POLICE are investigating reports that a 14-year-old girl was followed by a man who asked for her personal details.

They were alerted following an incident in Ringwood Road in Longham at around 2.35pm on Monday August 6.

A spokesman for Dorset Police said the girl brushed past a man on the pavement and he than asked for her details.

He followed her for a few seconds before the girl started to make a phone call. At that point the man turned and walked away.

The man is said to be white, aged around 50, with black hair in a pony tail. He was wearing denim shorts, a black top and black jeans.

Anyone with information is asked to call police on 101 or the free and anonymous Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.