Police Seek Long Beach Flasher Targeting Children in Long Beach

"Don't let me catch the guy, because if I see him again he's not going to walk out of here," one neighbor said

Long Beach police were asking for the public's help in finding a flasher who has exposed himself to children walking to school, and tried to grab at least one girl.

Six incidents have been reported since Feb. 11, the Long Beach Police Department said Wednesday. They occurred between 7:45 a.m. and 9 a.m. in the area between Coronado and Euclid avenues to 7th and 10th streets.

The man has been seen sitting in the passenger side of his parked car with his pants down, and sometimes masturbating as girls walk by, police said. He has called out to get girls to come closer.

In one incident, the man called out to a girl and another child near Euclid Avenue and 7th Street. Police said he opened his car door as the children were walking by and tried to grab the girl, who fled.

Police released a sketch, hoping for the public's help. The man is described as a white man, in his mid-20s to mid-30s with brown hair. He was seen wearing a black shirt and black Dickies pants.

The man's car was described by police as a white "passenger" vehicle with tinted windows.

At least three women in the neighborhood said they recalled seeing the man.

"He was standing here one time a couple of weeks ago, just watching kids go by," said neighbor Rondi Lumpkin. "I've seen that car many of times."

Jacquie Janes said she once questioned him about what he was doing.

"He was kind of distant, a little aloof, and then when I said something to him, he just (acted) like he was doing something," she said.

Police said they have beefed up patrols in the area.

"Don't let me catch the guy," Lumpkin said, "because if I see him again, he's not going to walk out of here."

Anyone with information was urged to call Long Beach detectives at 562-570-7372.

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