After being led upstairs at Colchester police station at 6pm on Friday, I was more in the dark than anyone. After whizzing through several streets under blue lights, we arrive at the scene, but tracking down a flasher is not as straightforward as you might think. “Joshua,” says PC Stoddart, putting on her stern schoolteacher voice. '”“They were quite respectful at the end”, PC Stoddart added. Two officers entered the address and spoke to two male suspects who refused to provide their names or answer questions.