COLLEGE PARK, Md. — A Hyattsville man faces charges of burglary and Peeping Tom after he allegedly broke into multiple College Park homes and stole items that belonged to the victims, police said.
Aaron Nysus, 37, has been charged with five counts of trespassing/Peeping Tom and fourth-degree burglary, police said.
In one instance, a victim reported to authorities that she woke up with Nysus standing by her bed. When she saw him, Nysus reportedly ran off.
Officers were called on Dec. 8 to a home at Hartwick Road where they spoke with a woman who said she woke up to the sound of her front door opening, police said. When she looked around, she didn't see anyone.
Prince George's County Police Department detectives reviewed surveillance video from the building and identified Nysus as the suspect who broke into her apartment. He also walked into three other apartments while inside, police said.
Authorities said that he was also seen on surveillance video checking the doors of about 25 apartments that same morning, staying in each of those apartments for several minutes. In each of those cases, residents were inside and unaware of his presence.
When police searched Nysus' home, they found items belonging to a number of victims, and some belonging to people who didn't know they were targeted.
"Since October of 2014, this individual has been charged in seven incidents for multiple similar crimes in the same area. He is currently on probation for trespassing/peeping tom," Prince George's County police Maj. Sunny Mrotek said. "Through a joint investigation with the University of Maryland Police, we hope this helps bring some relief to the residents of College Park knowing that he was apprehended and charged once again."
Nysus' bond was set at $9,500. He was released from the Department of Corrections. Additional charges are pending, police said.
Anyone with any information that might help police, or if you believe you were victimized by Nysus, call police at 301-699-2601.