Police in Dunedin hunt man caught masturbating in cemetery

Dunedin's Northern Cemetery.
Dunedin's Northern Cemetery. Photo credit: Google

Police are on the hunt for a man spotted masturbating in a Dunedin cemetery on Wednesday afternoon.

A member of the public spotted the man "behaving suspiciously" in the cemetery on Lovelock Ave about 4:45pm, a police spokeswoman told Newshub.

The Otago Daily Times reports the man was masturbating.

Police say they attended the scene and spoke to the member of the public, but the culprit was not located. The spokeswoman did not provide further details.