Berkeley police arrested an Oakland man on Oct. 30 on suspicion of secretly recording women and minors with concealed cameras, and they are asking other possible victims to come forward, the city said.
The investigation began Oct. 26. A teenage girl waiting in line at Lox Stock and Bagel on Allston Way stepped on a man's foot and noticed a camera pointed toward her, police said. Detectives used evidence from the scene and automated license plate reader technology to identify a possible suspect.
Late Oct. 29 into Oct. 30, a passerby told an officer near Durant Avenue and Bowditch Street about a man with a camera attached to his shoe. Officers detained the suspect in the 2500 block of Durant Avenue and found a mini camera discarded in a nearby trash can, police said. Detectives later found that a second, stationary camera had been hidden inside the Taco Bell Cantina at 2528 Durant Avenue around 11 p.m. Oct. 29.
Police identified the suspect as Noah Stein, 35. He was arrested on suspicion of invasion of privacy with a concealed recording device, annoying or molesting a minor and destroying evidence, The Daily Californian reported. Detectives seized electronic devices from his Oakland home and believe he had frequented the South Campus area for weeks, SFGATE reported. These are allegations; he has not been convicted.