Police believe the sexual assault of a 17-year-old girl Thursday morning may be related to two prior incidents.
In each incident, a man wearing a plain red baseball cap fondled his victims.
“The person ran up, grabbed them from behind, touched them inappropriately and then ran off,” said Lucy Caldwell, of Fairfax County police.
In the latest incident, a 17-year-old girl was walking on the sidewalk in the 5900 block of Erving Street about 9 a.m. She described the man as either Asian or Hispanic in his mid-30s, standing about 5-foot-8 with a black, close-cut beard. He was wearing a blue T-shirt and a black cotton sweatpants with a white stripe on each side.
On Sept. 18, a 16-year-old attacked about 2:45 p.m. while walking on a path in the 6700 block of Metropolitan Center Drive in Springfield. Police said that suspect was described as a Hispanic man with a thin, black goatee or beard and wearing blue jeans and a white T-shirt.
The first assault took place Sept. 7 in the area of Old Keene Mill Road and Springfield Boulevard. The 26-year-old victim described the man as Hispanic and about 5-foot-6.
Anyone with information about the incidents should call Crime Solvers at 866-411-TIPS (8477) or Fairfax County police at 703-691-2131.
