POLICE have stepped up patrols in Harrogate, after a man allegedly exposed himself in two incidents in the borough.
On June 15, a man exposed himself to a mother and child cycling along the Bilton to Ripley cycle path in Harrogate, at about 7.10pm. The woman shouted at him and he ran away.
On June 23, a man exposed himself to a different woman on Nidderdale Greenway, a remote part of Nidd Gorge, near Scotton, Knaresborough, at about 4pm. She shouted at him and he walked off.
It is believed that the two incidents are connected.
To provide information about the incident on June 15, call 101, select option 2 and ask for PC Kelvin Troughton, quoting reference number 12160105286. For the June 23 incident, ask for PC Simon Davis, quoting reference number 12160110561.
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