Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a suspect in what Crime Stoppers is calling a “transit groping incident.”
On May 23, 2014, a woman boarded a bus at Williams Road and Railway Avenue, in Richmond, falling asleep after Brighouse Station.
The victim woke to find the suspect’s hand on her upper left thigh, which was covered by the suspect’s jacket.
The victim used her purse to block her lap and tried to move the suspect’s hand with her elbow, causing the suspect to move his hand further down her thigh.
The victim removed the jacket, grabbed the suspect’s hand, pushed it off and told him to get away from her.
The suspect apologized several times and stated, "I really like you. Is it possible to go out with you?"
The victim took a picture of the suspect and told him she was going to call the police. The suspect continued to apologize, and kissed her shoulder, disembarking at Westminster Highway and Highway 91.
If you have any information with respect to this incident, please provide your anonymous information to Crime Stoppers, at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).
