green said.
She opened the front door, and to her shock, a stranger in a mask and hoodie exposed himself and made a repulsive statement.
"He said, 'Do you want some of this?' That's all he said," Green recalled. "I just slammed the door."
Alliance Police Chief Akenra X said on the creepy scale, these crimes are at the top.
"I'd say on a scale of 1-10, it's a 10. The disruption to the public peace has just been enormous," X said.
Police said the man has entered a home at least three times by cutting screens or opening unlocked windows.
"We have incident where he made entry and was standing at the bed of a woman when she woke up," X said.
As of now, no violence has happened, but police worry the man may sexually assault or harm a victim.
Police are asking victims to call them immediately if this happens.
"It is also important that you make sure your security cameras are working, or purchase some. Motion lights are also a great deterrent if you have them. Do not leave ground-level windows open or unlocked," police said in a statement.
After calling the police, let them know which direction he fled.
According to police, the man has been targeting areas where elderly people live, such as Tanglewood Avenue, Ansley Street, Camalak Street, Klinger Avenue, Johnson Avenue, Patriots Path and Mill Circle.
Most of these crimes have happened between 9 p.m. and 3 a.m.
Police said he usually wears a hoodie or a ball cap and gloves.
He is between 5 feet 5 inches and 5 feet 9 inches tall and is believed to be in his mid-twenties.
