Crime & Safety

Columbia Man Charged In Indecent Exposure

The second indecent exposure in as many weeks has been reported in Columbia, according to police.

COLUMBIA, MD — A man was charged with indecent exposure in Columbia this week. The case was reported in the area of Minstrel Way.

Officers were called at 4:20 p.m. on July 23 to the 7000 block of Minstrel Way, where a man was allegedly exposing himself in broad daylight.

Police said that a 30-year-old Columbia resident was taken into custody.

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Terrence Ryan Bridges, 30, of the 10900 block of Bushwood Way, was charged with indecent exposure and disorderly conduct, police said. Court records show he was released on his own recognizance on Monday, July 23.

It is the second indecent exposure incident in two weeks in Columbia, where police said a man was reportedly exposing himself outside a residence in Long Reach after 11 p.m. on Monday, July 9. That suspect was not located.

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