Overview

• The incident unfolded on July 18 at about 12:50 a.m. in Lytham’s Westby Street, Cleveland Road and Bannister Street when doorbell cameras recorded a naked man wearing a gimp mask and trainers.
• Lancashire Police learned of the prowler only after footage circulated on Facebook and immediately launched an urgent manhunt.
• Fylde Rural Task Force officers are conducting CCTV reviews and house-to-house inquiries across the affected area.
• Investigators have asked residents with related recordings to contact the Fylde Rural Task Force at FyldeRTF@lancashire.police.uk.
• Local authorities note the Lytham sighting follows a pattern of masked prowler incidents in rural UK communities dating back to 2014, including a 2023 Public Order Act conviction in Somerset.