Twice last month, a man broke into apartments in separate buildings in the same block of Irving Street in Northwest Washington and sexually assaulted female tenants. On Monday afternoon, a man broke into a ground floor apartment, two women screamed, and neighbors confronted the man. He was released from prison two months ago after being convicted in 2007 of breaking into an apartment on Irving Street, across the street from the recent incidents. Police said the man confronted a woman in her bedroom, forced her to undress, demanded money and sexually assaulted her. Police said they think the same man broke into another building a few doors away two days later — this time through a rear basement window that had been left unlocked.

Source: Washington Post June 04, 2019 23:24 UTC