Appeal following indecent exposures in Wellington
West Mercia Police is investigating a number of incidents of indecent exposure in the Wellington area and officers are appealing for information from the public.
In each incident a man has exposed himself to teenage females walking in the area.
The latest incident happen on Tuesday 2 February when a 16-year-old girl was approached by a man walking along the footpath near to the Severn Hospice off Whitchurch Drive.
As the victim got closer to the man he unzipped his trousers and exposed himself to her.
The offender matches the description of a man police want to speak to in connection with three similar incidents at the end of last year.
On Tuesday 24 November a man exposed himself to a 17-year-old girl who was walking along a footpath near to the Princess Royal Hospital and Whitchurch Drive.
The man approached the girl from behind and as he walked past her she was able to clearly see that he had exposed himself.
On Wednesday 9 December a 19-year-old woman was walking near the Tesco superstore on Wellington Retail Park and saw a man standing on the path ahead of her.
As she walked closer the man turned to face her and she saw that he was exposing himself.
On Thursday 17 December two 14-year-old girls were walking on a footpath near the Furrows Garage on Whitchurch Drive when a man walking towards them pulled his trousers down and exposed himself.
The man is described as white, between 5ft 6ins and 5ft 9ins tall, aged in his twenties or thirties with short mousy brown hair.
He was wearing either a grey sweatshirt or black Puffa-type jacket and black trousers, either combat style or baggy jeans.
There has been no contact between the male and any of the girls and the man has just walked away after exposing himself.
PC Laura Hutson, from Malinsgate police station in Telford, said: "We are very keen to hear from anyone who can help us with this investigation and locate this man before there are any further incidents.
"We cannot say that the offences were definitely committed by the same person, but the descriptions given by victims and witnesses are all very similar and the offences were committed on, or just off, Whitchurch Drive in Wellington.
"We hope that someone living or working in the area, either in the Apley Castle, Whitchurch Road or Coney Green Way areas may recognise the person from the information given and get in touch."
She added: "We would also like to reassure people that police are conducting extra patrols in the area in an attempt to locate the offender as quickly as possible."
Anyone with information is asked to contact West Mercia Police on 101 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555111.
