A Florida man allegedly stalked a six-year-old girl, promising to make her famous and turn her into a “big girl,” according to police.
Mark Greenburg, 55, of Deltona, Fla., racked up a series of complaints over the last eight months from the girl’s father and several neighbours, all of whom reported a long pattern of harassing behaviour, the Volusia Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.
Greenburg allegedly used a megaphone to yell at neighbours and their children and filmed kids on his phone.
The girl’s father called 911 after spotting Greenburg at the end of his driveway, telling his daughter, “I’m going to make you famous” and “I’m going to turn you into a woman” or a “big girl.”
Arrest: Aggravated stalking of a 6-year-old: 9/3/22DEPUTIES ARREST DELTONA MAN ACCUSED OF AGGRAVATED STALKING OF 6-YEAR-OLD GIRL A Deltona man is charged with aggravated stalking of a 6-year-old girl after her father and neighbors reported a long pattern of his harassing behavior toward her and others. Mark Greenburg, 55 (DOB 3/13/1967) of Fayson Circle in Deltona, was taken into custody Saturday afternoon after detectives obtained a warrant for his arrest. The arrest followed a series of complaints from close to a dozen witnesses who have reported his behavior, including at least 11 incidents reported to the Sheriff’s Office over the past 8 months. Those reports involved Greenburg harassing neighbors, yelling at them and their kids using a megaphone, and driving past houses while recording children on his phone. Deputies responded to Greenburg’s neighborhood Friday evening after a father reported Greenburg walked to the end of his driveway and made several unusual comments to his 6-year-old daughter while she was playing outside. The comments included words to the effect of “I’m going to make you famous” and “I’m going to turn you into a woman” or a “big girl.” Several witnesses gave similar accounts of Greenburg’s comments to the child, including that he was going to pick her up and take her to Disney World. The father told deputies this and prior incidents have made his daughter afraid to go outside in the neighborhood. He said Greenburg’s comments have been getting progressively worse and more frequent. The 6-year-old often visits her grandmother’s house in another neighborhood, where it was reported Greenburg parked outside Thursday and Friday and took pictures. Because he’s never been invited there and had no reason to know where she lives, the family believed Greenburg followed someone there. Deputies attempted to speak to Greenburg Friday evening, but he refused to answer the door and said he would talk another day. After obtaining a warrant, deputies with the Deltona Crime Suppression Team returned Saturday and arrested Greenburg without incident. He was transported to the Volusia County Branch Jail, where he remained in custody as of this writing on $5,000 bond.
Posted by Volusia Sheriff's Office on Sunday, September 4, 2022
Several witnesses corroborated the comments made by Greenburg, adding that he also said he was going to “pick her up and take her to Disney World.”
The father told deputies his daughter was scared to play outside, adding that “Greenburg’s comments have been getting progressively worse and more frequent,” police said.
The six-year-old visits her grandmother, who lives in another neighbourhood, where it was reported Greenburg was parked outside taking photos.
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“Because he’s never been invited there and had no reason to know where she lives, the family believed Greenburg followed someone there,” the sheriff said.
Deputies obtained a warrant and Greenburg was arrested on Saturday, charged with aggravated harassment.
He remains in jail where he is being held on $5000 bail.
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