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A slew of undergarment robberies that began in June has left almost a dozen Oxford and Lafayette County females victimized, and their privacy violated.

In each case, the suspect entered the victim’s empty house or apartment stealing their panties and other undergarments. The reported robberies are believed to be linked, though there is no suspect. The first was reported June 5, while the most recent was called in Sunday.

Although the nature of the panty thief’s crimes is unusual, detective Jimmy Williams of the Oxford Police Department said that these robberies are not a light-hearted matter.

“It’s not a joke. It’s not a prank. This is a serious invasion of privacy,” Williams said.

Williams said the suspect has most likely been entering the houses and apartments through either an unlocked door or window. Most of the robberies happened during daylight hours.

For those victimized by the break-ins, this invasion of privacy is especially troubling.

One victim, a University of Mississippi student who lives in Oxford, said that the robbery of her possessions took place early in the evening, around 7 p.m. or 8 p.m. She left her house unlocked for an hour while running errands and noticed, later that night, that her undergarments were missing. The victim asked to remain anonymous as not to obstruct the investigation.

She said some photographs from her room were missing as well, though this is not a common characteristic of the other robberies.

“I don’t know if it’s just random, like someone following a girl home from Walmart, or what,” the victim said.

She has moved since the robbery, a decision she said was due to the break-in.

Read the full story at the Daily Mississippian.

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