DMV stalker anonymously sent pizzas to staff for months

Truly, madly, deep-dish pizza?

Police say a stalker in Missouri tried to win over employees at the DMV office for months by having pizzas anonymously delivered to them.

Timothy Howe, 34, was more enthusiastic than most when it came to waiting at the Driver’s License and Vehicle Registration Office in Troy, according to a release Monday from the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office.

Howe would often come up with excuses to visit, including asking for duplicate titles and other vehicle registration-related papers, authorities said.

Employees said Howe’s vehicle was spotted driving through the parking lot “at all times of the day,” the release said.

Police said Howe ordered pizzas anonymously for the entire staff until one employee asked him not to buy her pizzas anymore. He then allegedly “bought them for everyone in the office, except for her.”

In November 2018, the alleged stalker left a “large amount of cash” on the DMV countertop, saying to the staffer, “Go get yourself a manicure or pedicure,” according to deputies.

The incident was reported to the Compliance Investigation Bureau and Howe was banned from frequenting the DMV office.

“Shortly after, Howe was able to obtain one of the victim’s cell number and he sent her a Merry Christmas text and other odd text messages,” authorities said. “One victim stated Howe drove past her twice while she gassed her vehicle and [she] felt unsafe around him.”

Detectives opened an investigation into the complaints Feb. 6 and arrested Howe when he was spotted driving near the Troy office.

Stalking and harassment charges were filed against Howe. He was booked into the Lincoln County Jail on a $20,000 bond.

via: https://nypost.com/2019/02/13/dmv-stalker-anonymously-sent-pizzas-to-staff-for-months-cops/