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Saturday, October 21, 2006
Law - "Alleged mannequin thief strikes again"
"Alleged mannequin thief strikes again" is the headline to this AP story out of Ferndale, Michigan. Some quotes:
A Detroit man with a history of smashing business windows to grab female mannequins has been arrested for the latest indulgence of his fetish.Ronald A. Dotson, 39, was arrested Oct. 9 after police say he smashed a window at a cleaning-supply company in suburban Ferndale to get at a female mannequin dressed in a black and white French maid's uniform. A judge ordered him Thursday to undergo a psychiatric examination at the request of his defense attorney, Edward Cohn. Doctors will determine whether Dotson is competent to stand trial on a charge of attempted breaking and entering. * * *
Dotson had been out of prison for less than a week when he was caught. His erotic pursuit of mannequins over the past 13 years has led to at least six convictions for breaking and entering and a stint in state prison, police say.
"He told his parole officer he was going to buy a mannequin so he didn't have to do these break-ins anymore," said Ferndale police detective Brendan Moore. "Apparently that didn't work out."
Posted by Marcia Oddi on October 21, 2006 12:49 PM
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