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California's infamous 'Butt Sniffer' arrested again after new store complaints

Headline from The Oregonian, on the newest of 2 developments

A registered sex offender on parole was arrested after being caught sniffing women at a California store.

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Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Southern California's serial 'butt sniffer' arrested again

    Headline from WFLA ·

  2. Newest

    California's infamous 'Butt Sniffer' arrested again after new store complaints

    Headline from The Oregonian ·

12 reports not tied to one development ·

Reports & sources

26 articles, oldest first.

  1. NBC Los Angeles

    Sex offender dubbed ‘Butt Sniffer' arrested in Glendale (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    Calese Crowder is pictured.

  2. KTLA Los Angeles

    Southern California's serial 'butt sniffer' arrested after allegedly striking again (opens KTLA Los Angeles)

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    KTLA Los Angeles's feed description

    A Southern California man with a history of arrests for allegedly sniffing women's rear ends in public has been arrested again. Glendale PD said they received a call about a suspicious man shortly after 3:30 p.m. on Friday at an unidentified business in the 1500 block of Glenoaks Boulevard.

  3. New York Post

    California’s serial ‘butt sniffer’ accused of striking again — as disgusting picture emerges (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The bust is the latest bizarre allegation involving the registered sex offender whose disturbing history of alleged “butt-sniffing” incidents stretches back years.

  4. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    Calese Crowder arrest: Repeat offender charged in multiple 'butt sniffing' incidents arrested again in Glendale (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    ABC 7 Los Angeles's feed description

    Calese Crowder, a registered sex offender with a history of arrests in the Valley for allegedly sniffing women's buttocks, has been arrested again.

  5. Breitbart News

    Serial California Butt Sniffer Arrested Again (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    A California man with a history of lewd behavior towards women was arrested once again after police received another report of a suspicious individual in a Glendale, California, business on Friday. Police officers arrested 39-year-old Calese Carron Crowder after two separate businesses reported susp…

  6. Foxla

    Serial 'butt-sniffer' arrested again in Glendale (opens Foxla)

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    Foxla's feed description

    A man known as a serial ‘butt-sniffer’ was arrested again in Glendale . Calese Crowder, 39, has a history of arrests for allegedly smelling women's behinds. Officers responded around 3:30 p.m. Friday to a store in the 1500 block of West Glenoaks Boulevard after receiving reports of a man seen "hunke…

  7. KESQ Palm Springs

    So-called ‘Butt Sniffer’ arrested again in Glendale (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    KESQ Palm Springs's feed description

    GLENDALE, Calif. (KESQ) - A man with a history of arrests for allegedly smelling women's behinds was being held without bail today following his arrest on similar accusations in Glendale. Calese Crowder, 39, was arrested Friday, according to the Glendale Police Department.

  8. WFLA

    Southern California's serial 'butt sniffer' arrested again (opens WFLA)

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    WFLA's feed description

    Crowder was ordered to serve 135 days in Los Angeles County Jail in September 2025 after admitting to violating his parole.

  9. FOX8 WGHP

    Registered sex offender held for sniffing butts and violating probation, again (opens FOX8 WGHP)

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    FOX8 WGHP's feed description

    He was arrested for violating his parole and will remain in custody until his hearing

  10. KTLA Los Angeles

    Why hasn't California's serial 'butt sniffer' been stopped? A legal expert explains (opens KTLA Los Angeles)

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    KTLA Los Angeles's feed description

    Police said a 39-year-old man known by the disturbing moniker "the serial butt sniffer" is back behind bars in Southern California, accused of committing his lewd acts on more women. Calese Crowder was allegedly caught in the act again, raising new questions about why he keeps ending up back on the …

  11. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    New video emerges after suspect tied to 'butt sniffing' incidents is arrested again in Glendale (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    ABC 7 Los Angeles's feed description

    Newly emerged surveillance video appears to a show a notorious sex offender crouching behind a woman in a discount store and sniffing her buttocks.

  12. The Oregonian

    California's infamous 'Butt Sniffer' arrested again after new store complaints (opens The Oregonian)

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    The Oregonian's feed description

    A registered sex offender on parole was arrested after being caught sniffing women at a California store.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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