Police are searching for a man who posed as security, then stalked and harassed an 11-year-old girl at Walmart over the weekend.

Det. Bryan Reeves with the Waynesville Police Department said the man, who appears to be in his mid-40s to early 50s, arrived at the store around 3 p.m. Saturday with an elderly woman.

The two went their separate ways, with the man walking directly to the toy and bicycle aisle, Reeves said.

While there, the man began slowly rearranging merchandise and boxes in the toy aisle until he eventually created a private, blocked off area.

When customers walked down the aisle, the man simply walked away until people cleared out, and then went back to work, Reeves said.

When he finished, he began following an 11-year-old girl around the toy section.

After stalking her for ...