Crime & Safety
Man Caught 'Exposing Himself' To Others In Palm Desert
The 55-year-old man was placed under arrest Wednesday afternoon.

PALM DESERT, CA — A Palm Desert man was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of indecent exposure, exposing himself while in a car, according to authorities.
Jack Mansker Jr., a 55-year-old Palm Desert resident, was identified and arrested.
Shortly after 10:30 a.m., deputies assigned to the Palm Desert Sheriff’s Station were dispatched to the 77000 block of Country Club Drive in Palm Desert for a report of indecent exposure.
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A 911 caller reported seeing a person, believed to be Mankser, exposing himself while inside a vehicle.
The suspect fled the scene in his vehicle before the deputies arrived, according to Sgt. Rovan Cleveland. Deputies later located the suspect vehicle and its driver, identified as Mansker, and arrested him.
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The Palm Desert Station Investigations Bureau assumed the investigation and confirmed it was Mansker who was exposing himself while inside his vehicle.
Mansker was arrested and booked into the John Benoit Detention Center. He was being held on charges of indecent exposure, a misdemeanor, on $5,000 bail with a court date of July 3.
This is an ongoing investigation, and anyone with information on this crime is asked to call Investigator Hickok at 760–836–1600, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Dispatch non-emergency number at 951–776–1099, or submit an anonymous tip through Riverside County Crime Stoppers.
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