Seattle Police are reporting that on Sunday and Monday a man exposed himself to children just to the north of Maple Leaf.
Sunday afternoon about 5 p.m. at the Pinehurst playground, in the 1200 block of 14th Avenue Northeast, two 13-year-old girls were playing on the swings when the man walked up to the them and made a comment, police say.
“When the victims turned to look at the suspect he had his genitals exposed and was masturbating. The suspect then ran away southbound on 14 Avenue,” according to Detective Renee Witt.
On Monday afternoon girls starting soccer practice about 3:30 p.m. reported that a similar man exposed himself at a soccer field in the 14000 block of 1st Avenue Northeast, police said. The suspect ran off when some of the girls screamed, and was seen getting into a vehicle parked on 1st Avenue just south of Northeast 145th Street.
The suspect is described by police as a white male, 22-39 years old, with a fair complexion, slim build and a goatee. He was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt with a white design on the back, and black pants. There were slight differences in his description between the two instances.
The suspect was seen driving away in an older, light-colored, small four-door sedan. The first letter of the license plate may be “A”.
Anyone with information about the suspect or vehicle is asked to call 911.
One incident was at Lakeside School and the other was at Pinehurst Playfield.