The RCMP have released a sketch of a suspicious man who followed a 16-year-old girl home from the Freshmart in Blacks Harbour, N.B. on Sept. 17.

When the girl arrived home, police say the man asked to use her phone, and asked if anyone else was home.

The girl replied that her father was inside. Police say the man then left the area.

The man is described as being in his early 30s with short, dark hair and a scruffy beard. He is roughly five-foot-eight to five-foot-nine with a slim to average build. The girl told police the man has a chubby face and mumbles when speaking.

He was wearing baggy jeans and a dark sweater at the time.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police.