Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a man indecently exposed himself to a dog walker in Heysham.

The offence took place around 12.10pm on 1st March 2013 when the 24 year old victim was walking her dog along an alley off Lordsome Road when a man has exposed himself to her.

He is described as being white, aged in his early 20’s, average height and build, with short dark hair, shaven close at the sides. He was wearing a horizontally striped blue/grey jumper and grey tracksuit bottoms.

PC James Martin said: “This man appeared to follow the victim before walking ahead of her and masturbating as she walked past, exposing himself to her.

“This is a distressing incident and I’d appeal to anybody with any information about the person responsible to come forward and contact Lancashire Police on 101.”

People with information can also contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or on-line at Crimestoppers-uk.org. No personal details are taken, information is not traced or recorded and you will not go to court.

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