Hunt for masked stalker caught snooping around people’s homes and trying to open their front doors in the middle of the night
- A mystery man has tried to break into houses at nighttime
- He wears a hoodie, tracksuit pants, wide-brim hat & gloves
- At least seven Geelong residents have reported encounters
A serial stalker has been filmed peering into windows and trying to break into family homes in the early hours of the morning.
Home security cameras show frightening footage of what appears to be the same man trying to open front doors in Rippleside, Bell Park and Bell Post Hill in Geelong, west of Melbourne, between January 31 and February 3.
In one video, which was shared to social media on Saturday, the stranger could be seen wearing an Adidas hoodie and tracksuit pants, a wide-brim hat, face mask and gloves.
About seven residents have reported encounters with the offender.
A mystery man has been caught snooping around and tried to gain access to several homes in Geelong
Scott Holbrook, who lives in Rippleside with his wife and two young children and owns a home security company, uploaded CCTV footage of the man walking up to his front door and trying to look inside.
Mr Holbrook told Daily Mail Australia that he was aware of neighbours who had seen the mystery man on their cameras.
‘I’m in this industry because we got robbed when we first moved in – a lot of my neighbours had footage of him it was a matter of time before he came up our driveway,’ he said.
‘I think he’s just looking for keys left under mats and scoping the place out. He never goes for cars or anything.’
Mr Holbrook said the man appeared to be ‘snooping’ and would ‘move around quite nonchalant with his hands behind his back’.
‘Knowing they have been on your property and you don’t know what their intentions are…The invasion of privacy is concerning,’ he told the Geelong Advertiser.
Scott Holbrook, who lives in Rippleside with his wife and two young children and owns a home security company, uploaded CCTV footage of the man walking up to his front door
Mr Holbrook said the man appeared to be ‘snooping’ and would ‘move around quite nonchalant with his hands behind his back’
Another resident, who did not want to be identified, said he woke up at 4am on Friday to his dog barking.
The dog’s behaviour was unusual, the homeowner said, because she only barks when someone walks past.
The man said the stalker appeared ‘calm’ and still tried to gain access to his home even when his dog started barking and the sensor light switched on.
He eventually walked away when he was unable to get inside.
At least seven residents in the area have reported encounters with the man who wears an Adidas hoodie and tracksuit pants, a wide-brim hat, face mask and gloves
Victoria Police told Daily Mail Australia that they were looking into the matter.
‘Police are aware of several reports of a suspicious person seen in the Rippleside and Bell Post Hill areas between 31 January and 3 February.’
‘The investigation remains ongoing.’
