Man seen in Shalimar wearing only ski mask

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is seeking a man who was reportedly seen touching himself near a Shalimar residence wearing nothing but a ski mask.

The first call came in just before midnight Sunday from a home on 7th Avenue in Shalimar, an OCSO news release said. A woman reported seeing a light-skinned black or Hispanic male masturbating behind her residence as she was smoking on the patio.

She says the man was wearing a green ski mask and nothing else. He ran off after being spotted.

Around 2:32 a.m. Monday, another report came in from a woman on 4th Avenue who said a man in a ski mask, pants and no shirt was trying to get through the gate into her patio.

She was alerted when her alarm went off.

Deputies converged on the area and began an immediate search, but they were not able to locate the individual.



Residents are asked to be alert to any suspicious activity and anyone with information on these incidents is asked to call the OCSO at 850-651-7400 or contact Emerald Coast Crime Stoppers at 850-863-TIPS, emeraldcoastcrimestoppers.com, or by texting “TIP214 plus your message”to CRIMES (274637).