Creep Targets Another Sleeping Victim To Sexually Assault In Arlington: Police

Police in Arlington County are on the search for the creep who broke into a woman's home and sexually assaulted her while she slept, and they believe the case may be linked to another similar one that happened earlier this month.

Arlington County Police Department
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Cecilia Levine

04/13/2023 2:38 p.m.

The horrifying attack happened at 4:45 a.m. on Wednesday, April 12, at a home on the 2200 block of Claredon Boulevard in Arlington's Clarendon-Courthouse neighborhood, county officials said.

The victim screamed and the suspect fled from the residence on foot. Detectives are investigating the incident as possibly linked to an incident which occurred on April 2 in the Ballston-Virginia Square neighborhood.

The suspect is described as a black male with an average build, between 5’8” and 5’10” tall, police said.

This remains an active criminal investigation and anyone with information related to this incident is asked to contact Detective C. Oesterling (703-228-4241 or coesterling@arlingtonva.us). Information may also be provided anonymously through the Arlington County Crime Solvers hotline at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477).

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