NORTH HILLS, Calif. (KTLA) — Police say they have arrested the man dubbed the “red car flasher” after two years and dozens of sightings.
24-year-old Luis Bucio-Cedeno was taken into custody last Friday after police obtained a warrant for indecent exposure, child annoying, lewd conduct and sexual battery.
He was booked on 19 criminal counts against 11 victims. He was due in court on Monday.
His bail was set at $110,000, but a no-bail federal immigration hold was obtained due to his immigration status.
According to police, the break in the case came in February, when a female jogger wrote down a license plate for the van of a man who had exposed himself to her.
During that same exposure incident, a red Toyota was parked in front of the van.
The victim remembered seeing the Toyota’s driver speaking to the van’s driver.
When the van left, she was astounded to see the Toyota’s driver also expose himself to her.
The van’s license plate set detectives on a trail that led to several other cars, one of which was registered to Bucio-Cedeno in North Hills.
Eleven separate exposure victims identified Bucio-Cedeno from photo line-ups, police said.
Detectives followed him for a couple weeks, hoping to corroborate the identifications by catching him in the red car, but he never drove it.
They decided they had enough evidence, so they presented the case to the City Attorney’s office and got a warrant.
Officers went to Bucio-Cedeno’s house Friday evening and used a ruse to get residents to come outside. When Bucio-Cedeno walked out, he was arrested
Polices discovered that his aunt had owned a red Camry until selling it recently. She said she had let him borrow it from her for several months.
Anyone with information is urged to call LAPD Mission Detectives, at (818) 838-9975. Anonymous tips can be called into Crimestoppers at 800-222-TIPS (8477).
24 Comments to “Alleged ‘Red Car Flasher’ Arrested, Charged with 19 Counts”
January 4, 2013 at 5:04 AM
There are some crazy, twisted people in this world.
January 4, 2013 at 5:27 AM
What motivates people to do this?
Do they think random people want to see their junk?
January 4, 2013 at 5:38 AM
People are the strangest creatures.
Some think recreational drugs don't influence actions, some think alcohol abuse doesn't effect behavior. And it's all fun and games until some loser crosses the line and has to be arrested.
January 4, 2013 at 6:56 AM
Nothing indicates this man is under the influence of anything.
Maybe his loser father has been dumping booze down his throat????
January 4, 2013 at 7:03 AM
Maybe he was hearing voices from ghosts in the sky, who knows?
January 4, 2013 at 7:09 AM
Maybe the christian god is speaking to him?
January 4, 2013 at 7:10 AM
No more likely the rejection of Judeo Christian values.
You know, like an atheist teen who would be caught at a drug party with an entire cooler of booze.
January 4, 2013 at 7:17 AM
It could be a pagan who steals "sexy goats", who knows?
January 4, 2013 at 7:25 AM
Right?
January 4, 2013 at 7:48 AM
That's a more muslim thing. And strange you would think of goats and sex in the same sentence. You showed up about the same time as this other strange thing, are you two members of the same troll gang?
January 4, 2013 at 8:14 AM
Yeah strange. Explain this:
Roger 166p • 6 minutes ago
No, just more of your sexy goats.
January 4, 2013 at 9:59 AM
*crickets chirping*
January 4, 2013 at 10:02 AM
Imagine that
January 4, 2013 at 10:09 AM
Why do you want to talk about goats and sex?
You are a strange bird, with the emphasis on strange.
January 4, 2013 at 7:24 AM
You have not shown he has rejected these so called values.
You know like a pretend christian who does not like the things that makes this country great
January 4, 2013 at 7:49 AM
You are a strange bird. When Christians do bad things it's not because of the teachings of Christ, that's why when they do the Christians reject those actions and either they repent or ejected.
January 4, 2013 at 8:46 AM
How did you three retards take this from a flasher to a goat screwing African priest? You all need your heads examined. Jesus what a pack of fools. He's probably here illegally, anyway.
January 4, 2013 at 9:12 AM
I am not sure ask roger
January 4, 2013 at 10:08 AM
Wee, it sounds like you had your head handed to you in a basket.
What a weirdo dude, don't you even understand the area this TV station broadcasts?
January 4, 2013 at 10:02 AM
Some girls just don't know how to take a compliment.
January 4, 2013 at 10:09 AM
Why does wee have parallel profiles for those kinds of comments?
Why doesn't he have the courage to say them from his normal profile?
What a coward.
January 4, 2013 at 10:07 AM
Wee, do you always resort to making up fake quotes?
April 1, 2013 at 12:40 PM
Is he an illegal alien?
April 1, 2013 at 6:33 PM
It says he is right there in the article.