Overview
- Glendale police arrested 39-year-old Calese Crowder on Friday after employees at two stores reported a man crouching near shoppers and appearing to try to smell them.
- Officers reviewed security-camera footage from both businesses, identified Crowder, located him on the 100 block of South Brand Boulevard and booked him on a parole/probation violation with no bail listed.
- Crowder is a registered sex offender whose alleged sniffing incidents in Glendale and Burbank trace back to 2021 and include a viral 2023 TikTok of an encounter at a Barnes & Noble and a July 2025 Nordstrom Rack incident captured on surveillance.
- State prison records and police accounts show prior convictions for possession, burglary and robbery and a June 2025 release to parole supervision followed by multiple arrests and short jail terms for parole violations.
- The investigation is ongoing and will be submitted to prosecutors for possible charges, a development that could renew scrutiny of parole supervision and store safety measures in the area.