Bethlehem (PA) patrolman Glenn C. Woolard ended his night shift and was driving home Wednesday morning when he pulled down his basketball shorts and exposed himself, according to court records.
A woman in a box truck was driving next to Woolard’s sedan as they both went south on Hamilton Boulevard in Lower Macungie Township and was shocked at what she saw, telling a state trooper who took her report, he was “waving it around” and fondling himself, court records say.
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The woman gave the sedan’s license plate number to police, who went to Woolard’s nearby house. At first, Woolard denied the accusation, but then confessed, authorities said.
The 35-year-old patrolman admitted exposing himself Wednesday morning and also a week earlier in the parking lot of the Target store where a woman said he had his window down “as if he wanted to be seen,” the records say.
In his defense, Woolard allegedly told the trooper, he wasn’t doing it for sexual gratification. He was just trying to stay awake while driving home, court records say.
On Friday, authorities announced that Woolard was being suspended and charged with two counts of indecent exposure and disorderly conduct.
Woolard has been with the department since February 2013 and had no past disciplinary actions. He served honorably in the Army’s 75th Ranger Battalion and had multiple tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Before his military and law enforcement career, Woolard was a star pitcher at Kutztown University and is a member of the school’s Hall of Fame. He was drafted in the 10th round by the San Francisco Giants in 2002 and spent several years in the minor leagues before enlisting.