A SUSPICIOUS man who approached two 11-year-old girls in Quedgeley is being sought by police.

During the incident, which occured between 5.45pm and 6pm on Monday, December 9, a man in a red hatchback got out of his car and spoke to the girls in the Tesco car park before they became frightened and ran into the store.

They then approached a customer who went outside and spoke to the man. He is described as white, in his late 30s, of big build, 5ft 8 to 5 ft 10 tall, with very short brown spiky hair and a goatee style beard.

He was wearing a white shirt and blue jeans.

Police would like to hear from the man that the girls spoke to inside the Tesco store.

Anyone who witnessed the incident, or who has information about it should contact police 0845 090 1234, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 quoting incident 437 of December 8.