Crime & Safety
Do You Recognize this Alleged Public Masturbator?
Police are asking for help identifying a suspect who allegedly exposed himself and masturbated on a public street in Sherman Oaks.

SHERMAN OAKS, CA - Los Angeles Police are asking for help identifying a leggings-clad man suspected of exposing himself and masturbating in a public area of Sherman Oaks.
Residents spotted a man wearing mid-calf leggings, no shirt and a cowboy hat masturbating in public at 6 p.m. Thursday in 15000 block of Moorpark Street, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
The suspect is described as a white man, between 5 feet 7 and 5 feet 9 and weighing around 150 pounds with a tattoo on his left arm.
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Anyone with information about the suspect is asked to call Van Nuys detectives at (818) 374-0009 or (877) LAPD-247. Anonymous tips may be made by calling Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.
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