A former Stamford [CT] police officer on probation for lewdly confronting women in 2000 was arrested Saturday for placing a toy banana in his pants and flashing people in Greenwich.
Arthur Bertana, 62, of 271 Belltown Road, Stamford, was charged with breach of peace and interfering with a police officer.
Greenwich police say Bertana was arrested Saturday afternoon but had been seen on Greenwich Avenue for about a week, acting in a lewd manner.
"Over a span of time, there were several reports of a subject wearing extremely tight pants with an obvious bulge stuffed down his pants," Sgt. Roger Petrone Jr. said.
Bertana would allegedly greet passersby on the busy street while trying to draw attention, Petrone said. At times, he placed a bag in front of his pants, then moved it and show[ed] the bulge, he said.
Mr. Bertana kind of reminds me of one of the all-time heroes of The Legal Reader -- William Rhode III. Details about Mr. Bertana and his "toy" banana are here from Greenwich Time.