LAKEPORT, Calif. – Police arrested a Montara man on Sunday night after finding him prowling around homes located in the mandatory evacuation zone in Lakeport.

Shawn D. Morrison, 35, was placed under arrest for prowling and unauthorized entry into a closed emergency area, according to the Lakeport Police Department.

Officials said that at 8 p.m. Sunday a Lakeport Police officer responded to the 1100 block of Page Drive on a report of a male subject, with no shirt, peeking into windows of residences that were vacant due to mandatory evacuations.

The officer contacted the male subject, identified as Morrison, who stated he was there to pick up some things from his aunt’s house, according to the report.

Through the course of the investigation, police said the officer determined Morrison did not live in the area and was aware of the mandatory evacuations.

Morrison subsequently was placed under arrest and transported to jail where his bail was set at $5,000, police said.

The Lakeport Police Department, Lake County Sheriff's Office and allied agencies – Clearlake Police, Ukiah Police and the Mendocino County Sheriff – are actively patrolling for unauthorized entry into evacuation areas.

Authorities said any unauthorized person who willfully and knowingly enters a disaster area and who willfully remains within the area after receiving notice to evacuate or leave shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.