both times, officers say they just missed their suspect. 28-year-old winston garwin. in 2009, he was accused of exposing himself to several teenagers. i looked up the case, and will clerk shows he pleaded no contest to performing a lewd act. adjudication was withheld, offender and received five years probation. >> if he were going to escalate to do something more, i'm glad we got him. >> reporter: by the third incident, this mom was ready for an arrest. she stayed on the phone until officers arrived. garwin was running from the scene. >> i hope that doesn't happen again, and i hope he's not allowed to live anywhere near children. >> reporter: i spoke to his family over the phone this afternoon. they told me he is a good man and they do not believe he committed this crime. >>> the latest on breaking news we've been following since four o'clock. it was a 5-year-old boy who was pulled from a canal near an orange county elementary school. blocked off there. they're still investigating here. >> reporter: they're focusing their attention at the end of that fence line . crew