MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Police have arrested a peeping Tom accused of committing lewd acts outside a girl’s window in Hialeah.
Police said it happened Monday, in the 1400 block of W. 41st Street, shortly after midnight.
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The arrest report says Riestra pulled a knife and swung it in the direction of the girl’s dad and then took off running.
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Police said Riestra provided them with a fictitious name and date of birth.
Riestra was transported to Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.
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