(Updated at 8:05 p.m.) The Arlington County Police Department is asking for tips from the public to identify a man they say has repeatedly exposed himself in the Radnor-Ft. Myer Heights neighborhood, near Courthouse and Clarendon.
The suspect is reported to have approached several victims while exposing himself.
Police describe the suspect as a Hispanic male in his 20s or 30s, standing at 5’8″ to 5’10” tall with a medium build. The suspect, during several incidents, reportedly wore “dark clothing with a hat or hood pulled tight around his face.”
ACPD is seeking the public's assistance identifying a suspect involved in a series of indecent exposures. Since January, police have investigated 5 reports of an unknown male suspect approaching victims walking in the area while exposing himself. Details: https://t.co/1CpPg03W8x pic.twitter.com/5zJqRWBELK
— ArlingtonCountyPD (@ArlingtonVaPD) May 2, 2018
Police have linked five separate indecent exposure incidents on four different days to the same suspect “based on witness interviews and evidence collected.”
The incidents, according to police, occurred at the follow dates, times and locations:
- January 26, 2018, 10:35 p.m., N. Rolfe Street at 16th Street N.
- February 9, 2018, 9:48 p.m., 1800 block of 16th Street N.
- February 13, 2018, 11:00 p.m., 2700 block of Clarendon Boulevard
- March 3, 2018, 11:58 p.m., 16th Street N. at N. Rhodes Street
- March 3, 2018, 11:35 p.m., 1900 block of Clarendon Boulevard
The incidents all occurred within approximately a mile of one another, more or less along Clarendon Boulevard. Other indecent exposure incidents have been reported nearby in recent weeks, but were not included in the ACPD press release. However, a police spokesperson tells ARLnow that detectives’ preliminary investigation leads them to believe these two most recent incidents will also end up being included in the same case based on the location and suspect description.
The individual involved in these incidents travels by foot and appears to remain in the same area. At this time, the investigation has not revealed a link between these cases and the April 12 incident.
— ArlingtonCountyPD (@ArlingtonVaPD) May 2, 2018
More from the press release:
The Arlington County Police Department is sharing these crime prevention tips to help keep you safe as you travel in the area. Remain alert and aware of your surroundings at all times. Whenever possible, walk with another person and stay in well-lit, high traffic areas. Limit your use of devices that may distract you or impede your vision or hearing. If you see something suspicious or are the victim of a crime, contact the Emergency Communications Center as soon as possible by calling 703-558-2222 or 9-1-1 in an emergency.
If anyone has information on the identity of this individual or details surrounding these incidents, please contact Detective J. Echenique of the Arlington County Police Department’s Special Victims Unit at [email protected]. To report information anonymously, contact the Arlington County Crime Solvers at 866.411.TIPS (8477).