An influx of complaints from people living in the Ocean Park area of South Surrey has led to police action.
Surrey RCMP said it is now monitoring the man at the center of the complaints.
Residents in the area claim the man has approached women and girls and made disturbing comments.
Some residents took photos of the man and he was also captured on doorbell cameras early in the morning.
Some in the neighborhood say he makes his intentions very clear.
“We’ve heard more and more, especially in the last week, that he’s approaching women specifically and being quite sassy and blunt about what he’d like to do, asking them if they’d like to go into the bushes and say his. name and where he is from and that he has been in and out of prison,” said 14B Blockwatch Captain Alexis Zehr.
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RCMP Cpl. Sarbjit Sangha said though no crime has been detected, the detachment is taking the complaints seriously.
Due to privacy laws, Sangha was unable to share details or the nature of the complaints, which began earlier this week.
“Surrey RCMP are aware of community concerns regarding an individual in the Ocean Park area of South Surrey,” Surrey RCMP said.
“Frontline officers and the South Community Response Unit are involved and monitoring the situation.”
Local MLA Trevor Halford says the community is living in fear and while he commends what the police are doing, he fears things could escalate.
“You had a group of dads who were frustrated with what was going on, they took the guy to the bus stop, put him on the bus and demanded he get out of town and what do you know he’s back here at 6 o’clock is, 12 hours later,” he said.
“My biggest fear is that it will lead to a physical meeting.”
Sangha said police have held community meetings with members of the public in recent days to talk about the incidents and address concerns.
She also said police have contacted the man.
“We want the community to feel comfortable. Our officers are out in the community. Please contact them if you have any concerns,” Sangha said.
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