A MAN has been arrested for flashing a pensioner as she walked along the street.

The 68-year-old woman was walking in Kirby Road, Basildon at about 5.30 last Thursday morning when she was approached by a man.

He started chatting to her.

Suddenly he dropped his trousers and exposed himself before getting in to a car and making off.

Police made enquiries in the vehicle and a 49-year-old local man was arrested.

He has been released on police bail, pending further enquiries until February 21.