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Posted on Sun, Apr. 03, 2005
Miami jogger let it all hang out
Nude man arrested after early morning run through complex
WANDA J. DEMARZO
Knight Ridder Newspapers
MIAMI - For the past year, Robert Register has jogged through Coconut
Creek apartment complexes wearing nothing but a pair of white sneakers
with a reflective Nike logo.
On Thursday, shortly after 5 a.m., someone spotted the bare runner and
called police.
Officer Michael Dunsavage pulled into Coral Tree Circle and saw Register
jogging west.
When Dunsavage tried to stop Register, the nudist jumped into the bushes
at the intersection of Northwest 42nd Avenue and Coral Tree Circle,
according to police.
Dunsavage called for additional officers.
In his report, Dunsavage wrote that he could see the man hiding behind a
big tree.
The officer saw Register putting on a pair of blue running shorts and
watched as Register jumped out of the brush and jogged east on Coral
Tree Circle.
Register's attempt to cover up did not deter police from arresting him
for indecent exposure.
The 56-year-old told police he has been taking morning runs in the buff
between Tuesdays and Fridays for the past year.
Register told police that he is a nudist and "that's the way I like to
run."
Police said they had not received any complaints or calls about the
naked runner until Thursday.
"We've never had a jogger running around nude, that I know of, before
this incident," said Coconut Creek police spokeswoman Judie Banks. "When
I heard about it I had to wonder if there is some kind of holistic
advantage to running in the nude. "I would think it might be a little
uncomfortable."