A POLICE officer was punched in the face in Cheltenham as he was trying to find out whether a man had flashed at two young girls.
Officers were called to Prestbury Road just before 8pm on Friday, June 12 after a motorist reported seeing a man in his 40s indecently exposing himself to two young girls.
After conducting enquiries in the area, a man was arrested in Hayes Road on suspicion of indecent exposure and also of assault after a police officer was punched in the face.
He was released on police bail pending further enquiries.
Police would like to speak to the two young girls in question and are appealing to them to come forward. They are described as being white, in their early teens and had their hair in a bun.
Anyone with information is asked to call 101, quoting incident 440 of June 12 2015.
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