Why is it that the London Police believe that the Night Stalker is at large again?
Detectives from Operation Minstead – who are investigating four rapes and 24 sexual assaults of elderly people – are investigating because of the similarities to crimes committed by a man dubbed the Night Stalker. The latest victims are aged 91 and 93 and live just 400 yards apart in Shirley, near Croydon in South East London. Since 1990 The Night Stalker has struck repeatedly across a wide area including Coulsdon, Warlingham and also Shirley. Both houses were broken into on Thursday and were taped off while forensic officers in white boiler suits examined the scene. Detective Chief Inspector Colin Sutton, from the Operation Minstead team, said: “We are keeping an open mind on both incidents at this stage. “Both occupiers were disturbed in the middle of the night by an intruder in their house. Both women are in their 90s and have been shaken by it. There does not appear to have been any physical injuries.” A police source added: “It’s been referred to the Operation Minstead team becaus
Has prolific ‘night stalker’ struck again? Wednesday, August 6, 2008 Detectives fear Britain’s most wanted serial intruder and sex attacker may have struck again. Specialist officers have been brought in to investigate a burglary at the home of a pensioner in West Wickham, south-east London. Police suspect the culprit may be a criminal dubbed the “night stalker” who is responsible for more than 100 offences dating back to 1992. The light-skinned black man, who preys on the elderly, often wears a mask and wakes his victims by shining a torch in their faces and whispering to them. A Metropolitan Police spokesman said the 81-year-old resident, who lives alone, was not assaulted or injured during the burglary in the early hours of Tuesday morning. But she was left so terrified by her ordeal that it took her 45 minutes to call the emergency services. Forensic experts have been scouring the woman’s large semi-detached close to the border of West Wickham and Bickley. Officers from Operation M
Police fear Night Stalker may have struck again Police fear the Night Stalker may have struck again after two women in their 90s were attacked in their own homes in London. Sources: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/lawandorder/5516422/Police-fear-Night-Stalker-may-have-struck-again.
