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Man arrested after series of late-night burglaries targeting women home alone, sheriff says

Marcus Chen
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Man arrested after series of late-night burglaries targeting women home alone, sheriff says   — Estero Community news

GREENVILLE COUNTY, S.C. (WHNS/Gray News) - South Carolina authorities are asking for additional victims to come forward after a series of late-night burglaries targeting women home alone.Greenville County Sheriff Hobart Lewis said investigators were made aware on Oct. 16 of multiple burglaries that shared “some very concerning similarities.” In each burglary, a suspect entered or attempted to enter homes occupied by women who were alone at the time, Lewis said. Investigators identified the suspect as 25-year-old Terron Lamon Banks.Through their investigation, detectives said they linked Banks to four burglaries in September, including one where he entered an apartment through an unlocked window while a woman was sleeping. Banks’ charges include four counts of first-degree burglary, one count of grand larceny and one count of voyeurism.According to the sheriff’s office, Banks was able to be taken into custody at a bus station in Spartanburg County as he was trying to board a bus to Atla

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