Man Takes Photo Up Woman's Dress At Peninsula Target Store, Police Say

SAN MATEO, CA — Police are seeking a man who allegedly followed a woman through a Target store last week and "surreptitiously" took at least one picture from underneath her skirt, police said Thursday. It happened on Sept. 27, at about 6:40 p.m., at a Target story on Bridgepoint Parkway, according to the San Mateo Police Department.

Officers responded to 2200 block of Bridgepoint Parkway after the store's loss prevention team called to report the "suspicious man" who they spotted taking photos under a woman's skirt, police said. Authorities looked for the man when they got to the scene, but he was not located.

"Officers reviewed the surveillance video and confirmed that the man targeted the victim and followed her around the store," police said in a news release. "Once the victim bent over the man quickly ran up behind the her, took a photograph under her dress and walked briskly out of the store."

The man was described as being between 20 and 30 years old, wearing a black San Francisco Giants hat with an orange logo, a black T-shirt with "420" written in white across the chest and dark pants. The suspect also appeared to have tattoos on both arms, according to police. A photo of him is attached to this article.

Anyone with information about the suspect is asked to contact San Mateo police at (650) 522-7700 or the secret witness line at (650) 522-7676.

— Bay City News Service contributed to this report / Image via SMPD