Halifax police have arrested a 22-year-old Dartmouth man who was allegedly seen wearing only a black G-string while masturbating in public three times over the past few weeks.

The alleged indecent acts were reported July 25 on Wright Avenue and Aug. 12 and 13 on Akerley Boulevard in the Burnside area of Dartmouth, Halifax Regional Police said.

The incidents happened in the evening, between 7 and 9 p.m.

Police said the accused appeared outside businesses wearing a G-string and started masturbating in plain view. When police were called, he was gone by the time they arrived.