Dallas police are searching for an armed man in a mask who is threatening residents in the White Rock area and northeast Dallas.

1 / 2The man approached a woman working in her yard on Kirkwood Drive.(Dallas Police Department) 2 / 2Police hope to identify a masked man who is threatening residents in northeast Dallas.(Dallas Police Department)

In the latest run-in, about 11:15 a.m. Tuesday, a woman working in her yard on Kirkwood Drive was confronted by a man wearing a camouflage mask covering his face, police said.

He pointed a handgun at the woman and said something to her that she wasn't able to understand because the mask muffled his voice. She ran away and sought help from a neighbor, police said.

Police describe the person as a white or Hispanic man, 40 to 50 years old and about 5-foot-10 with a "beer belly." He was wearing a camouflage mask, a royal blue T-shirt with a white logo on the front, black gloves, jeans and brown work boots.

Authorities warned Dallas residents that similar incidents with a man matching that description began in January.

Police are urging anyone who sees the man to call 911.