Police search for man who filmed up woman's skirt on escalator

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ARLINGTON, Va. — A woman called police after she noticed a man using his phone to record a video under her dress Tuesday.

According to a spokesperson with Arlington County Police Department, officers were called to the 1100 block of S. Hayes Street just before 10:30 p.m.

When officers arrived, they learned a woman had been riding an escalator when she noticed a stranger holding a phone under her dress. The woman confronted the man, who ran away.

Officers searched the area but did not find the suspect. The man is described as being between 25 and 30 years old, standing around 5-foot-9 and wearing a red zipped jacket of hoodie.

The man is wanted by police for "unlawful filming," according to police.

The woman also posted about her experience in a Washington, D.C. subreddit, saying she chased the man into the Pentagon City Mall and that she had identified him in mall footage.

"I’m home and safe but god, I feel like I need to scrub myself with steel wool," she wrote. "Y’all be careful out there."

Arlington Police shared data regarding the number of crimes within a 2,000-foot radius of the Pentagon City Metro thus far this year, and how they compared with 2022 data. The crimes with the biggest increases are robberies, simple assaults, damage/destruction of property, car thefts, shoplifting and disorderly conduct.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Arlington County Crime Solvers at 1-866-411 TIPS.

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