Man Exposes Himself to Girls on Bel Air Playground

UPDATE (4 p.m.)— A man exposed himself to two teenage girls on a Bel Air playground late Friday afternoon, police confirmed.

The incident was the third of its kind in the Bel Air area within 10 days.

The most recent incident was reported at 6:41 p.m. Friday, about two hours after it occurred. Investigators were unable to locate the suspect, according to Monica Worrell, public information officer with the .

The man exposed himself to two 13-year-old girls on the playground on Todd Road near Mary Jane Lane in Bel Air, according to ExploreHarford.com. He was looking at the girls from the bushes next to a fence while masturbating, the article stated.

Worrell said the man is described as a 6-foot tall, white, bald man between the ages of 35 and 45.

Police responded to two similar incidents in February, but have made no arrests, Worrell said.

On Feb. 17, police were called to the area of Inglewood Road and Woodhome Drive in Bel Air for reports of a man urinating on a tree, Worrell said.

When police arrived, the man was gone. The man is described as a 5-foot, 10-inch tall white man about 19 years old. He was wearing brown and tan sweats and a knit cap at the time of the incident.

On Feb. 22, police were called to another Bel Air neighborhood for reports of indecent exposure, according to Worrell.

In the 1600 block of Rolling Road, a man was seen masturbating in bushes outside, according to Worrell. When deputies arrived, the man was gone.

This man is described as white with a thin build, about 5-feet, 9-inches tall and wearing gray sweatpants and a black jacket. for a plot of these three incidents.

Another similar incident at the end of January led to the arrest of a , Patch reported. The Darlington man is not a suspect in these three recent incidents, Worrell said.

"If confronted with an individual in a situation such as this, don't approach the person, don't chase the person, call 911," Worrell said.

She explained police want to find and arrest the man or men responsible and the best thing members of the community can do is provide accurate, detailed suspect descriptions.