Calese Carron Crowder Arrested: 'Butt-Sniffing Bandit' Taken into Custody in Glendale
Calese Carron Crowder, a registered s*x offender known as the 'butt-sniffing bandit', was arrested on August 28 in Glendale for alleged similar offenses at two stores. He has a history of related arrests and parole violations dating back to 2021. Surveillance footage allegedly shows Crowder crouching near an employee who was stocking shelves at the Big Sav Discount Store.
Calese Carron Crowder, a registered s*x offender widely known as the "butt-sniffing bandit," was arrested on Friday, August 28, following reports of similar behavior at two California retail stores. Glendale police received a call around 3:30 PM regarding a suspicious man allegedly trying to sniff people inside a grocery store in the 1500 block of Glenoaks Boulevard, CBS reported. At approximately the same time, officers received a similar report from a Marshalls near South Brand Boulevard and East Broadway, according to NBC.
Police reviewed surveillance footage from both businesses and identified Crowder as the suspect, the outlets reported. Officers then located him in the 100 block of South Brand Boulevard and took him into custody. Bank of America Vice President Erin Piacenti Fatally Stabbed in New York’s Times Square.
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Surveillance footage obtained by KABC allegedly shows Crowder crouching near an employee who was stocking shelves at the Big Sav Discount Store. Store manager Jimmy Koh told KABC that Crowder had allegedly displayed similar behavior there twice before. “Crouching down like he normally would, and he’ll just look around and try to take the chance to sniff like any woman’s butt,” Koh alleged.
Crowder was being held without bail pending his next hearing, according to CBS and NBC. Police intend to submit the matter to prosecutors for consideration of possible criminal charges.
Prior Arrests and Legal History
Crowder has a history of similar arrests in Glendale and Burbank dating back to 2021. In July 2025 he was arrested after officers responded to a report of a suspicious person loitering in the women’s department of a Nordstrom Rack in Burbank. Crowder had left the store before officers arrived but was later spotted at a nearby Walmart. "While in the women’s section, the suspect was observed following a female customer, crouching near her, and engaging in lewd behavior by inappropriately sniffing her buttocks,” police said.
Crowder was charged with one count of loitering with intent to commit a crime in connection with that incident. Less than a month later, he was arrested again after allegedly sniffing another woman’s butt at a Walgreens in Burbank. In November 2025, he was once again arrested after allegedly failing to complete his annual s*x-offender registration requirement for more than two months. A month later, he was sentenced to 99 days in jail for a parole violation. Post this, Crowder received another 105-day jail sentence for parole violations in April 2026. US: Former Teacher Who Gifted Student S*x Toy Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison.
According to California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation records, Crowder previously served time for controlled-substance possession, burglary and robbery. Although he was sentenced to three years in connection with an attempted first-degree burglary case, he received presentence credit and earned additional credits while incarcerated before being released to parole supervision in June 2025.
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