Visalia Man Arrested for Exposing Himself in Front of a Child, Theft

By Anthony W. Haddad

Published 4 months ago on

October 14, 2024

Michael Laue, 43, was arrested on suspicion of exposing himself to a child and for stealing a pair of shoes on Sunday, Oct. 13. (Visalia PD)

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Police arrested a man on Sunday morning after he was accused of stealing shoes and exposing himself in front of a child, the Visalia Police Department reported.

Officers responded to a report of a theft at DD’s Discounts on North Dinuba Boulevard, where a man had allegedly taken a pair of shoes.

While searching the area, police received another report of a man fitting the suspect’s description exposing himself in front of a 10-year-old child in the 700 block of West Prospect.

Officers located Michael Laue, 43, at the intersection of Dinuba Boulevard and Sweet Street, where he was found wearing the stolen shoes.

Laue was arrested and booked into the Tulare County Adult Pre-Trial Detention Facility on charges of theft, indecent exposure, and annoying a child under 18, authorities said.

The stolen shoes were returned to DD’s Discounts.

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Anthony W. Haddad,

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Anthony W. Haddad, who graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with his undergraduate degree and has an MBA at Fresno State, is the Swiss Army knife of GV Wire. He writes stories, manages social media, and represents the organization on the ground.