Man caught masturbating in front lawn in Glendale

Residents reporting seeing a man masturbating last week in front of an apartment building on Palm Drive, police said.

Witnesses said the man was standing behind a white picket fence about 2:47 p.m. Wednesday on the 600 block of Palm Drive and begin whistling at a woman as he touched himself, according to Glendale police reports.

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FOR THE RECORD: This corrects an earlier version that listed Palm Drive as Palm Avenue.

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The woman yelled at the man and warned that she would be notifying police, prompting him to flee, according to police reports.

Witnesses described the man as approximately 20 years old, 5 foot 11 inches tall and thin. He was wearing a white shirt and gray sweatpants.

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-- Veronica Rocha, Times Community News

Twitter: @veronicarochaLA