Geelong Night Stalker: Hunt masked men snooping around people’s homes

A serial stalker was filmed peering through windows and attempting to break into family homes in the early hours of the morning.

Surveillance cameras show frightening footage of what appears to be the same man trying to open front doors at Rippleside, Bell Park and Bell Post Hill in Geelong, west of Melbourne, between 31 January and 3 February.

In a video shared to social media on Saturday, the stranger was seen in an Adidas hoodie and sweatpants, wide-brimmed hat, face mask and gloves.

About seven residents have reported encounters with the perpetrator.

A mystery man was caught snooping around and trying to gain entry into several houses in Geelong

Scott Holbrook, who lives in Rippleside with his wife and two young children and owns a home security company, has uploaded CCTV footage of the man going to his front door and trying to look inside.

Mr Holbrook told Daily Mail Australia he was aware of neighbors who had seen the mystery man on their cameras.

“I’m in this industry because we got robbed when we moved in – a lot of my neighbors had footage of him, it was only a matter of time before he came up our driveway,” he said.

‘I think he’s just looking for keys under floor mats and searching the apartment. He’s never into cars or anything.’

Mr Holbrook said the man appeared to be “sniffing around” and was moving “quite casually with his hands behind his back”.

“Knowing they’ve been on your property and you don’t know what their intentions are… The invasion of privacy is worrying,” he told the Geelong Advertiser.

Scott Holbrook, who lives in Rippleside with his wife and two young children and owns a home security company, has uploaded CCTV footage of the man walking towards his front door

Mr Holbrook said the man appeared to be “snooping around” and would move about “rather nonchalantly with his hands behind his back”.

Another resident, who asked not to be identified, said he was woken up at 4 a.m. Friday by his dog barking.

The dog’s behavior is unusual, the homeowner said, because she only barks when someone walks by.

The man said the stalker appeared “calm” and was still trying to gain entry into his home, even when his dog started barking and the sensor light went on.

He eventually walked away when he couldn’t get in.

At least seven residents in the area have reported encounters with the man, who is wearing an Adidas hoodie and sweatpants, a wide-brimmed hat, a face mask and gloves

Victoria Police told Daily Mail Australia they are investigating the matter.

“Police are aware of multiple reports of a suspect being seen in the Rippleside and Bell Post Hill areas between January 31 and February 3.”

“The investigation is still ongoing.”