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Thursday, February 28, 2013

Police: Armed Sexual Assault in South Reston

A 32-year-old woman was sexually assaulted after being pulled into a van in the parking lot of Reston Glen apartments on Tuesday night, Fairfax County Police said Thursday afternoon.

Police are investigating a sexual assault that occurred Tuesday, February 26. Around 11:20 p.m. a 32-year-old woman was walking from Pinecrest Road through the Laurel Glade apartments when she reported a man grabbed her from behind and displayed a weapon. She was pulled into a van where a second man was waiting. The van was driven to Green Range Drive near Emerald Heights Court, where the victim was sexually assaulted and then released.

The suspects were described as possibly Hispanic and the van was described as being similar to an older model Plymouth Voyager.
Fairfax Police are asking anyone with information to contact Crime Solvers by phone at 1-866-411-TIPS/8477, e-mail at www.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org or text “TIP187” plus your message to CRIMES/274637, or to call Fairfax County Police at 703-691-2131.

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3 comments:

  1. A guy matching this description attempted to abduct 3 women already. He was following my friend and she got his plates and reported him. When she did it the police didn't even know about the attempted abductions in the news. The police have had this information since summer. Sad.

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  2. Shit. Time to rename the complex gain.

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  3. I don't find that funny. A woman's life was destroyed.

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