Crime & Safety

Naked Man Grabs Woman, Exposes Himself On W&OD In Reston: Police

Police believe a man who grabbed a woman on the W&OD Trail in Reston and exposed himself on Friday may be involved in three other attacks.

Police believe a man who grabbed a woman on the W&OD Trail in Reston and exposed himself on Friday may be involved in three other attacks.
Police believe a man who grabbed a woman on the W&OD Trail in Reston and exposed himself on Friday may be involved in three other attacks. (Michael O'Connell/Patch)

RESTON, VA — Fairfax County Police are investigating the report of a naked man grabbing a woman on the Washington and Old Dominion Trail in Reston early Friday morning, according to a police release.

Police believe that this may be the same man who exposed himself on the trail on three previous occasions.

The victim told police that before 8:12 a.m. on Friday, she was walking east on the trail between Center Parkway and the Fairfax County Parkway, near mile marker 18.5, when a man approached her from behind and grabbed her waist, according to the report.

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Once the woman broke free, the man, who wasn't wearing any pants, ran toward the 12100 block of Sunset Hills Road, according to police. Officers searched the area with the help of the K9 unit, but they failed to locate the man.

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.

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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, according to police. Detectives have canvassed the area and are looking at surveillance footage.

The victim told police that after the man grabbed her near the 18.5 mile marker on the W&OD Trail he ran toward the ran toward the 12100 block of Sunset Hills Road in Reston. (Google Maps)

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