Crime & Safety

Alleged Bathroom Groper Sought By Las Vegas Police

Police are looking for a male suspect they say groped a female inside a bathroom at a retail store in late December.

LAS VEGAS, NV - Las Vegas Metropolitan Police are looking for a man who groped a woman inside of a retail store bathroom in late December. According to a Metro release, the incident occurred on Dec. 28, 2017 around 10:15 p.m.

The man is alleged to have entered the women's bathroom while a woman was inside a stall. As she was leaving the stall she told the man he was in the wrong bathroom, police said, at which point the suspect put his hands on the victim's shorts and "groped her genitals." The victim was able to push the man away and exit the bathroom.

Surveillance footage showed the alleged suspect leaving in a white pickup truck. Anyone with information about the incident is encouraged to call LVMPD at 702-828-3421 or 702-385-5555.

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