Glendale police arrest transient after discovering he's an unregistered sex offender

Glendale police arrest transient after discovering he’s an unregistered sex offender

By Andy Nguyen

Dec. 13, 2016 4:30 PM PT

A transient was arrested early Saturday morning after Glendale police discovered he was an unregistered sex offender.

Eric Smith, 50, was contacted by police near Glenoaks Boulevard and Allen Avenue at around 2 a.m. They discovered that he was in violation of his terms as a sex offender because he did not register.

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While he was searched, police found Smith was in possession of a white crystal substance similar to methamphetamine.

He was booked for failure to register as a sex offender and on suspicion of being in possession of a controlled substance.

Andy Nguyen, andy.nguyen@latimes.com

Twitter: @Andy_Truc

Andy Nguyen

Andy Nguyen was the public safety reporter for the Burbank Leader and Glendale News-Press. He previously worked for the Thousand Oaks Acorn and the Orange County Register. A native of Orange County, he attended UC Berkeley, where he wrote for the Daily Californian and graduated with a degree in media studies.