Crime & Safety
Police: Peeping Tom Spotted in South Arlington
Investigators so far have not located the man, according to police.
Two women reported seeing a peeping Tom outside of their South Arlington apartment Friday night, according to information the Arlington County Police Department released today.
The incident took place at 10:13 p.m. Friday at a residence in the 4400 block of South 31st Street, according to police.
The women told police they saw a man lurking outside and looking into their apartment through some windows.
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When one of the women opened the apartment's back door, the man ran away and hid behind some trees, according to police. Officers were called and a police dog searched for the man, but he remains at large.
The man was described as being in his late 30s with short black hair, and he wore a black shirt and baggy jeans at the time.
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