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A man or men have been threatening women via a sticky note on their cars in Pennsport shopping areas over the past week.
A man was caught on surveillance video acting suspicious Friday in Target’s parking lot, 1 Mifflin St., Detective Danielle Tolliver of South Detective Division said. A 35-year-old had stopped at the store to use the bathroom at 11:36 a.m., but when she returned to her car about 10 minutes later, she discovered a Post-it note that read, “Your husband dies if I don’t get your jewelry, money and cell phone. You have one minute to put the stuff in a bag and place it under the vehicle behind the driver’s side front tire. Then cross the street and go to Modell’s.”
The woman called 911, Tolliver said. Police later discovered a suspicious man on surveillance video that was white, in his 40s, 5-foot-10, with a medium build and wearing a dark blue shirt, blue jeans and white sneakers.
A similar incident happened at 11:15 a.m. Memorial Day at the Northeast Philly Target, Tolliver said.
Most recently, a 53-year-old was shopping in AC Moore, 1851 S. Columbus Blvd., at 10:30 a.m. Monday when an unknown man was following her and staring at her in the store, Tolliver said. As she left the store, she saw him standing by her car. He walked away as she approached the vehicle, but she noticed a Post-it note that said, “Someone in your family dies if I don’t get what I want. Put your jewelry, money, cell phone in a bag and place it under your vehicle by the driver’s side front tire. Raise your hands above your head if you understand. Then go across the street to the Modell’s store. I can find out where you live by looking at your license plate on the Internet.”
The woman decided not to oblige and drove out of the parking lot in her automobile, Tolliver said.
No one was injured in either event, Sgt. Gwen Bartlett of South Detectives said.
The man was described as white, age 40 to 50, 6 foot, thin, with shoulder-length brown hair and wearing a light-colored golf shirt, khaki pants with a belt and white sneakers.
To report information, call South Detectives’ tip line at 215-685-1635 or visit www.phillypolice.com/forms.
Contact Managing Editor Amanda L. Snyder at asnyder@southphillyreview.com or ext. 117.
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