Fort Pierce flasher? String of indecent exposure reports on bridge leads to arrest

FORT PIERCE, Fla. (CBS12) — 27-year-old man is accused of exposing himself in multiple incidents involving women walking alone on the Seaway Bridge in Fort Pierce, and police say two victims identified him as the suspect.

Kyle Kennedy was arrested Friday after an investigation by the Fort Pierce Police Department into multiple reports of indecent exposure on the bridge.

Investigators reviewed previous reports and spotted patterns linking the incidents, then interviewed victims and conducted photo lineups, police said.

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Two victims positively identified Kennedy during the lineups, leading to his arrest, according to police.

“It’s just crazy to know that there’s something like that going on,” Leidi Cruz of Fort Pierce. “I’ve never had any experience like that. We walk here regularly and we’ve never had any issues.”

Kennedy faces two counts of indecent exposure and one charge of violation of probation.

Police are asking anyone who witnessed suspicious activity or has information about the incidents to call the FPPD at 772-467-6800. Anonymous tips can also be submitted to Treasure Coast Crime Stoppers.