By Daily Press staff
A man who exposed himself to two women and began masturbating three weeks ago was arrested Tuesday, police said.
The man, who was not identified, was arrested for an unrelated, unidentified crime by Los Angeles Police. Investigators from that department then called Santa Monica Police.
Santa Monica Police were investigating an incident of indecent exposure, which took place Feb. 23 on the 200 block of Adelaide Drive. Two women had reported that they saw a man hiding in nearby bushes as they walked along the street. The man then jumped out of the bushes, wearing only a T-shirt, and began masturbating in front of them, police said.
One of the witnesses to that incident positively identified the man arrested by Los Angeles Police as the man who exposed himself to her. The case will be forwarded to the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office.
Police are investigating the man, who was described as black in his late 20s, for several indecent exposure incidents, police said.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on March 14, 2002. Read the original PDF.