Burbank Repeat Offender Arrested Again for Lewd Conduct at Walgreens

A repeat offender known for a pattern of lewd behavior was arrested again in Burbank after being accused of sniffing a woman’s buttocks in a local Walgreens, authorities said. Calese Crowder, 38, a registered offender with a documented history of similar incidents dating back to 2021, was taken into custody on Wednesday evening and remained in custody on a no-bail hold, authorities indicated. The latest arrest comes less than a month after Crowder’s prior release from a California facility following a separate arrest for similar conduct at a Nordstrom Rack in the Empire Center.

Crowder’s long-running pattern of encounters in retail settings has drawn ongoing scrutiny. His public notoriety began with a widely viewed video from August 2023 showing him in a Barnes & Noble in Burbank, where he appeared to crouch behind a shopper in a way that investigators described as lewd conduct. Since then, other women have reported similar experiences in stores including Urban Outfitters and Marshalls, contributing to a record that includes prior charges and short sentences for related offenses. In February 2023, he received a year-long jail term for indecent exposure in Santa Clarita, after...