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A California man with more than 40 arrests is headed back into the community after receiving 170 days in Los Angeles County jail for his latest parole violation, despite a lengthy record of arrests involving incidents in Glendale and Burbank, as reported by The New York Post.

Calese Crowder, 39, was arrested Aug. 28 after Glendale police received reports of a man acting suspiciously at several businesses and allegedly approaching customers to smell them.

The arrest followed a series of similar incidents involving Crowder over several years.

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Glendale police said officers were first dispatched at about 3:30 p.m. Aug. 28 to a store in the 1500 block of West Glenoaks Boulevard after receiving reports of a man who appeared to be “hunkered down” and getting close to people.

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Officers later received another report involving a Marshalls store near South Brand Boulevard and East Broadway.

According to police, officers eventually located Crowder in the 100 block of South Brand Boulevard and arrested him on suspicion of violating parole.

He was also ordered to stay away from Marshalls, Home Goods and Big Save in Glendale.

The Los Angeles Times previously reported that Crowder, a registered sex offender, was arrested again by Glendale police on Aug. 28 after multiple calls about a suspicious man.

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Police said the suspect appeared to be moving between stores, with witnesses reporting that he was “creeping and crawling around the aisles.”

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Crowder was sentenced Tuesday to 170 days in Los Angeles County jail, with 12 days credited as time served. He is expected to return to parole after his release.

The sentence comes after previous periods of incarceration. Crowder served 99 days in late 2025 and another 105 days in 2026 before receiving the latest 170-day sentence.

Crowder has a documented history of arrests in Glendale and Burbank dating back to 2021. Glendale police records show that he had previously been arrested multiple times for prowling and peeping incidents.

In 2021, police said Crowder had been convicted and sentenced to eight years in prison following earlier arrests involving peeping and residential burglaries.

In August 2023, Glendale police arrested Crowder after obtaining a warrant related to an alleged peeping incident involving a Glendale family. Police said the family, including children, was inside the home at the time.

Crowder’s name again drew widespread attention in 2023 after a TikTok video from a Burbank Barnes & Noble circulated online.

The video allegedly showed him crouching behind a woman inside the store. The incident became part of a broader pattern of allegations involving Crowder in businesses throughout Burbank and Glendale.

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He was arrested twice in two months during the summer of 2025. In July of that year, Burbank police arrested him after an investigation at a Nordstrom Rack and a nearby Walmart.

Police said surveillance footage showed him following a female customer and engaging in inappropriate behavior.

Crowder’s arrest history includes allegations involving burglary, robbery and indecent exposure, in addition to the incidents involving women in retail stores.

The repeated arrests have fueled criticism from residents and criminal-justice critics who argue that the cycle of arrest, incarceration and release has not prevented further alleged offenses.

Some critics have specifically pointed to California’s Proposition 47 and Proposition 57, arguing that the measures reduced penalties for certain offenses and expanded opportunities for earlier release.

Those criticisms have become part of the broader debate over California’s approach to repeat offenders.

Parole restrictions have also become an issue in Crowder’s case. Jail time for an individual parole violation is subject to legal limits, meaning that the sentence for a particular violation does not necessarily correspond to the defendant’s entire arrest history.

The Glendale Police Department has previously emphasized its commitment to public safety in cases involving Crowder.

Police records show that authorities have repeatedly investigated and arrested him over the years.

For residents following the case, the latest development means Crowder will serve another jail sentence before returning to parole.

The outcome has renewed questions about how California handles repeat offenders whose criminal histories span multiple arrests and jurisdictions.

“He needs to be put away for good,” wrote Candice Horry, the wife of former Los Angeles Lakers star Robert Horry, in a social media post.

Crowder’s latest case remains part of a much longer record that has repeatedly brought him to the attention of police in Glendale and Burbank.

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