GLENDALE, Calif. (KABC) — A registered sex offender who has a history of arrests in the San Fernando Valley for allegedly sniffing women’s buttocks has been arrested again.<\/p>\n
Calese Crowder, 39, was arrested last week by the Glendale Police Department.<\/p>\n
Officers say they were called to a business in the 1500 block of Glenoaks Boulevard near Jefferson Elementary School on Friday.<\/p>\n
There, witnesses say they saw Crowder crouching down and getting close to others.<\/p>\n
Eyewitness News obtained surveillance footage from Big Sav Discount Store where the suspect can be seen crouching down near an employee who was stocking shelves.<\/p>\n
“I know he’s harmless, but it’s a weird fetish,” store manager Jimmy Koh said.<\/p>\n
Koh said it was the third time the man had engaged in similar behavior at the store.<\/p>\n
“Crouching down like he normally would, and he’ll just look around and try to take the chance to sniff like any woman’s butt,” he said.<\/p>\n
“The first time I caught him, I was like, what is this guy doing? He looks creepy,” Koh added.<\/p>\n
Police said officers were also dispatched to a Marshalls store near South Brand Boulevard and East Broadway regarding a similar incident, prompting them to review surveillance footage from the businesses.<\/p>\n
Police were able to identify Crowder in the footage, and he was eventually located in the 100 block of South Brand Boulevard.<\/p>\n
Crowder was arrested for violating the terms of his parole, and the court will now decide what comes next. At last check, he was being held without bail.<\/p>\n
Crowder was re-arrested in August 2025 \u00a0after reports of yet another sniffing incident at a Walgreens store in Burbank.<\/a><\/p>\n A sex offender who made headlines for sniffing women’s buttocks has been arrested again. Eyewitness News just reported on a similar incident involving the man last month.<\/p>\n Crowder was already on parole at the time and has a documented history of similar arrests for lewd conduct in both Glendale and Burbank — dating back to 2021.<\/p>\n He admitted to violating his parole last year and was sentenced to serve more than 100 days in jail.<\/p>\n