POLICE are searching for a teenage pervert who has been making lewd proposals to women in Derwentside.

It is thought one youth, aged between 15 and 18, has approached two women in the Stanley area and made indecent proposals while touching himself.

The first incident took place at the car park of Asda in the town in mid afternoon on Wednesday, August 30. The second was in the Oxhill area at noon on Saturday, September 9.

Both involved a youth with close-cropped hair. On the first occasion, the offender wore a purple fleece top and on the second, a shiny green jacket