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Man busted for voyeurism at Capitol Hill Block Party

Seattle Police have released details of a lewd act arrest that took place during Friday night’s Capitol Hill Block Party festivities.

According to SPD, a 31-year-old suspect with no previous criminal record was caught in the act of taking “upskirt” pictures of a 15-year-old victim as she sat on a curb of E Pike during the music festival around 7 PM Friday.

Police say the suspect, a North Seattle resident, was seen kneeling as if to tie his shoe for an extended period of time near his alleged victim:

The suspect was taking longer than the average human to tie his shoe. The sergeant couldn’t help but notice the suspect’s absence of manual dexterity but soon realized that this was due to the fact that the suspect was actually manipulating a cell phone and not shoelaces.

The sergeant, being naturally inquisitive, observed the suspect further and watched as he gently adjusted the trajectory of the phone’s viewfinder. The sergeant deduced that the suspect’s target was actually a 15-year-old girl wearing a short skirt and sitting on an adjacent curb.

The sergeant interrupted the suspect and told him why he was being stopped. The suspect denied that he had done anything wrong. The sergeant asked the suspect if he cared to share his phone pictures to clear up any mistake, but the suspect refused.

The sergeant interviewed the 15-year-old girl. She didn’t know the suspect and had no idea that he was photographing her.

Police say they confiscated two cell phones, two iPods and a camera from the suspect and that detectives will inspect the devices for evidence once a search warrant is obtained. The suspect was booked into King County Jail for investigation of voyeurism and conditionally released.

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JS
JS
10 years ago

“The sergeant, being naturally inquisitive, then shot the suspect in the face.”

jv
jv
10 years ago
Reply to  JS

*rolls eyes*

Spoons
Spoons
10 years ago
Reply to  JS

Pick your battles

Sean
Sean
10 years ago
Reply to  JS

Stop believing everything you read in The Stranger and join us in the real world….

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Gina
Gina
10 years ago

Bravo, Sergeant. Creepers don’t gotta creep.