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Valencia Whole Foods Assault Suspect Arrested, Released on Bail

Public tips from store surveillance images guided deputies to the man.

Overview

  • Jared Paul Estrada, 28, was arrested Monday in Huntington Beach and booked on suspicion of indecent exposure and sexual battery.
  • Deputies say the March 23 incident at the Valencia Boulevard Whole Foods was captured on video showing a man exposing himself and touching a shopper who was kneeling in an aisle.
  • Investigators circulated surveillance images, received tips that named Estrada, and used the Crime Impact Team to help take him into custody without incident.
  • Estrada posted $100,000 bail, was released, and is due to appear in court in Valencia.
  • LASD says it is not aware of additional related cases in the area, and Whole Foods says it is cooperating fully with investigators.