District Attorney Jim Martin announced Oct. 7 a City of Bethlehem police officer was charged with indecent exposure and disorderly conduct.

Glenn Curtis Woolard, 35, was charged with two counts each of indecent exposure, a misdemeanor of the second degree; and disorderly conduct, a summary offense. He is married and resides at 6614 Mine Dr., Lower Macungie Township.

In an investigation conducted by the Pennsylvania State Police from the Fogelsville station of Troop M, Bethlehem, it is alleged on two separate occasions, Woolard was observed masturbating in his car.

In the first incident, which occurred Sept. 27, an adult female saw him in the parking lot of Target, 749 Krocks Road, Lower Macungie Township. On Oct. 5, another adult female operating a truck witnessed him engaging in the same behavior while each were driving in their separate vehicles on Hamilton Boulevard between Cedar Crest Boulevard and Lincoln Avenue.

Woolard has been placed on suspension by Bethlehem Chief of Police Mark DiLuzio and will be facing further disciplinary action. He has been employed as a police officer since February, 2013. Prior to his employment with the Bethlehem Police Department, Officer Woolard served honorably with the U.S. Army in the 75th Ranger Battalion and did multiple tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Woolard was scheduled to be arraigned Oct. 7 through Central Booking, at which time bail was scheduled to be set.

As in every criminal case, the fact an arrest has occurred or a complaint has been filed is merely an accusation; and the defendant, Glenn Curtis Woolard, is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.