Crime & Safety

Man 'Gropes' Woman At Arlington Metro Stop: Metro Transit Police

A woman was sexually assaulted while getting off the metro at an Arlington stop Wednesday night.

ARLINGTON, VA — A woman was sexually assaulted at an Arlington Metro stop Wednesday night, according to Metro Transit Police.

The woman was getting off the Silver Line at the East Falls Church stop at about 6:38 p.m. when a man "groped her breast," Metro officials said.

Authorities describe the suspect as a thin black male in his early 20s, standing 6'1" with dreadlocks.

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