North East women runners asked for a "piggyback" by "suspicious" man
Police want to know more about the man
Police are looking for a man who's been stopping female joggers in the North East and asking for a "piggyback."
There've been three incidents recently on the old Deeside railway line near Cults - and one last month in Laurencekirk.
Sergeant Andy Peerless said: "While on the surface these incidents may appear fairly innocuous, they have made the women involved feel extremely uncomfortable and alarmed which obviously makes this a concern for us.
"Given the frequency of the incidents and the similarities between them, we are asking the public to be vigilant and report any concerns to Police as soon as possible while our inquiries continue.
"In each case the women who have been approached say the male has been persistent in nature and behaving oddly. We are particularly keen to trace a male described as being around 40-60 years of age, between 5ft5 and 5ft8, of a stocky build with grey receding hair. In each case the man has been wearing exercise clothes.
"Officers will be giving particular attention to the areas in question and are taking these reports extremely seriously.