0 a person who illegally follows and watches someone, especially a woman, over a period of time: --
1 someone who follows a person, usually intending to hurt that person: --
The idea of a stalker on the loose is quite frightening.
Only a few weeks ago another party of stalkers were compelled to leap for their lives when a car was driven straight at them.
In some cases, some sort of legal sanction had finally been imposed on the stalker.
Stalkers know that certain actions do not necessarily break the law.
Stalkers do not stick to the activities on a list.
Misery was being caused by stalkers with whom the women involved had never had a relationship.
I am persuaded that the additional powers are needed for the police to deal effectively with stalkers.
But one had to recognise that that did not deal with the problem of the unidentified stalker.
It is essential that the investigative powers of the police should be available to identify the stalker and bring him to justice.