Crime & Safety
Police: Woman Reports Attempted Groping in Northeast Vienna
Vienna Police Department is investigating the April 12 report from a walker.
A woman told Vienna Police a man attempted to grope her while she was walking in northeast Vienna last week.
The report comes just more than three weeks after a groping was reported on the W&OD Trail in Vienna.That case involved two men on a bicycle. It was not clear at press time whether the two incidents were related.
The woman told police she was walking around 10:30 a.m. April 12 near Druid Hill Road and Beulah Road NE when she heard what sounded like a jogger coming up behind her.
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She moved to the side so the jogger could pass, but instead a man grabbed her and attempted to grope her, according to a Vienna Police report.
The woman screamed and fought off the man, who ran toward Maple Ave NE, she said.
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Police are continuing to investigate the incident. The suspect is described as a male in his late 20s with short black hair. He was wearing a red shirt, blue jeans and a black belt.
No further description of the man was provided by the victim.
Anyone with information on the case should contact MPO Gary Lose for further information at glose@viennava.gov or 703-255-6396.
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