Man exposes himself to girl, police say

ST. PETERSBURG -- A man grabbed and exposed himself to a 9-year-old girl in St. Petersburg this afternoon, according to a relative who called police.

Police began investigating after a woman called in about 4 p.m. to report the incident, after which the girl ran home.

Police say the suspect is a black man in his 20s with a light complexion. He was wearing a blue shirt and may be intoxicated. He was last seen walking away from the scene, in the 500 block of 15th Avenue S.

- Stephanie Garry, Times staff writer