This is a coward, a creep, somebody who picks on defenseless people. He goes after people he feels he can handle. Trusko agreed, saying that her attacker lingered in the store after he punched her, staring at her for several minutes as she cowered, bleeding, on the floor. I don't know if he wanted to hit me again or just admire what he had done. But I just kept praying, and he finally left.
Callers can remain anonymous.
Investigators haven't been able to interview the latest victim because of her injuries. But they have fingerprints from the scene that they are trying to match to a possible perpetrator, Quinn said. News of the serial attacker heightened anxieties among some merchants, with many vowing to fight back if the culprit came into their stores. They're not going to do to me or my wife what they did to that old lady. Pignetti said he's not worried about the attacker, displaying a shiny knife and fire retardant spray he keeps under the counter.