Police: Woman discovers naked man sitting in car at Ann Arbor park
Courtesy of Ann Arbor police
Police are investigating an indecent exposure reported in Ann Arbor's Bandemer Park Monday afternoon.
A 51-year-old woman who came to the park to meet some friends saw a completely naked man behind the wheel of his vehicle, Ann Arbor police Lt. Renee Bush said. The woman told officers she parked her car and, as she was getting out, noticed the white male suspect in the driver’s seat of the vehicle parked next to her, according to police.
“He was sitting in the car nude,” Bush said.
The woman called police at 2:57 p.m. to report the naked man, who left before officers arrived at the park.
The man was identified from the woman's suspect description. Bush said he will be questioned by investigators. Police did not want to release any additional information about the man — including his age, hometown and type of vehicle he was driving — until he could be questioned.
John Counts covers cops and courts for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at johncounts@annarbor.com or you can follow him on Twitter.
Comments
Tru2Blu76
Thu, Aug 22, 2013 : 9:38 a.m.
Romulan Cloaking Device: problem solved. ;-)
mady
Wed, Aug 21, 2013 : 5:36 p.m.
Was he sticking to the pleather?
David Wanner
Wed, Aug 21, 2013 : 1:21 p.m.
Maybe he was just airing himself out for it has been warm........
TinyArtist
Tue, Aug 27, 2013 : 4:49 a.m.
To air is human.
anti-thug
Tue, Aug 20, 2013 : 11:55 p.m.
hahah...why is it always a man... not supermodel.
arborani
Wed, Aug 21, 2013 : 6:27 p.m.
Life is so unfair.
C'est la vie
Tue, Aug 20, 2013 : 4:17 p.m.
Some funny comments so far, but nothing near the comedic level of those about the motorist driving onto a frozen lake in Dexter last winter.
mady
Fri, Aug 23, 2013 : 6:45 p.m.
Yes, I remember that! "Oh look! Swans!" etc........
C'est la vie
Tue, Aug 20, 2013 : 4:14 p.m.
I have rarely visited this park, maybe two or three times total. Reading about this incident, I recall that I did once find a photo of a mostly naked man there.
Arboriginal
Tue, Aug 20, 2013 : 4:08 p.m.
Ewwww...
Hmm
Tue, Aug 20, 2013 : 3:47 p.m.
Nobody wants to see that
sellers
Tue, Aug 20, 2013 : 3:19 p.m.
How many readers have changed their clothes in a car before?
EyeHeartA2
Wed, Aug 21, 2013 : 11:41 a.m.
Sure JonnyA2, yep, that was probably it. Right. Which explains why he was just sitting there, not changing.
RCDC
Wed, Aug 21, 2013 : 9:15 a.m.
@johnnya2 I'd rather it be a 50 something year old woman than a child. Its not the fact that he was naked per say its more-so the fact of where it was. The fact that he is in a PARK where children can be found isnt a little suspect to you? and @sellers...changing in a car and sitting in the car nude are two totally different things. when changing you're usually in a rush and I've never had to change ALLLL of my clothes but if I had to I would atleast have covered myself up during the transition of switching my attire.
johnnya2
Tue, Aug 20, 2013 : 9:08 p.m.
@ eyeheart, If the underwear were wet, or non existent because he was in a swim suit and was changing. A woman in her 50;s saw a penis OMG, stop everything, call the police, ThIS is the best use of their time. Seems somebody needs to stop peeping in other peoples cars.
EyeHeartA2
Tue, Aug 20, 2013 : 4:23 p.m.
Never my underwear. But if you have had to swap out your underwear, could you share the reason? And why this couldn't be done in a bathroom? Dying to hear. Thanks.
Jenksy
Tue, Aug 20, 2013 : 3:28 p.m.
What?! - And then pause once naked to take in the sights... best to keep these thoughts inside your head and not let them out.
Jenksy
Tue, Aug 20, 2013 : 3:15 p.m.
"Oh I'm sorry... *snicker* I'm REALLY sorry" -Seinfeld Episode "The Hamptons"
Dan Patterson
Tue, Aug 27, 2013 : 12:43 p.m.
"I was in the pool!"
mady
Tue, Aug 20, 2013 : 4:09 p.m.
Woo Hoo, another Nature Boy!!
EyeHeartA2
Tue, Aug 20, 2013 : 3:07 p.m.
"The man was identified from the woman's suspect description." Sounds like it was a ..short .. investigation.
foodgoddess
Wed, Aug 21, 2013 : 12:32 p.m.
Maybe the article should have read "The man was identified from the woman's description of the suspect." As written, her description is suspect...
HRD
Tue, Aug 20, 2013 : 10:18 p.m.
A short-arm inspection?!
mady
Tue, Aug 20, 2013 : 4:07 p.m.
Good one!!!!
IjustWorkHere
Tue, Aug 20, 2013 : 3 p.m.
Only in A2. Not really but I've always wanted to type it.
trespass
Tue, Aug 20, 2013 : 2:50 p.m.
I don't understand how the officers identified the man from her description, unless she got a license plate number. If they identified him on the spot, why hasn't he already been questioned? Is there a place to swim in that park? Could he have been wearing a bathing suit? Could he have been changing into a bathing suit? It just seems like a strange story to me and once again we have the police being very stingy with information.
TinyArtist
Tue, Aug 27, 2013 : 4:46 a.m.
No one swims there, Tru2? I have gone swimming in almost every body of water I have tried to kayak and canoe in, and I do it fully clothed. Also not on purpose. Enough said.
Tru2Blu76
Thu, Aug 22, 2013 : 9:31 a.m.
Just FYI: no one swims in Argo Pond. The Huron River is unfit for swimming due to high bacteria levels. I've seen no "no swimming" signs around Argo but almost everyone knows the reputation of the Huron and stay out of the water. As for how investigating officers identified the suspect: don't put too much stock in that kind of statement in news stories. It's practically a "tradition" for the news business: playing fast and loose with the information they provide. Also - it's possible the suspect had some kind of identifying marks or physical features, like tattoos or a prominent scar.
spaghettimonsters
Wed, Aug 21, 2013 : 5:32 p.m.
Though there have been "flashing" incidents at area parks, I was wondering what you said...And also wondering how this woman could tell he was *completely* naked...Plenty of men jog without shirts on, and if he was *inside* a closed vehicle...Maybe I don't want to know, on the other hand.
smokeblwr
Tue, Aug 20, 2013 : 2:49 p.m.
It was hot out yesterday and in the heat I'm sure he was chafing.
M-Wolverine
Wed, Aug 21, 2013 : 5:16 p.m.
I hope he didn't have leather seats.
Arboriginal
Tue, Aug 20, 2013 : 2:42 p.m.
Who's got the naked?
Billy
Tue, Aug 20, 2013 : 2:39 p.m.
Same place they were having the flashing incidents last year or whenever it was.
Cameron McLain
Fri, Aug 23, 2013 : 3:59 p.m.
I also believe that you are referring to Furstenberg
HRD
Tue, Aug 20, 2013 : 10:23 p.m.
I think that was Furstenberg Park, near Gallup Park.
WalkingJoe
Tue, Aug 20, 2013 : 3:40 p.m.
I thought the same thing Billy.
Craig Lounsbury
Tue, Aug 20, 2013 : 2:38 p.m.
Did any of the Detroit Lions coaching staff call in sick yesterday?
rooster
Tue, Aug 20, 2013 : 2:27 p.m.
I hope that the police will put all other investigations on hold so that this vile criminal can be brought to justice and hopefully he will be locked away for good. Public nudity is an extremely serious crime and I am glad that the AA police department spends its time on this case instead of wasting precious resources on such petty incidents like a student getting run over and killed while crossing the street.
incubo734
Mon, Aug 26, 2013 : 5:15 p.m.
Oh no a penis! You might have to explain it to a child! Gimme a break!
anti-thug
Tue, Aug 20, 2013 : 11:53 p.m.
the naturalist movement is plated out and no one's kids should see or know what it isintil they are 30! :) haha
Davidian
Tue, Aug 20, 2013 : 3:33 p.m.
Hmmm... My guess is that if your 5 year old daughter saw his penis, you would have a much different reaction.
John Counts
Tue, Aug 20, 2013 : 2:44 p.m.
Police still have to take in other reports even as they continue to investigate cases like the incident you are referring to.
Jake
Tue, Aug 20, 2013 : 2:15 p.m.
The man was identified from the woman's suspect description!?!?
Brad
Tue, Aug 20, 2013 : 9:07 p.m.
It happened to Michael Jackson.
mady
Tue, Aug 20, 2013 : 4:05 p.m.
Maybe she had a tape measure handy.........
halflight
Tue, Aug 20, 2013 : 3:02 p.m.
"it is possible the suspect was ID'd solely on the basis of his physical description (e.g., he might be a well-recognized public official)." Or, much more likely, a repeat offender known to police.
DBH
Tue, Aug 20, 2013 : 2:57 p.m.
I suspect that the reporter or police left out the likely involvement of a license plate in identifying the alleged perpetrator, but it is possible the suspect was ID'd solely on the basis of his physical description (e.g., he might be a well-recognized public official).
arborani
Tue, Aug 20, 2013 : 2:20 p.m.
Biting my tongue here . . .