Police Fail To Locate Assault Suspect Along W&OD Trail

HERNDON, VA — Town of Herndon Police, along with Fairfax County police officers and the FFX 1 helicopter, failed to locate a suspect Tuesday morning in connection with the recent assaults that have occurred along the W&OD Trail, according to an HPD post on Twitter.

Herndon Police warned the public in a 7:26 a.m. Twitter post of an increased police presence in the area, as they searched for a suspect along the trail where it crosses from the town into the county.

Police believe the man they were looking for was the same person wanted in an assault on a woman in the Reston area of the trail on Friday, according to Lisa Herndon, a spokeswoman with Herndon Police said.

Police described the man as 5-foot-6 and wearing a black bandana or “doo-rag," black tank top, black K95 mask; and black underwear.

Herndon Police reported the area clear and that a suspect had not been located, according to a 8:16 a.m. Twitter post.

Fairfax County Police reported that a naked man had grabbed a woman at 8:12 a.m., on Friday, between Center Parkway and the Fairfax County Parkway. After the woman broke free, the man, who wasn't wearing any pants, ran toward the 12100 block of Sunset Hills Road.

In that incident, police described the man as standing between 5-foot-5 and 5-foot-8 in height, with an athletic build. He was either white or Hispanic, and wore a dark-colored head band and a yellow exercise vest.

Detectives from the Major Crimes Bureau Sex Crimes Squad believe this man may also have exposed himself between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m. on Aug. 3, 15, and 18 on the trail near the Fairfax County Parkway. Police ask anyone with information about this case to call 703-435-6846.