UPDATE: A
49-year-old man has been arrested in connection with these incidents in Golden
Gate.
Manuel Martinez Campos, 10605 Noah’s Circle, Golden Gate,
was arrested Friday and charged with indecent exposure, a misdemeanor.
Detectives said Campos confessed to exposing himself to a
35-year-old woman on July 8.
The victim told detectives that she was in the alley behind
her residence on Tropicana Boulevard when she noticed an older model red
passenger car with a black hood. The car slowed down and the driver was staring
at her. She looked inside the car and noticed the man was fondling his
genitals.
The victim was scared and went back inside her residence. She saw the car circling her residence. She obtained the license plate number and gave it to deputies.The license plate was determined to belong to Campos, who owns a 2002 red Hyundai with a black hood, according to detectives.
The victim was scared and went back inside her residence. She saw the car circling her residence. She obtained the license plate number and gave it to deputies.The license plate was determined to belong to Campos, who owns a 2002 red Hyundai with a black hood, according to detectives.
At the time, detectives attempted to identify Campos as a
suspect through a photo lineup, but the victim declined to cooperate.
Three more cases involving a man in a red car were received
in September.
Two incidents were reported Sept. 8:
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.
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 man was fondling his genitals.
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 man was fondling his genitals.
On Sept. 11, a teenager reported that a man in a red car
approached her and offered her a ride in May in Golden Gate. She did not file a
police report at the time of the incident but decided to do so after hearing news
reports of similar incidents.
On Tuesday, Campos met with investigators and confessed to
exposing himself to the victim in the July 8 incident, according to detectives.
Detectives said he also confessed to being the person who
asked the teen girls to get into his vehicle in September and May, but did not confess
to fondling his genitals in the Sept. 8 incident.
Detectives obtained a warrant for Campos’ arrest in
connection with the July 8 incident and he was taken into custody Friday.
He was being booked into the Collier County jail late Friday
afternoon.
Original news release:
Deputies: Man In Red Car Approached Teens In Golden Gate
Collier County Sheriff's Office
Posted Date: 9/9/2015 3:15 PM
Deputies: Man In Red Car Approached Teens In Golden Gate
Collier County Sheriff's Office
Posted Date: 9/9/2015 3:15 PM
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).
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).
