Updated: February 6, 2012
Mauldin Police officials said that they have arrested a man identified as the suspicious person lurking outside Bethel Elementary School.
Detective Ben Ford of the Mauldin Police said investigators from the Mauldin Police Department, along with assistance from the Greenville County Sheriff's Office and Greer Police Department, positively identified the man as Octavio Ginez Altamirano, 23, of Greenville.
Altamirano has been charged with disturbing schools and first-degree harassment. He is being held at the Greenville County Detention Center where he is awaiting a bond hearing.
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Posted: February 3, 2012
Mauldin Police are asking for the public's assistance in identifying a man who they say was acting suspiciously at a local elementary school.
Seargeant Jason Peterson said that the man was seen hanging around the Bethel Elementary School campus on Friday.
According to Peterson, a school crossing guard noticed the man looking through a pair of binoculars and approached him in his vehicle, which was parked directly in front of the school. As the crossing guard approached the man, he drove away.
A few minutes later, Peterson said the man drove into the school drop-off loop and started a conversation with a student. A teacher interrupted the conversation and asked the man if she could help him. Peterson said that the man stated, "No" and sped off again.
The man is described as possibly asian or hispanic, between 20-30 years old with a medium build. He was driving a gold Honda Prelude with custom rims, a large spoiler and a black in color hood bra on the front of the vehicle.
If anyone has any information about the man's identity, please contact the Mauldin Police Department at (864) 289-8900.
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