Burbank residents are shaking their heads once more as Calese Carron Crowder, a “serial booty sniffer,” has landed back behind bars.
Police arrested the 38-year-old on August 20, 2025, after he allegedly crept up behind a woman inside a Walgreens and sniffed her buttocks. Just one month earlier, Crowder made headlines when security cameras caught him following a woman through a Nordstrom Rack before leaning in toward her backside.
On August 20, officers responded after Walgreens employees called for help, taking Crowder into custody around 10:45 p.m. that night and booking him into jail early the next morning.
In July, officers arrested Crowder shortly after the Nordstrom Rack incident at a nearby Walmart and charged him with loitering with intent to commit a crime. That July 2025 case resulted in a $100,000 bail, yet he still managed to secure release.
Authorities say Crowder’s latest arrest came while he remained on parole, which escalated the situation to a felony. Given his parole status and repeated pattern of similar offenses, authorities decided to keep him in custody without bail.
Crowder’s history of abuse
A butt sniffing sex offender out on parole for sniffing butts was arrested in Burbank, California for tax evasion… no, I’m kidding he was sniffing butts
— Kevin Dalton (@TheKevinDalton) July 25, 2025
Calese Carron Crowder, 38, was taken into custody after officers received a report of a suspicious person loitering in the… pic.twitter.com/8mUH6BBoXN
Police and prosecutors now face mounting pressure to address why Crowder keeps returning to the streets despite his bizarre and invasive behavior.
The Burbank Police Department has documented multiple cases over the years involving Crowder’s lewd conduct toward unsuspecting women, with each incident heightening public outrage.
In 2023, a Barnes & Noble shopper in Burbank posted viral TikTok footage of Crowder crouching behind her, claiming he was tying his shoes, but onlookers suspected otherwise.
Glendale and Burbank police reports have linked Crowder to similar behavior dating back to at least 2021.
Crowder’s rap sheet extends beyond lewd conduct. Local court records and media reports describe prior convictions for burglary, robbery, prowling, peeping, and indecent exposure.
In 2023, a Santa Clarita court sentenced him to a year in jail for indecent exposure, but his early release allowed him to reoffend almost immediately.
The women targeted in these cases reported feeling violated and fearful, underscoring that such actions are not harmless pranks but invasive assaults on personal boundaries.
