PALO ALTO (KRON) — Palo Alto police have arrested a man accused of masturbating in a parked car in February, police said.
Police said it happened on Feb. 21 at around 6:45 p.m. on the 4000 block of Park Boulevard. An officer saw a man slumped over in a parked car.
When the officer checked on the man, he saw a Track Watch security guard talking on his cellphone inside his car while on a work break.
During their investigation, police determined the suspect may have been masturbating. The next day, police reported the incident to the man’s employer, Cypress Security, who then suspended the security guard from his job.
Police arrested the suspect, identified as 35-year-old Luke Ryan Sauer, of San Carlos, Monday night at about 6:20 p.m. in the 00 block of James Avenue in Redwood City.
He was booked into Santa Clara County Jail on one misdemeanor count of lewd conduct.