A MOTORIST who flagged down a woman in Cheshire claiming he was in need of medical attention exposed himself during the incident.

Police are now appealing for information following the indecent exposure incident. 

Yesterday (Monday, November 4)  between 10.15am and 10.45am, a woman was walking along Pikemere Road with her dog in the direction of Sandbach Road, Alsager, when she was stopped by a man in a vehicle who was asking for directions, suggesting he was in need of medical attention.

As the woman approached the vehicle to help, the man exposed himself and the woman walked away.

The suspect is described as white, in his 40s and driving a dark coloured vehicle.

DC Rachel Lloyd: “Firstly, we would like to reassure the community that we take offences of this nature seriously and we are conducting enquiries to identify the person responsible.

“We would like anyone who witnessed this incident or who saw a man driving a dark coloured vehicle acting suspiciously in the area to get in touch.

“Please can residents along Pikemere Road, or any other neighbouring roads check any dashcam, CCTV, or video doorbell footage from the day of the incident for anything which may be relevant to our investigation.

“We would urge anyone who has been approached by this man to report it to Cheshire Police via cheshire.police.uk/tell-us or call 101, quoting IML 1955626.

“Please do not approach any vehicle if requested by someone that you do not know and report any incidents or concerns to police.”