Irving - Intruder enters home when woman lets out cat
Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 2:22 pm
Heads up in irving.
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Intruder enters home when woman lets out cat 11:44 AM CDT
11:54 AM CDT on Monday, April 30, 2007
By DAN RONAN / WFAA-TV
dronan@wfaa.com
An Irving woman was recovering from a weekend attack after a man slipped into her apartment as she was letting out her cat.
Gail Meyers, 53, told Irving police that a man crept through a door she had left open for her cat at the Newport Apartments about 4 a.m. Sunday. She said the man ripped off her clothes and tried to assault.
Ms. Meyers, who was recovering from major back surgery, she said she found the energy to kick, fight and scream until the man fled.
"He had no weapon; so, I was going to fight for my life," she said.
Screaming for help, Ms. Meyers said she kicked the intruder several times until he took off. After she said he escaped through the door he had entered just minutes before, Ms. Meyers grabbed the phone to call 911.
"I slammed the door shut, put the bolt back in and called the police and they were here in about five minutes," she said.
Ms. Meyers and others in the apartment complex said they believe a sexual predator was living nearby and looking for opportunities to strike.
"He's just looking around for lights that are on," Ms. Meyers said. "I turned my light on and he just wandered in the minute I opened my door."
Ms. Meyers said she has heard of three reports of a "Peeping Tom" in the area.
Irving police said they will interview residents at the apartment complex Monday.
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent ... e19e1.html
Intruder enters home when woman lets out cat 11:44 AM CDT
11:54 AM CDT on Monday, April 30, 2007
By DAN RONAN / WFAA-TV
dronan@wfaa.com
An Irving woman was recovering from a weekend attack after a man slipped into her apartment as she was letting out her cat.
Gail Meyers, 53, told Irving police that a man crept through a door she had left open for her cat at the Newport Apartments about 4 a.m. Sunday. She said the man ripped off her clothes and tried to assault.
Ms. Meyers, who was recovering from major back surgery, she said she found the energy to kick, fight and scream until the man fled.
"He had no weapon; so, I was going to fight for my life," she said.
Screaming for help, Ms. Meyers said she kicked the intruder several times until he took off. After she said he escaped through the door he had entered just minutes before, Ms. Meyers grabbed the phone to call 911.
"I slammed the door shut, put the bolt back in and called the police and they were here in about five minutes," she said.
Ms. Meyers and others in the apartment complex said they believe a sexual predator was living nearby and looking for opportunities to strike.
"He's just looking around for lights that are on," Ms. Meyers said. "I turned my light on and he just wandered in the minute I opened my door."
Ms. Meyers said she has heard of three reports of a "Peeping Tom" in the area.
Irving police said they will interview residents at the apartment complex Monday.