Joggers report being groped by man in Washington, cops say. Now search is on for him
Multiple women said they were jogging when groped by a man in Washington, police said.
Now authorities are looking for him, the Seattle Police Department said in a Wednesday, Dec. 20, news release
The first woman reported being approached by a man on April 6 in the 900 block of 17th Avenue, police said. He grabbed her and left in a white Lexus, police said.
Another woman made a similar report on Nov. 7 when she was running in 300 block of Lake Washington Boulevard, police said.
Police said a third woman made a report on Dec. 17 after she was groped at Lakeside Avenue South and Lake Washington Boulevard.
All three of these incidents happened between noon and 3 p.m., police said.
“The women all described the suspect as an Asian male, in his twenties to forties, driving a white Lexus,” police said.
Anyone with information about similar incidents or about the case can contact the police department’s Sexual Assault Unit at 206-684-5575.
This story was originally published December 21, 2022 at 4:35 PM with the headline "Joggers report being groped by man in Washington, cops say. Now search is on for him."
