On May 3, 2020, Homewood Police responded to a residence in the Edgewood neighborhood on a report of a peeping tom.  A report was completed and evidence was collected from the scene.   The case was assigned to the Criminal Investigations Division.  Detectives analyzed the collected evidence and upon further investigation, to include the execution of two search warrants, were able to identify a suspect.

On July 24, 2020, Detectives obtained two felony warrants for Aggravated Criminal Surveillance through the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office on Dr. Paul D. Roller, 54 of Birmingham.  

On July 28, 2020 Dr. Roller turned himself in to the Jefferson County Jail.

This is still an active investigation and evidence suggests that there are possibly more victims.  If anyone has any information that may be related to this investigation please contact Detective Sergeant Smith at 205 332 6255.

Alert sent on 07/29/2020 at 10:17AM EDT

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