Urgent hunt for naked man in a face mask after he's spotted prowling streets in ‘concerning' CCTV

Scottish Sun

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Locals were unnerved by the sighting
ON THE LOOSE Urgent hunt for naked man in a face mask after he's spotted prowling streets in 'concerning' CCTV
AN URGENT search has been launched for a mystery man prowling the streets wearing nothing but a mask and trainers.
Lancashire Police are on the hunt after CCTV captured the figure walking by houses in Lytham just before 1am on Friday, July 18.
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The man was wearing nothing but a mask and trainers
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He was seen on doorbell cameras
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A spokesperson for the force said: "We are aware of a concerning video circulating on social media of a naked male wearing a face covering walking around Lytham in the early hours of the morning.
"This occurred in the area of Westby Street, Cleveland Road and Bannister Street.
"We can confirm this incident occurred on the 18th July 2025 at approximately 00.50am.
"This incident was not initially reported to police and has only been brought to our attention after it has been viewed on Facebook."
Fylde Rural Task Force have launched an investigation and officers are "taking this matter seriously", according to cops.
This comes after cops found a man dubbed the "Somerset Gimp" after he jumped in front of cars and scared female drivers.
Joshua Hunt, 35, dressed head-to-toe in a latex suit on multiple occasions in the Bleadon area of Somerset and terrorised people in the night.
Bristol Magistrates' Court heard how he approached two women drivers on separate occasions in May 2022.
He wore his black outfit and a horrifying mask made out of tights he'd purchased from Asda shortly before heading out in the pitch black.
Hunt also used UV paint to draw on eyes and a mouth for his days of torment.
During the first incident, a woman was driving down a country lane with her husband and two kids when they spotted the creepy figure crawling on the ground.
Petrified, the couple convinced themselves it was just a bin bag - but reported it to the police online.
The woman was left feeling "unnerved" and "does not want to travel around the lanes anymore", the court was told.
Just over 24 hours later, another woman was driving along the road with her sister-in-law and teenage boy in the car.
As she drove round the corner she was met with a figure dressed in all black.
Horrified, the pair called the police, and officers later found Hunt in a white Citroen Berlingo van nearby.
In a police interview, he provided a prepped statement - stating that his "mental health has deteriorated rapidly, and I am in crisis".
He added: "I was attempting to kill myself, I didn't intend to scary anybody. I am crying out for help."
The court heard that on a search of his home in Claverham, cops found a handwritten story about a man named Jack - who dressed up in black with a face mask.
In the story it revealed 'Jack' "looked like something out of a horror film".
Hunt admitted writing the story but said he was not acting it out.
He later accepted that he was the "gimp" who was spotted - but denied any intent to cause alarm or distress.
He claimed that he was wearing the outfit to go mudding, which he described as the act of covering himself in mud because he hated his body.
But after a one day trial, he was found guilty of two offences under the Public Order Act of causing intentional harassment, alarm or distress after scaring female motorists in Somerset while dressed in a gimp suit.
Accepting that he had spent one month in prison on remand for his crimes, Judge Dickens slapped him with a £100 fine and ordered him to pay £200 to his victims.
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Lancashire Police have launched an investigation
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Joshua Hunt was found to be the 'Somerset Gimp'
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He was found guilty at Bristol Magistrates Court of two offences under the Public Order Act
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