Crime & Safety

Sexual Battery In Colonial Village Area Under Investigation

Arlington County Police are looking for a young man who assaulted a woman Tuesday afternoon in the Colonial Village neighborhood.

Arlington County Police are looking for a young man who assaulted a woman Tuesday afternoon in the Colonial Village neighborhood.
Arlington County Police are looking for a young man who assaulted a woman Tuesday afternoon in the Colonial Village neighborhood. (Michael O'Connell/Patch)

ROSSLYN, VA — Arlington Police are looking for a juvenile male in connection with a sexual battery that occurred Tuesday afternoon in the Colonial Village neighborhood outside of Rossyln, according to the daily crime report.

Officers responded around 1:30 p.m. to the 1900 block of North Rhodes Street, for the report of an assault. The victim told police she was approached from behind by a juvenile male who grabbed her by the buttocks before running away. The responding officers canvassed the neighborhood without success.

Police describe the suspect as young Hispanic male, standing about 5-foot-2 to 5-foot-4 in height. He had black hair and brown eyes. This remains an ongoing investigation.

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