Man Accused of Filming Female Customers at Levittown Tanning Salon, Officials Report
Levittown, NY - March 28, 2019 - Second Squad detectives report the arrest of a Wantagh man for an incident that occurred on Tuesday, March 12, 2019 in Levittown at 4:36 P.M.
According to detectives, Jake Gabler-Colotti, 22, a customer at Beach Bum Tanning, 3151 Hempstead Turnpike, was observed by a female customer using a camera to video tape her while she was in a private tanning room.
After contacting police, Gabler-Colotti was placed into custody at the salon.
A subsequent investigation by detectives revealed that the defendant had, on previous occasions, videotaped other female customers in the Levittown, Seaford and Plainview Beach Bum Tanning salons.
Gabler-Colotti is charged with 2 counts of Unlawful Surveillance, 2nd Degree and was previously arraigned on March 13, 2019 at First District Court in Hempstead.
Detectives request anyone who believes they may have been a victim of Gabler-Colotti to contact the Second Squad at (516) 573-6253 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS.
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