Man's indecent behaviour sparks police hunt

Police release e-fit after a man touched himself inappropriately then hugged a teenage girl in Calcot

POLICE have released an e-fit of a man wanted in connection with an incident in which a man touched himself inappropriately in front of a teenage girl in Calcot last month.

The incident occurred at around 5.50pm on Thursday, August 25 as the 16-year-old girl was walking her dogs in a field near Burbage Close.

The man talked to her for 20 minutes before touching himself inappropriately and then hugging her.

He has been is described as about 25 years old, 6ft, broad-shouldered, with short brown hair.

He spoke with a local accent and had a tattoo of fish surrounded by flowers on his right inner arm in black and purple ink.

The man was wearing a blue brown checked short-sleeved shirt and blue jeans.

PC Kevin Cowley, from Newbury police station, said: “I believe this suspect is local and I am appealing for anyone who can help identify this man to contact police immediately.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact Thames Valley Police on the non-emergency number on 0845 8 505 505 or anonymously on 0800 555 111.