A St. Petersburg woman says she found a sexually explicit note on her car outside a thrift store — prompting a viral TikTok and a police investigation.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A St. Pete woman is speaking out after finding a sexually explicit note on her car outside a thrift store — a note she says left her shaken and prompted a police investigation.
Brooklyn Karasack says she walked out of the store and found a piece of paper tucked onto her vehicle. When she read it, she says she was instantly unsettled.
“Whenever I first read the note, I was, yeah, creeped out,” Karasack said.
Karasack says the wording made her realize the person who wrote it may have been in the parking lot for a long time.
“He was sitting there waiting for an hour and a half for me to come out of the store and the car,” she said. “As I was pulling out, I was watching behind me to make sure no one was following me home, and there was a car that followed me out of the parking lot.”
She says she pulled into a gas station to make sure the car kept going. After posting about the note on TikTok — where her video has now been viewed hundreds of thousands of times — other women began sharing similar experiences in the comments.
That’s when Karasack filed a police report. She says investigators reviewed surveillance video and showed her a picture of the man and his vehicle.
“I was on edge about that car but was also like, it could just be a random person pulling out at the same time. But now I know it was him,” she said. “It’s kind of nice to know my crazy thoughts weren’t just crazy thoughts and they’ve validated now.”
St. Petersburg police say they’re treating the reports seriously.
“It’s extremely creepy,” said Ken Knight, a public information officer with St. Petersburg Police.
Detectives are working to determine whether the incidents rise to the level of a criminal offense and how many people may have been targeted. They’re urging anyone who finds a similar note to report it.
“If you see such a note on your car it’s going to freak you out,” Knight said. “So instead of dealing with that by yourself, it’s important you contact the police department.”
Karasack hopes that speaking publicly encourages others to stay alert.
“Definitely trust your instincts, and I think it’s better to be over cautious than not cautious enough,” she said.
St. Pete police say anyone who finds a note like this should call the department’s non-emergency line and, if possible, return inside the business to ensure they are safe while waiting for officers.