Thursday, February 16, 2023

‘Flasher’ suspect is sought

Police are seeking information
about the man above
captured by surveillance
camera at a Westland
drugstore last month.
The search for a man who sexually exposed himself at a local drugstore in Westland is ongoing, according to police reports.

The indecent exposure reportedly occurred just after 5:43 p.m. on Dec. 18 last year. According to police reports, the suspect, captured by surveillance cameras as he left the store, took place at the Walgreens on Middlebelt Road in Westland.

Witnesses told police the man loitered in the store for approximately 20 minutes before he lifted his shirt with his pants pulled down, exposing his genitals. The man then left the store, according to police reports.

The suspect is described as a white male in his 20s. He is about 6-feet, 1-inch tall and has a thin build and short black hair. At the time of the incident, he was wearing a tan jacket and black jogger pants.

Police are asking anyone with information about the suspect or the incident to contact the Westland Police Department Detective Bureau at (734)713-3706 and speak to Sgt. Nathan MacRae who is handling the investigation.