Talk about Deja Vu...

PORTSMOUTH — Police were called to a Court Street residence Sunday night when an exotic dancer was “freaked out” by a man who hired her for a private dance and fled without some of her clothes, said Sgt. Kuffer Kaltenborn.

It was the second time in a week police were called by a stripper with a complaint about the same resident.

The most recent call was made at 9:43 p.m. Sunday, when a woman said she went to the man's home and removed her clothing before he said something about no longer wanting her services, said Kaltenborn. The woman told police the customer gave her “the creeps,” so she fled without some of her clothes, said the police sergeant.

The stripper phoned police as she was driving away and the clothing she left behind was seized as evidence, said Kaltenborn. The resident, he said, confirmed that he'd solicited the woman online, but was “evasive” when questioned for details.

Kaltenborn said the case is being investigated further by the police department's detectives division.

Exactly one week earlier — on Sept. 30 at 9:41 p.m. — police were dispatched to the same residence after a different woman said she was booked to perform a private dance by the same man, but he refused to answer his door when she arrived.

The dancer claimed it was a theft of her services but police Capt. Mike Schwartz countered that it wasn't a theft because she never danced.

“Now if she was a professional doorbell ringer ...,” Schwartz said.