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Police in California have arrested a 39-year-old serial offender after store employees caught him crouching down and sniffing customers inside a discount shop
Officers from the Glendale Police Department were dispatched to the Big Sav Discount Store on Glenoaks Boulevard on 29 August following reports of a suspicious man acting inappropriately around shoppers, according to KTLA.
Upon arrival, officers identified the individual as Calese Crowder, a registered sex offender who was crouching low between retail aisles while sniffing unsuspecting customers as they browsed the store shelves.
Store staff immediately alerted law enforcement, noting that this marked the third occasion they had caught Crowder behaving inappropriately on the premises.
Crowder was also caught behaving inappropriately at other establishments during the incident
Local authorities received multiple complaints about his unsettling conduct across several nearby businesses after he departed the initial retail location.
Police officers arrested Crowder at the scene for violating the terms of his parole, ensuring he remains held in custody pending a formal court hearing regarding his latest arrest.
The 39-year-old has an extensive law enforcement record involving similar invasive acts, having previously been arrested in 2023 and 2025 for similar offences
Public reports regarding his serial behaviour date back as far as 2021, drawing widespread media attention across North America.
Notably, his 2023 offence went viral on TikTok after a victim recorded him crouching behind her. During that incident, Crowder falsely claimed he was simply bending down to tie his shoelaces.
Watch the video of the incident below:
@michaela.witter Confused why he's still allowed to do this to so many people #barnesandnoblestalker ♬ original sound - Michaela 🤍
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