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Arrest made in JCPenney men’s room

A 29-year-old Glendale man was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of

lewd conduct, sexual battery and resisting arrest after allegedly

grabbing a plainclothes Glendale Police officer.

The arrest was the latest one as Glendale Police officers

conducted periodic surveillance on a restroom near the boys’ clothing

department of JCPenney, at 333 W. Colorado St., Glendale Police Sgt.

Sue Hodgman said.

Officers from the department’s Galleria substation had been doing

the surveillance for the past three weeks, she said.

On June 3, two Los Angeles men, 39 and 67, were also arrested on

suspicion of lewd conduct in the same bathroom. The bathroom is

believed to be known as a meeting place for men to commit lewd acts,

police said.

JCPenney security officials declined to comment and the department

store’s manager could not be reached for comment.

Darleene Barrientos

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