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Clyde Ruppel
http://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/...left-love-letters-for-boy-20141217-story.html[....]
two years, a registered sex offender would watch a boy
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and leave love letters for him, attaching a peach-colored rose to each one,
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one of the letters, Clyde W. Ruppel, 73, told the boy, now 13, that he should come over to his apartment for an "all males night,"
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Ruppel allegedly left the notes on the windshield of the boy's father's car
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Ruppel, of the 1400 block of Hamilton Street, was charged
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with stalking. He was arraigned by District Judge Karen Devine and
held on $25k Bail
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he also had a marijuana grow operation in his apartment. He was charged with possession with intent to deliver marijuana, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was given an additional $10,000 bail on those charges.
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is registered with the state's Megan's Law site. He was convicted of rape in 1996 and with indecent assault in 1976,
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Allentown police began an investigation Friday and a child interview specialist spoke to the boy
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Ruppel would often sit in his car in the parking lot of his apartment building watching the boy ride a scooter
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The boy said Ruppel left four love letters and roses on the windshield of his father's car.
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past month, Ruppel followed the boy to school at least three times.
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would also follow the boy when he returned from school, driving very slowly behind him.
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boy's father said he told Ruppel on several occasions over the past two years to stay away from his son.
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father said Ruppel moved from one location to another to be next to his son and watch him play outside.
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told police he fears for his son's safety and no longer lets him play outside without supervision.
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he's even asked his neighbors to watch out for his son when he goes outside.
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police searched Ruppel's apartment Tuesday, finding seven marijuana plants and packaging material
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