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Man accused of committing ‘indecent act’ at local store arrested

Edward Gamble (Courtesy of Montgomery County Jail)
(Courtesy of Montgomery County Jail)

MIAMI TOWNSHIP, Montgomery County — A 39-year-old man is in jail after committing an “indecent act” at a store in Miami Township, according to a social media post from the police department.

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Miami Township police responded to reports of indecent exposure at a business on May 15.

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The man was allegedly “committing an indecent act near a clothing rack while watching a customer,” according to the post.

Police eventually arrested the suspect, Edward Gamble, for public indecency.

Montgomery County Jail records show that Gamble was arrested at a Plato’s Closet store near the Dayton Mall.

Authorities later learned that Gamble was arrested a few days before for the same offense in a different city, according to the post.

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