Osceola County Sheriff's Office detectives are asking for the public's help in identifying an individual involved in a suspicious incident near Highlands Elementary School.

The investigation began Jan. 4 when deputies responded to the area of Carroll Street and Green Meadow Circle. Upon arrival, deputies spoke with a woman who said she was approached by 2 young girls (approximately 7 to 8 years old) who told her a man exposed himself to them.

The woman said the girls told her that a man in a car asked them to approach the vehicle and when they did, he was exposing himself.

The woman reported that the girls left the area before deputies could speak with them and that she saw a white SUV in the area that appeared suspicious.

On Jan. 9, deputies located the two girls at Highlands Elementary School, and they told them that a white SUV followed them as they were leaving school and then approached them as they were crossing Carroll Street. He asked them to approach the car and when they did, they observed him touching himself inappropriately.

The two students described the suspect as a white male, approximately 20 to 25 years old with a thin build and blonde Mohawk haircut with black stripes. The girls also said a boy and girl, approximately 3 to 4 years old, also were in the car.

Osceola County Sheriff's deputies want to encourage parents to talk to their children about strangers and remind them that they should not take walks or rides with a stranger, and they should not accept gifts, candy or food from people that they do not know.

Anyone with information about this incident or who might know the identity of this man is asked to call the Osceola County Sheriff's Office at 407-348-2222 or Crimeline at 800-423-TIPS (8477). Calls made to Crimeline remain anonymous, and tips that lead to the felony arrest of suspects and/or the recovery of stolen property and drugs are eligible for cash rewards of up to $1,000.