A man with a history of stalking left mysterious bags on the porch of a Cudahy woman he never met, police say – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

For weeks, a 56-year-old Cudahy woman kept finding mysterious bags on her front porch in the 3600 block of East Hammond Avenue.

After the third instance Feb. 18, she decided to call the police.

The woman didnt go through the backpack but gave it to police and officers found a ripped piece of paper inside with a name, address, key and a message, according to a police report.

Please call mee (sic)! Andrew Steidl key inclosed (sic) #9 room, the notesaid.

The woman told police she didn't know Steidl who, according to police, has a history of stalking or following women.

According to the report:

The woman said an upstairs neighbor had seen a man walking the property. The man told the neighbor he was an old tenant and was looking for the woman. After the neighbor told the man the woman wasnt home, he dropped a bag on the property and left.

Police called the number and the man who answered identified himself as Steidl. He admitted the backpack was his and agreed to meet at his apartment.

Steidl told police he left the bag on the porch because he liked the girl that lived there and he wanted her to call him so they could meet.

Police returned the backpack and its contents to Steidl andissued him a citation for littering on private property. Police told Steidl his actions were not acceptable, and he was not welcome on the womans property.

Contact Erik S. Hanley at (262) 875-9467 or erik.hanley@jrn.com. Follow him on Twitter at@ES_Hanley.

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