Crime & Safety

CSUN Police Warn of Bathroom Peeper

There have been two incidents of someone reaching over shower stalls and snapping shots with a phone.

Cal State Northridge campus police Saturday were warning students to be on the lookout after two incidents involving someone photographing women using a bathroom stall at university buildings.

The most recent incident happened around 8 p.m. Wednesday in the first- floor women's restroom at Bayramian Hall, according to campus police.

The victim was in a stall when someone reached over the door holding a cellphone and took a photograph before fleeing, police said.

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The woman did not see the suspect's face, but reported that the person was wearing a green shirt, dark jeans and black skater-style shoes.

In a similar incident reported Sept. 16, a victim saw a white male with blond hair and red clothing reach over a bathroom stall door in the College of Education building and snap a photo with a phone that had a white plastic case, police said.

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Anyone with information about either incident was urged to contact campus police at (818) 677-3826 or (818) 677-3901.

--City News Service

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