Police in Prince William County believed they’ve nabbed a serial peeping tom who went after victims around Potomac Mills mall.
Here’s the latest in a press release:
Peeping Investigation – On November 16th at 3:10PM, officers responded to Potomac Mills Mall located at 2700 Potomac Mills Cir in Woodbridge (22192) to investigate a peeping incident. The victim, a 35 year old woman of Alabama, reported to police that she was using the restroom inside the mall when she saw a bag protruding from underneath a neighboring stall. At that point, the victim exited her stall to confront the suspect. A male suspect dressed in woman’s clothing then exited the stall and went to another stall adjacent to another woman. The victim alerted the woman in the stall then contacted Potomac Mills Mall security. Security staff made contact with the accused until officers arrived and detained the accused without incident. No injuries were reported.
Detectives from the Special Victims Unit determined the accused was the same suspect involved in two similar incidents which were reported at the Potomac Mills Mall on October 11th and the Wal-Mart of Worth Ave on May 15th.
Following the investigation, the accused was arrested.
Arrested on November 16th:
Richard RODRIGUEZ, 30, of 402 Old Greenwich Dr in Fredericksburg
Charged with 3 counts of unlawful filming of a nonconsenting person and 3 counts ofpeeping
Court date: December 22, 2015 | Status: Held WITHOUT bond
