Police investigating mall flashings

COLUMBIA, Md. - Officials with the Howard County Police Department are investigating an incident that happened at a crosswalk on Little Patuxent Parkway (The Mall in Columbia) where a man is believed to have shown his privates to two girls.

According to a report, the driver waved at the girls and then lifted himself off the seat and exposed himself.

The two girls reported the incident to their parents, and the parents contacted police.

Detectives are investigating a potential connection to an incident that happened inside the mall a few weeks prior.

The suspect is described as a heavy-set, bald, white, male with no facial hair. He is about 60-years-old.