Crime & Safety

Flasher Exposed Himself to 12-Year-Old Girl on Los Alisos

A 12-year-old says someone jumped out of the bushes and flashed her.

Written by City News Service

Police today were on the lookout for a male suspect who exposed himself to a 12-year-old girl in Mission Viejo.

The girl told authorities she was walking home from school around 3:15 p.m. Friday when the suspect jumped out from behind some bushes in the area of Via Pera and Los Alisos Boulevard and exposed his genitalia, according to a statement from the Orange County Sheriff's Department.

The girl ran off and reported the incident.

The suspect is described as white, 25 to 30 years old, about 5 feet 7 inches tall, 135 pounds with short blonde hair and a mustache. He was wearing dark camouflage shorts, a gray T-shirt and dark-colored sneakers.

Anyone with information about the suspect was urged to contact the sheriff's department at (714) 647-7000. Anonymous tips can be made by calling OC Crime Stoppers at (855) 847-OCCS.

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