Police in Davis investigating string of indecent exposure incidents
DAVIS - A string of indecent exposure incidents has Davis police looking for clues that could lead to an arrest.
On Friday morning, the Davis Police Department said its officers were investigating roughly 10 potentially related indecent exposure incidents over the last few weeks. The incidents happened in the evening, around 5 p.m. in open areas like sidewalks and streets.
Investigators say the man approaches women near the area of Anderson Road, makes eye contact with them, then pulls down his pants to expose himself.
For UC Davis students Crystal Pike and Naydylan Qwin Serro, it's simply "disgusting." Naydylan said she typically walks her dog by herself in the area. Now, hearing the news, she's choosing the day and time to go out.
"You would think that it's discouraged to do that because of the police or right in front of our apartments, but people are just crazy," she said.
Crystal said she wants to spread the word about safety in numbers.
"We need to come together. We need to do the social media [thing], like 'Hey, I'm doing this. Come with me. Can you check my location?' Stuff like that."
These reports come as detectives are investigating a sexual assault case that happened on September 27 where a female student from UC Davis was allegedly pulled into some bushes and sexually assaulted on campus.
A suspect in that case has not been caught. Police say they are trying to determine if there is a connection, but there's only one common factor so far.
"The one factor that is consistent between that incident and the other incident is the suspect is using a mask, and that's the only connecting factor that we have at this point," a Davis police spokesperson said.
Suspect's Description
The suspect or suspects in the indecent exposure investigations have been described as a White or Hispanic man about 25 years old, 5 feet 3 inches to 5 feet 5 inches tall, and weighing between 125 and 130 pounds. Their hair is described as medium-length dark and curly. In the incidents, the exposer is often wearing a gator-style mask or ski mask over their face, police say.
The suspect or suspects primarily approached women as they were jogging or walking and then exposed themselves. These incidents have primarily happened in the area of West Covell Boulevard and Anderson Road, including Alvarado Avenue, police say. Police have not established a link between these incidents and a sexual assault that occurred on September 27, 2023, near Alvarado Avenue and España Court.
Anyone with information about the exposer(s) or these incidents is urged to contact the Davis Police Department at 530-747-5400 or policeweb@cityofdavis.org.
