'Smurf' victim tells of fear after series of bizarre incidents
POLICE are hunting for a man "who looks like a smurf" responsible for a series of bizarre incidents around May Hill.
Several women have been approached by a man wearing a skintight blue all-in-one "morphsuit", who has then run off into woodland. His face was also painted blue.
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In one incident, the man followed a lone woman, waving and performing star jumps, as she walked down from the top of May Hill.
The woman, who asked not to be named, said: "I know it sounds funny but it was genuinely scary. He followed me some distance and it's really scared and unnerved a lot of people around here.
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"Women, in particular, do not want to go to May Hill on their own at the moment."
That incident happened on May 20 and two similar reports were made to police last Saturday, June 2.
One was from a female horse rider who glimpsed a man in a blue hood hiding behind bushes at about 10.30am. He then ran off into woodland. Half an hour earlier, a man reported his girlfriend had been approached by the blue man, who again ran off. The caller described him as "looking like a smurf".
Since launching an appeal for more information, another report has come in to police of something similar happening in March. All the incidents so far have happened at weekends.
The "smurf" is between 5ft 10ins and 6ft and has a slim to medium build.
Police inspector Richard Boyles said: "These are undeniably bizarre incidents but they have unsettled and frightened a number of women. He has caused real concern and it is important we establish his motives."
Comments
by Alfredo_
Monday, June 11 2012, 3:55PM
“@BARCABOY - he could be guilty under the Public Order Act. However, he's probably just a nut-job who needs a slap or someone having a laugh who also needs a slap.”
by glouchest
Monday, June 11 2012, 1:39PM
“Smurfalicious!”
by ninjasmurf
Saturday, June 09 2012, 9:48PM
“this sick smurfing smurf needs to be smurfed”
by BARCABOY
Friday, June 08 2012, 5:50PM
“I'm sure that this behaviour has been unnerving for Women but I don't follow why the Police are "Hunting" for the Smurf.
Bizzare as he may be it doesn't appear that he's actually broken any law or done anything wrong so even if the Police caught up with him I can't see what they can do about it.
Conversation as follows -
Police officer
"Excuse me Sir, we've received reports of someone matching your description (Smurf like) doing Star Jumps in this area in the middle of the day"
Smurf - "Yes, so what" and smurfs off down the road!
BTW, if the police were hoping to catch him unawares it probably wasn't that wise to warn him by alerting the local press who have now ran a story on it...”
by reg_mole
Friday, June 08 2012, 5:02PM
“The May Hill shroons must be good this year!”
by Hoof_Hearted2
Friday, June 08 2012, 4:19PM
“You couldn't make it up.”
by 2ladybugs
Friday, June 08 2012, 2:37PM
“He obviously didn't want to blend in with the background then.”
by glosmuso
Friday, June 08 2012, 2:32PM
“So Annie are you okay / Are you okay Annie?
You've been hit by/ You've been struck by/ A SMURF criminal....”
by GlosYap
Friday, June 08 2012, 1:43PM
“I know that this is serious for the people concerned but if the "chap" (I'm assuming) hadn't been dressed as a smurf would:
1) the women concerned have been as concerned with his behaviour and
2) this story have had as much attention?”
by Hubert1841
Friday, June 08 2012, 1:29PM
“This wacko needs to be smurf culled.”