Date/Time: 9/1/2011, 1130 Hours
Location: Jefferson and Union,
Olympia
Incident: Top Down, Bottoms Off
A man with previous Oly Lowlife experience (he took out his garbage with no pants on while elementary students were walking to school) returns today, after having a little too much fun in the sun with his purple convertible. This repeat exhibitionist came to the OPD’s attention, again, after a woman claimed he exposed himself while driving next to her.
According to the woman’s complaint, she was driving downtown when she first noticed the white man, in his 60’s, driving in his small purple convertible automobile to her left. She needed to get over into the same lane as the man but he was pacing her with his car and not allowing her to do so. She again looked over at the man, this time motioning that she needed to get over, but the man continued to block her lane change. When the two came to a stop next to each other at a traffic light, the woman one more looked over and down at the man in the convertible from her SUV. The man then allegedly started smiling and laughing at the woman before lifting up his t-shirt to reveal his unclothed lower body, including “his naked legs and genital area.”
Shocked, the woman stomped on her gas paddle to flee, admitting that she had no idea if the light had turned green for her or not. Undeterred, the suspect followed, again denying her the ability to change lanes. The woman then slammed on her brakes and swerved to the left in order to get behind the man’s car, and took note of his vanity license plate.
The police were able to look up the owner of the vehicle matching the vanity plate. When contacted, the suspect stated that he had in fact been driving in his convertible in the approximate area and time stated in the complaint. But he contended that he had simply gone to the bank, and that he had been wearing shorts. The man was booked on suspicion of Lewd Conduct.
Date/Time: 9/4/2011, 1310 Hours
Location: Henderson Blvd SE,
Tumwater
Incident: Vaseline Machine Gun
Tumwater Police responded to Pioneer Park after receiving a call regarding a man masturbating in front of two females down by the river. When police arrived, the man’s location was not known but the female witnesses described the suspect as a white male, in his 30’s and about 5’10”, and that he had told them his name was Jim.
An immediate search of the surrounding area did not turn up anyone matching the description. As the officers reconvened with the witnesses/victims in the parking lot, one of the girls said she had just seen the suspect head in to the nearby woods.
After entering the wooded area, one of the officers saw a man matching the description turn and look at him. The suspect then began to run. The suspect continued to run after an initial command by the TPD officer to stop, but stopped soon thereafter, identifying himself as James.
When informed that the officer was investigating an indecent exposure report, the suspect stated that he would never do such a thing, and that he had specifically not been masturbating in front of the “two girls.” This comment stood out to the officer because he had not yet mentioned the two females to the suspect. The suspect continued to deny the allegations, but did admit to having at least one prior indecent exposure conviction.
When presented for identification, one girl was 90% sure he was the same man that had been exposing himself, while the other girl was 100% certain. During a search, a 3.25 ounce bottle of Vaseline lubricant was found inside the man’s front pocket.
The suspect was booked on suspicion of Indecent Exposure with Prior Indecent Exposure Convictions on Record.