Man arrested for breaking and tickling
FONTANA, Calif. (AP) -- A man who creeps into homes, tickles his
victims' feet and once even used a black pen to paint a sleeping
woman's toenails, has eluded Fontana police and some angry husbands
and boyfriends for weeks. Now police think they have nabbed the
culprit.
Police arrested Arnold James Collins, 24, shortly before midnight
Monday after a woman called police to report a man had tried to get
through her kitchen window.
Collins was paroled a month ago for similar offenses in Los Angeles
County, prompting police here to name him as their suspect in the
burglary of 10 or 11 homes during the past month, said Fontana police
Detective David Delair.
''He made some statements that he's had this problem in the past,''
Delair said.
Collins was arrested on five counts of burglary and booked into the
West Valley Detention Center. The case has been turned over to the
San Bernardino County District Attorney's office to determine what
formal charges, if any, will be lodged against Collins.
''He had been chased several times by husbands and boyfriends, but
nobody caught him,'' Delair said. ''There were several residents who
said they were going to shoot him the next time they saw him.''
Delair said Collins confessed to five instances of burglarizing homes
and rubbing or massaging women's feet.
''In one house, he even ended up coloring her (a victim's) toenails with
a black pen while she slept,'' he said.
A few windows were broken during the burglaries, but no one was hurt
and nothing was stolen.
''He never did anything more than touch, caress and fondle the feet of
women,'' Sgt. Terry Boess said.
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