POLICE are hunting a man who exposed himself to a woman after he grabbed her around the waist The incident happened at around 6.10am on Saturday, January 11 at the junction of Middleton Road and Marina Way in Hartlepool.

Following the incident, the man walked off towards ASDA. He is described as white in his early twenties, 5ft 4ins tall with medium build, dark hair and was wearing a dark coloured top and trousers.

Officers say that the man could have been in the area prior to the incident.

Anyone with information is asked to contact PC Andrew Young on the non-emergency number 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800-555-111.

WITNESS APPEAL: Police are appealing for witnesses to a collision which happened at around 8.05pm on Thursday, January 16 at the junction of the A66 and Normanby Road in South Bank. The collision involved a Toyota Yaris and a Matrix 2 moped. The 19-year-old male rider of the moped was taken to James Cook University Hospital with minor facial injuries. He was kept in overnight for observation. A second man who was a passenger on the moped made off. Police would like to speak to any witnesses or anyone who may know the identity of the passenger who was travelling on the moped. Any witnesses are asked to contact PC Ian Largan from the Cleveland and Durham Specialist Operations Unit on the non-emergency 101 number, quoting reference number 8468.