It’s not the kind of exposure a business wants or expects in broad daylight.Cape Coral police are looking for a man accused of flashing employees outside a business in an industrial park. It happened around four o’clock Monday afternoon on Southeast Ninth Court, in an area surrounded by tire shops, repair businesses, and a special-needs school for adults. Police say the man pulled up outside a business, sat in a chair, and flashed his private parts at employees before taking off in a maroon Kia Forte.”We’re not that far at all from neighborhoods … like a block. So it’s horrible,” said Cody Stewmon, who works at a nearby shop. “You don’t want to have to worry about some guy going up to your kid and flashing them.” Paul Petersdorff, who works at an auto body shop in the area, says the incident raises a lot of questions.”We’re all human, and people have a lot of problems,” he said. “Maybe the guy needs help.”Neighbors say it’s not just the nearby school that makes this concerning; there are also homes and bus stops just a few hundred feet away.Police told Gulf Coast News the business did everything right by calling 911 right away. Investigators are still working to identify the man and are asking anyone with information to come forward.DOWNLOAD the free Gulf Coast News app for your latest news and alerts on breaking news, weather, sports, entertainment, and more on your phone or tablet. And check out the Very Local Gulf Coast app to stream news, entertainment and original programming on your TV.
CAPE CORAL, Fla. —
It’s not the kind of exposure a business wants or expects in broad daylight.
Cape Coral police are looking for a man accused of flashing employees outside a business in an industrial park.
It happened around four o’clock Monday afternoon on Southeast Ninth Court, in an area surrounded by tire shops, repair businesses, and a special-needs school for adults. Police say the man pulled up outside a business, sat in a chair, and flashed his private parts at employees before taking off in a maroon Kia Forte.
“We’re not that far at all from neighborhoods … like a block. So it’s horrible,” said Cody Stewmon, who works at a nearby shop. “You don’t want to have to worry about some guy going up to your kid and flashing them.”
Paul Petersdorff, who works at an auto body shop in the area, says the incident raises a lot of questions.
“We’re all human, and people have a lot of problems,” he said. “Maybe the guy needs help.”
Neighbors say it’s not just the nearby school that makes this concerning; there are also homes and bus stops just a few hundred feet away.
Police told Gulf Coast News the business did everything right by calling 911 right away. Investigators are still working to identify the man and are asking anyone with information to come forward.
DOWNLOAD the free Gulf Coast News app for your latest news and alerts on breaking news, weather, sports, entertainment, and more on your phone or tablet. And check out the Very Local Gulf Coast app to stream news, entertainment and original programming on your TV.