Crime & Safety
Wanted For Twerking: DC Police Searching For These Two Women
Police say the incident — where two women twerked and groped a man at a convenience store — is third-degree sex abuse.
PHOTOS: Screen shots of surveillance video released by DC Police. Click on photos to enlarge.
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DC Police are on the lookout for two women who police say forcibly “twerked” on and groped a man last month at a Northeast Washington store. Police say the incident took place Oct. 7 at 4 p.m.
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Police say the incident, which took place in the 1700 block of New York Avenue NE, is third-degree sex abuse.
It all started when one of the women backed up and started “dancing” on a man in line behind her, according to a video initially released Monday by police on their YouTube channel (they have since taken it down).
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When the man tried to get out of the way, the other woman then appeared to grope the man, the video shows.
Anyone with information about the incident are asked to contact DC Police at: 202-727-9099.
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