Crime & Safety

Oldsmar Man Accused Of Exposing Himself To Girl At Dollar Tree

A 68-year-old man has been arrested after being accused of exposing himself to a 13-year-old girl in the Dollar Tree in Tarpon Springs.

A 68-year-old man has been arrested after being accused of exposing himself to a 13-year-old girl in the Dollar Tree in Tarpon Springs Friday night.
A 68-year-old man has been arrested after being accused of exposing himself to a 13-year-old girl in the Dollar Tree in Tarpon Springs Friday night. (Pinellas Sheriff)

TARPON SPRINGS, FL — A 68-year-old man has been arrested after being accused of exposing himself to a 13-year-old girl in the Dollar Tree in Tarpon Springs Friday night.

According to Tarpon Springs Police, Sylvester Lloyd of Oldsmar was in an aisle at the store when they said he exposed his genitals to the girl and began touching himself.

The girl told police he was watching her and smiling during the encounter.

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The girl told her mother who was in another aisle, and the store clerk called police and tried to lock the store door so Lloyd couldn't escape. Lloyd, however, pushed through the door and got into his car. As he pulled away, the clerk got his license plate number.

Police picked up Lloyd and the 13-year-old girl identified him in a lineup.

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