Man arrested following report of inappropriate behaviour in Chichester

Police responded to a report of a man behaving inappropriately to women in shops in South Street, Chichester, at 5.40pm on Thursday (15 October).

A 37-year-old local man was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault and has since been released on conditional bail until 17 November whilst further enquiries continue.

In the meantime, we would urge the public against speculating or reporting alleged offences on social media – if you have any information which could assist our investigation, please report it online or call 101, quoting serial 1023 of 15/10.