Crime & Safety

Oakland County Deputies Search For Man They Say Followed Woman

Deputies are asking for help identifying a man they said followed a woman around a Meijer store, taking photos of her.

OAKLAND COUNTY, MI β€” The Oakland County Sheriff's Office on Thursday said it was asking for the public's help identifying a man they believe followed and took photographs of at least one woman around a Commerce Township Meijer.

According to the sheriff's office, the man, on Tuesday, followed around at least one woman while carrying a car wash brush. Deputies said that when the woman would bend over to pick up an item, the suspect would push the brush under her skirt.

Surveillance footage from Meijer corroborates the victim's description of events, deputies said. The suspect was seen leaving in a black Ford F-150 pick-up truck with a cargo carrier attached to the hitch, according to deputies.

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Deputies described the suspect as a white man in his 50s, with gray, balding hair. He was wearing a blue t-shirt with a red, white and blue state of Michigan logo on the front along with a white N95-type mask, deputies said.

You can see a photo of the suspect on the Oakland County Sheriff's Office Facebook page here.

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Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (800) SPEAK-UP.

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