Montgomery County Department of Police is investigating a series of inappropriate touchings committed by a suspect who groped women in the adjacent neighborhood along the Trolley Trail between Edson and Tuckerman lanes in Bethesda.
Detectives have released video of the male suspect and urge anyone who may be a victim to contact them.
According to a police report, on May 21 at 9:30 p.m., a female walking on Nicholson Lane near the Kennedy Shriver Aquatic Center was approached by a suspect who was riding an electric scooter. The suspect knocked the woman to the ground and groped her before she escaped and called police.
Two days later, on May 23, two females were walking together on the Trolley Trail when they were approached by a person police believe to be the same suspect. He was riding an electric scooter. The suspect followed the women and touched them in appropriately, police said.
One of the victims took video of the suspect as he fled the scene.
The suspect is described as an adult male, possibly Asian or White, with a medium build, about 5-feet, 10-inches tall, in his 20s or 30s with short black hair. He was riding an electric black or gray scooter.
The suspect wore black-rimmed glasses, a light gray hooded sweatshirt with a multicolor rainbow design on the back, black pants and black, red and white shoes.
Detectives believe that there may be additional victims and urge anyone who believes themselves to be a victim or has information to contact Crime Solvers of Montgomery County toll-free at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477). Callers can remain anonymous.
