'Masked' Ex-Girlfriend Caught Burglarizing Hampton Home

An East Haverhill, Mass., woman is facing felony burglary and stalking charges after her ex-boyfriend caught her wearing a mask while trying to steal items from his 2 Overlook Street home.

Dawn Marie Thompson, 41, was charged after the ex-boyfriend arrived at his home around 7 a.m. on Aug. 9 and found Thompson in the home, according to Hampton Police Lt. Dan Gidley.

Thompson allegedly fled after a "confrontation," and officers located her walking in the area a "short time later," said Gidley. The victim identified Thompson, whose car was found on Winnacunnet Road near Acadia Avenue, as the woman in his home.

The burglary isn't the first incident at 2 Overlook Street, as Gidley said officers have responded to the home on "at least" six other occasions for criminal mischief, burglary and harassment calls.

Gidley said there were multiple victims involved in the Aug. 9 incident, and that the victims recently moved to Hampton from York, Maine. It's possible Thompson was involved in a similar burglary at the victims' York home, and York authorities are reportedly investigating that possibility, according to Gidley.
Thompson is scheduled for arraignment in Hampton District Court on at 8:30 a.m. on Aug. 28.

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