Concerns have been raised after a masked man was reported acting suspiciously near schoolchildren in Newport earlier this month.
Police received a report at 14:27 on Friday 13th March of a suspicious incident on Wellington Road, Newport, earlier that day.
It was reported to Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary that a man wearing a balaclava was seen making gestures toward a group of secondary school children from the opposite side of Wellington Road between 08:25 and 08:45.
Nobody was hurt in the incident.
Enquiries are ongoing and Police would like to hear from anyone who may have seen anything suspicious, including a man seen in the area at the time of the incident.
He is described as:
- 25 to 35-years-old
- Between 6ft and 6ft 2inchs tall
- Athletic build
- With brown, short hair
- Wearing a balaclava, black gloves, full dark blue tracksuit, and a black rucksack
A Police spokesperson has said:
“If you were in the area at the time, recognise this description, or have information you believe would support our enquiries then please call 101 and quote 44260121186.
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“You can also share any information with us online via the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary website, below: https://www.hampshire.police.uk/tua/tell-us-about/cor/tell-us-about-existing-case-report/
“Alternatively, you can call Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111, or report via their website, below:https://crimestoppers-uk.org/”
This latest incident occurred just a day after a girl walking to school was allegedly touched over her clothing at the nearby Victoria Recreation Ground.
How have we managed to get an estimated age from a balaclava?
Guess his eyes looked 30-35
Seems strange to me.
Omg why has it taken so long for the police to act on this?? This is kids safety we are talking about it might be nothing but come on do your job? Fri 13/3 thats way to long, or has it just been reported to IE? Either way come on police?
if he was wearing a balaclava how do they know the hair colour and as they saw hair colour, where is the skin colour reference or is that too obvious as it is always stated if the person is white
People on the island have a fetish about skin colour
grow up it is 2026, we are not back in the 1950s, 60s or 70s
Why would anyone allow someone in a balaclava be around a school, surely anyone in the right mind would report and dump it in a wheelie bin head first
Come on Bugsy, we must not harm these shits.