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Washington County burglar is modern Goldilocks
He eats meals, tries on clothes, checks e-mail, but leaves valuables
By DON BEHM
Posted: Feb. 8, 2006
A hungry burglar took the time to make coffee, cook and eat meals, take showers, pick out a change of clothes, watch television and check his e-mail while inside three residences the suspect recently struck in Washington County, authorities said Wednesday.
Investigators are seeking a suspect willing to eat leftovers, said Sheriff Brian Rahn.
"He took clothes and meals," he said. "Whatever he was finding in those refrigerators, he was filling up on it."
But the burglar was not smart enough to cover his tracks: He left his Yahoo account open
after checking his personal e-mail on the home computer of Lori and Donald Menzel in the Town of Kewaskum, Lori Menzel said.
He broke into the home early in the afternoon of Feb. 3.
"He went to adult porn sites," she said in describing his computer use. "He never logged out."
"He made himself at home here," Lori Menzel added. "He spent some time in our bedroom trying on my husband's clothes. I could tell he went through some of my clothes."
Rahn said investigators believe they know the burglar's identity, but the man had not been taken into custody as of Wednesday evening.
Although the burglar raided refrigerators of cranberry and other fruit juices and helped himself to hardboiled eggs and sausage, he left behind valuables, including jewelry, firearms and electronic equipment, Rahn said.
The five burglaries occurred between Feb. 2 and Sunday at three homes and two taverns in rural areas of Washington County.
An undisclosed amount of cash was stolen from the taverns, according to Sheriff's Capt. Dale Schmidt.
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He eats meals, tries on clothes, checks e-mail, but leaves valuables
By DON BEHM
Posted: Feb. 8, 2006
A hungry burglar took the time to make coffee, cook and eat meals, take showers, pick out a change of clothes, watch television and check his e-mail while inside three residences the suspect recently struck in Washington County, authorities said Wednesday.
Investigators are seeking a suspect willing to eat leftovers, said Sheriff Brian Rahn.
"He took clothes and meals," he said. "Whatever he was finding in those refrigerators, he was filling up on it."
But the burglar was not smart enough to cover his tracks: He left his Yahoo account open
after checking his personal e-mail on the home computer of Lori and Donald Menzel in the Town of Kewaskum, Lori Menzel said.He broke into the home early in the afternoon of Feb. 3.
"He went to adult porn sites," she said in describing his computer use. "He never logged out."
"He made himself at home here," Lori Menzel added. "He spent some time in our bedroom trying on my husband's clothes. I could tell he went through some of my clothes."
Rahn said investigators believe they know the burglar's identity, but the man had not been taken into custody as of Wednesday evening.
Although the burglar raided refrigerators of cranberry and other fruit juices and helped himself to hardboiled eggs and sausage, he left behind valuables, including jewelry, firearms and electronic equipment, Rahn said.
The five burglaries occurred between Feb. 2 and Sunday at three homes and two taverns in rural areas of Washington County.
An undisclosed amount of cash was stolen from the taverns, according to Sheriff's Capt. Dale Schmidt.
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