Accused Indecent Exposure Suspect Arrested: Mountain View Police

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA — Police are looking to speak with any additional victims of a man who was arrested on accusations of exposing himself to a runner on the Stevens Creek Trail last week.

A woman was running northbound on the trail near Central Avenue last Wednesday at about 8:30 p.m. when she saw a man later identified as 38-year-old Erich Eminhizer step out from the bushes. The victim was unsure of what Eminhizer was doing at the time but continued to run on, according to the police report.

After running a short distance, the woman began to feel nervous and turned around. She then spotted Eminhizer, who had been walking slightly behind her. As the woman approached him, Eminhizer then pulled his shorts aside and exposed himself, according to the victim, Mountain View Police said.

The victim called police immediately, and Eminhizer was spotted and detained as he was exiting the trail at Central Avenue. The victim positively identified Eminhizer as the man who had exposed himself and signed a citizen’s arrest form for indecent exposure.

Eminhizer was subsequently transported to the Santa Clara County Jail.

In addition to this case, police are looking into whether Eminhizer was in the area during an incident in which a man tried to pull down a woman's shorts on the trail on June 3 near Diericx Drive. More on that case can be found on our website at mvpd.gov.

Anyone who saw Eminhizer in the area during that incident or has more information to provide police is encouraged to reach out to Detective Robert Medina at robert.medina@mountainview.gov.