Police swooped after a man was reported to have jumped out on a female motorist while wearing a gimp suit. Officers have appealed for anyone who saw a person acting suspiciously in the area to come forward after the strange incident.
The force in Somerset has said it is putting on extra patrols to reassure the public. A man in his 30s is being held on suspicion of causing a public nuisance after an alleged incident near Weston-super-Mare in Somerset. Avon and Somerset Police said a woman reported seeing a man wearing latex jump out in front of her vehicle in Accommodation Road, Bleadon, shortly after midnight on Monday.
Officers arrived at the scene three minutes after the call was received at 12.07am and detained a man nearby. He had previously been arrested on suspicion of causing a public nuisance in the Cleeve, Claverham and Yatton areas last October after a man was seen wearing an all-in-one black rubber suit.
He remains under investigation for those incidents. Police previously said they had received 14 reports of a man approaching people while wearing disguises, one of which was a black body suit.
Inspector Graeme Hall, of the neighbourhood policing team, said: “We understand this latest incident may cause the community some concern. “We took this morning’s report extremely seriously and had officers on the scene within minutes which ultimately led to the arrest being made.
“To reassure the community, we will be carrying out extra patrols in the Bleadon area and anyone concerned about this, or any other incident, is encouraged to speak to an officer.” Police are appealing for anyone who saw a man acting suspiciously in the Bleadon area overnight or has CCTV, doorbell or dashcam footage to get in touch.
