Detectives are
investigating two separate incidents in which teenage girls say they were
approached by a man in a red car in Golden Gate on Tuesday.
The suspect
exposed his genitals in one of the incidents.
A
13-year-old girl told deputies she was walking north on Tropicana Boulevard
near 32nd Avenue Southwest around 8:30 a.m. when a man she did not
know pulled up beside her and offered her a ride. The girl shook her head “no”
and kept walking.
The man
drove off and then circled back around and pulled up next to her. The man motioned for her to get into the
passenger seat and verbally offered her a ride. The girl kept walking and the
man drove off.
Deputies
said the man was described as Hispanic, in his 30s and clean shaven. The man
spoke to the girl in Spanish and had an accent. He was driving an older model
red passenger car.
An
18-year-old woman told deputies she was walking along 23rd Avenue
Southwest near 49th Terrace Southwest around 1:30 p.m. when a man
driving an older model red passenger car drove up next to her and stated they
should have sex.
The woman
continued walking. The man turned around and drove by slowly and asked the
woman in Spanish to get in the car so they could have sex.
The woman
looked into the car and saw that the man was fondling his genitals.
The man
begged her again to come into his vehicle and she kept walking.
Deputies
said the man was described as Hispanic and in his 30s. He was wearing a gray
striped shirt and eyeglasses.
Detectives
are also working to determine whether the two incidents are related to an
incident in July in Golden Gate in which a man in a red car exposed himself to
a woman.
The
35-year-old woman told deputies that she was in the alley behind her residence
on Tropicana Boulevard around 4:50 p.m. on July 8 when she noticed an older
model red passenger car.
The car
slowed down and she noticed the driver was staring at her. She looked inside
the car and noticed the man was fondling his genitals.
The woman
was scared and went back inside her residence. She saw the car circling her
residence.
The woman
told deputies the man was Hispanic.
Anyone with
information is asked to call the Collier County Sheriff’s Office at
239.252-9300, or if you want to remain anonymous and be eligible for a reward,
call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-780-TIPS (8477).