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the grip of the greased prowler An Angulana Police officer said much of the story revolving around the prowler was largely rumours spread by scaremongers but people had been advised to alert the police if the man made his presence felt in their neighbourhood. The officer also said the police were taking the complaints seriously because thieves might be using the prowler incidents as diversions to plot bigger crimes. Residents, however, had a different story to tell. "Although we have repeatedly asked for help from the police, they haven't been able to help us," said one resident. "We have not slept properly since we first heard about the prowler," said a distressed resident. "We stay up the nights, and as a result, we often report late to work," said another resident. "Our children, too, miss school due to lack of sleep." Some of the stories about the prowler are about his sexual perversions. "He steals women's underwear off clothes lines," said one woman. The intruder is also reportedly seen mostly around places where women bathe. "Although people talk about his greased body and sexual perversions, none of these claims have been confirmed," said a senior resident. "I also don't believe that this prowler is just one man -- there are obviously many like him as he is sighted all over Moratuwa in one night," he said. Residents said once a resident cried out and alerted the area people upon seeing the prowler, they would come out and look for him - but the man, often seen bare bodied and in shorts, always managed to give them a slip. "One minute I saw a figure standing on the neighbours' wall, and the next minute he was gone," says 12-year-old Diluka. Twenty-four-year-old Deepika from Lunawa said the prowler had the cheek to whistle and draw her attention when she was bathing outside one day around 9 p.m. The man is also known to throw pebbles to get the attention of unwary females. |
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