Police have reported another case of a woman being groped while walking at night.
At 10:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 4, police say a woman was walking down North 9th Street in Lyon Park when a man approached her and grabbed her breast. She screamed and the man ran away. He’s described by police as a 130 lb, 5’6″ Asian male.
The incident is similar to another reported sexual battery three days prior. In the August 1 incident, police were able to locate and arrest a suspect.
In Lyon Park last week, police say a man purposely backed into a parking space, hitting a person who was assumedly trying to save the space for someone else.
ASSAULT AND BATTERY-ARREST 07/21/10, 900 block of N. Wayne Street. On July 21 at 10 pm, a man purposely reversed his vehicle into someone standing in a parking space. William Reintzel Jr., 39, of Arlington, was charged with Assault and Battery and held on a $2,000 bond.
Also last week, a purse-snatching happened in the middle of Courthouse while people were heading home from work.
ROBBERY 07/22/10, 2100 block of Wilson Boulevard. On July 22 at 6 pm, an unknown man approached a woman walking and forcibly pulled her purse from her shoulder. The suspect then fled on foot. He is described as a black male, 20 to 30 years old, 5’10” and 185 lbs. The suspect was wearing a navy blue t-shirt and jeans.
The rest of the latest Arlington County crime report, after the jump.
