Crime & Safety

Woman Sexually Assaulted by Cabdriver After Leaving Georgetown

MPD is seeking a suspect in two sexual assaults that took place May 11 and May 12.

The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is investigating two sexual assaults that are believed to be related. Both incidents involved a female victim being picked up by a man working as a cabdriver; the women were picked up in Dupont Circle and Georgetown.

Lieutenant John Hedgecock said the woman who picked up her cab in Georgetown hailed the vehicle at the corner of M Street and Potomac Street.

According to MPD, in each case a female victim was picked-up by a subject working as a cabdriver, who drove the victim from elsewhere and then sexually assaulted them while en route to their destination.

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On May 11 one victim was picked up from the DuPont Circle area and subsequently assaulted in the area of the 300 block of 18th Street NE. On May 22, 2011 a victim was picked up from the Georgetown area and subsequently assaulted in the area of the 3700 block of Quebec Street NW.

According to MPD, both assaults occurred during the early morning hours and each involved a lone suspect.

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The victims in these assaults have described the suspect as being a Middle Eastern male with either olive or light brown skin tone, approximately 30-40 years of age, thin build, thick or curly hair, and wearing dark clothing. The suspect vehicle is described as a dark colored taxicab with dark interior.

MPD is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the assailant. Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the police at (202) 727-9099 or 1-888-919-CRIME (1-888-919-2746).

Additionally, anonymous information may be submitted to DC CRIME SOLVERS at 1-866-411-TIPS and to the department’s TEXT TIP LINE by text messaging 50411. If the information provided by the caller to the Crime Solvers Unit leads to an arrest and indictment, that caller will be eligible for a reward.


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