A creepy criminal who is breaking into homes and tickling people is on the prowl in Boston, but his victims aren't laughing.Watch the reportPolice in Boston are investigating a number of break-ins reported in Brighton early Tuesday morning.Two homes on Foster Road and one on Kirkwood Road were targeted during the early morning hours.In one of the break-ins David Master said he heard screaming from one of his roommates. "He felt something on his foot and thought it was the cat," Master said. "He woke up to see a man crouched by his bed."Master told the Boston Globe he and his roommates did not pursue the man. The man apparently walked in through their unlocked door.Another victim, a Boston College student who didn't want to be identified, said the man police are looking for crept into his off-campus house a few weeks ago."There was a man in the room with a ski mask," he said. "We made eye contact and he immediately left, and ran downstairs and out the front door. It's definitely a very scary experience turning over and seeing someone in my room."Detectives have been looking for clues in the neighborhood and all targets have been men.His victims say he doesn't appear to carry a weapon and he never steals from their apartments.Boston police asked anyone with information about the crime to contact them.10978732

A creepy criminal who is breaking into homes and tickling people is on the prowl in Boston, but his victims aren't laughing.

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Police in Boston are investigating a number of break-ins reported in Brighton early Tuesday morning.

Two homes on Foster Road and one on Kirkwood Road were targeted during the early morning hours.

In one of the break-ins David Master said he heard screaming from one of his roommates. "He felt something on his foot and thought it was the cat," Master said. "He woke up to see a man crouched by his bed."

Master told the Boston Globe he and his roommates did not pursue the man. The man apparently walked in through their unlocked door.

Another victim, a Boston College student who didn't want to be identified, said the man police are looking for crept into his off-campus house a few weeks ago.

"There was a man in the room with a ski mask," he said. "We made eye contact and he immediately left, and ran downstairs and out the front door. It's definitely a very scary experience turning over and seeing someone in my room."

Detectives have been looking for clues in the neighborhood and all targets have been men.



His victims say he doesn't appear to carry a weapon and he never steals from their apartments.

Boston police asked anyone with information about the crime to contact them.