Salem Ford Technician Caught Masturbating in Customer's Car

Police arrested a Salem Ford technician Thursday who was masturbating in a customer's vehicle while on break.

Mark A. Rice, 44, of Hooksett, N.H. was arrested and charged with two misdemeanor counts of indecent exposure.

Salem Police were dispatched to the Marshall's parking lot at 12:06 p.m. for a report of a male subject exposing himself in the vehicle.

Rice was in a black Hyundai Sonata bearing a Massachusetts registration, parked approximately six cars away from the front of the business.

Salem Officer Robert Holland responded to the parking lot, where he subsequently found the vehicle.

Holland exited his cruiser, walking one car length away from the car.

At that time, he could see Rice in the vehicle with his genitals exposed.

After Holland knocked on the window, Rice quickly zipped his pants up and was later asked to exit the vehicle, where he was then arrested.

According to police, Rice was arrested in 1996 by Billerica Police and again in 1998 by Boston Police for open and gross lewdness.

Rice was released by Salem Police on $500 cash bail. He will be arraigned at Salem District Court on Aug. 5 at 8 a.m.