Halifax Regional Police are investigating an indecent act alleged to have occurred Wednesday in Dartmouth.

Police say at about 8:15 p.m., a man entered a business in the 100 block of Hector Gate in Dartmouth.

The man was trying on clothes in the dressing room, when he asked a female employee for assistance. When the employee opened the door to help the man, he had his penis exposed and put his hand on her shoulder.The woman ran to the front of the store.

The man left the changing room, went to the front of the store and briefly spoke with the other staff members before leaving the business.

Investigators says he left the area in blue four-door sedan. 

The suspect is described as a Middle Eastern man, approximately 5’11”, 200-220 lbs., with curly dark hair and a beard.

He was wearing a red baseball type jersey, black gym pants and white sneakers with gold accents at the time of the incident.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact police or Crime Stoppers.