A man notorious for being apprehended multiple times for his inappropriate behavior of sniffing women’s behinds in public spaces was taken into custody once more this week for the same offense.
The Burbank Police Department apprehended 38-year-old Calese Carron Crowder on Tuesday at the Walmart situated in the Empire Center shopping district on Victory Place.
The authorities initially reacted to a call from the nearby Nordstrom Rack, located within the same shopping area, regarding a report of a man acting suspiciously in the women’s section.
When officers arrived on scene, they were informed that the suspect had already left the department store, but he was located a short while later at the Walmart across the parking lot.
Officers used the store’s security camera system to follow the man as he moved around various departments and then observed him following a female customer into the women’s department. Officers observed the man as he crouched behind the woman and engaged “in lewd behavior by inappropriately sniffing her buttocks.”
Police confronted the man and eventually detained him. It was later revealed that he was Calese Crowder, a resident of Glendale and a registered sex offender.
Crowder is currently on active parole and has a documented history of similar arrests for similar crimes.
He made national headlines in August 2023 for committing the same act on a woman at a Barnes & Noble store in Burbank, which was caught on video and led to a viral TikTok post. He was also identified as the suspect in several prowling crimes and was arrested that same month on allegations that he was peeping into the occupied home of a family in Glendale.
He was eventually released from custody for those crimes due to a jail overcrowding issue, but was re-arrested after he failed to register with local police.
Michaela Witter, who posted the original viral TikTok video, said dozens of women came forward to recount their own experiences with the same suspect.
The wife of former Los Angeles Lakers forward Robert Horry also accused Calese of stalking their teenage daughter more than a decade prior. “He needs to be put away for good,” Candice Horry wrote on social media.
Crowder also has a lengthy criminal record that includes convictions for burglary, robbery, and indecent exposure. He was also suspected of additional prowling crimes in Glendale.
He’s currently in police custody as he awaits charges for loitering with intent to commit a crime. His bail was set at $100,000, and he’s expected back in court on Aug. 1.
Investigators believe there may be additional victims who have not come forward. Anyone with information is urged to contact the Burbank PD Investigations Division at 818-238-3210. Anonymous tips can be provided online or by calling 800-222-8477.
