Man Exposes Self, Performs Lewd Act in Front of Jogger

Another woman has reported a case of indecent exposure close to in Centreville, and the incident may be connected to over the past year, Fairfax County Police said Wednesday. 

The woman was jogging near Sully Park Drive and Truitt Farm Drive in Centreville around 12:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 17, when she heard a whistle, police said. When she looked over, a man was exposing himself and then he started masturbating. The woman yelled, and he ran down a paved path. 

In a press release, police said that it could be related to that took place over the past year. A large sign has been set up on Sully Park Drive in recent weeks that urges people to report suspicious activity. , police said that there could be multiple people involved in the incidents.

The jogger described the man as olive-skinned with a protruding gut, a green shirt and blue jeans. He was between 5’3” – 5’7” feet tall. A helicopter flew overhead shortly after the incident, but police were not able to locate the suspect.

Safety tips from the Fairfax County Police Department:

• Try not to go out alone; if you do, make sure someone knows where you will be and when you expect to return.
• If possible, avoid using trails after dark.
• Do not use headphones at a high volume; make sure you can hear what’s going on around you.
• Always look ahead and see what or who is around you (Also if exercising, watch out for potholes, gates and other trail users and obey traffic signals).
• Call 9-1-1 if you feel you are in imminent danger.
• Carry your cell phone with you at all times and pre-program 9-1-1 into your phone.
• Call the non-emergency number if you see any suspicious activity. Suspicious activity is any person, noise, car or event that doesn’t feel right to you.
• The non-emergency number in Fairfax County is 703-691-2131. It might be beneficial to pre-program your local police department’s non-emergency number into your phone.
• Always lock your car doors and if driving to a trail or park, leave your valuables at home! If you do bring them, lock them in the trunk but beware of someone watching you do this. Valuables commonly stolen from parked vehicles include GPS units, laptop computers, blue tooth devices, CDs, purses/wallets.
• Remove any empty bags or briefcases from your vehicle to allay criminals’ curiosities.
• Clean the GPS suction cup circle from your windshield.

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