Security Man Stalks Woman

A Gloucester County woman says that she was terrorized by a man who was supposed to make sure she was safe.

Her accused stalker is a security alarm installer for Slomin's Shield, and he has been arrested. Now, in an exclusive NBC 10 News interview, she says that she wants other possible victims to come forward.

When police tracked down James Mangold, 34, his alleged stalking victim was elated, until she found out he was released on bail. She asked NBC 10 to not use her name or face.

"I'm scared. I'm very scared. I feel he is dangerous. There is nothing I can do," the woman said.

The alleged victim said that Mangold was a sales representative when he set up a home protection system for her. But, she said, things quickly changed.

"He would show up at the door unannounced, knock and make an excuse that he wanted to come in. He needed to come into the house and discuss something with me," the woman remembered.

Mangold allegedly bought a Slomin's Shield doll for the woman's son. She said that from May to September of 2002 he showed up more than a half-dozen times, claiming to represent the company, sometimes sitting outside her house in his car.

When she filed a police report in September, she was told that Mangold had been fired from the security company four months earlier.

"I have a small child. I don't have faith in my home," the woman told NBC 10 News.

She says he knew the access codes for the house and claims that he never installed sensors on a sliding door. When he continued to show up, Mangold was arrested and charged with stalking and harassment.

Mangold told NBC 10 News that the allegations are false and that the alleged victim is making things up. He also said he hasn't had any contact with the woman.

Now that Mangold is out on bail, his former customer says she cannot rest. She is constantly looking out the window.

"I wonder whether or not he will be sitting out there," the woman said.

The alleged victim says she has gone public in the hopes that other women who feel they may have been victimized by Mangold will come forward and call the police department.

The security company said that they did change the woman's access code and upgraded her security system at no charge. The company's representatives have not responded to NBC 10 News' request for an interview.

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