TWO men who were seen masturbating in public have been arrested on suspicion of outraging public decency.

The two separate incidents, which happened in the Blackwood area, occurred on Sunday night.

At around 11.35pm on Sunday night a man was seen masturbating in a vehicle on Commercial Street, Pengam, and at 11.56pm a second report was received of a man masturbating in a vehicle on the forecourt of Blackwood Service Station on High Street.

Police were immediately sent to the area to carry out a search.

The police helicopter and dog section helped find the men

A 26-year-old man from Blackwood was arrested on suspicion of outraging public decency and taking a vehicle without consent, and a 34-year-old man from the Caerphilly area was arrested on suspicion of outraging public decency and allowing himself to be carried in a stolen vehicle.