WHEELING, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Authorities are currently seeking information regarding an unknown individual who is reported to have approached and grabbed a juvenile girl by the arm on Monday afternoon, prompting the girl to run home.
The Wheeling Police Department reports that, on Monday, September 11, 2023, a juvenile girl was the victim of an unsettling exchange involving an older man whom the girl did not know.
The man is said to have approached the girl and grabbed her by the arm, at which point the girl fled the area, escaping the suspect and returning to her home in the same area unharmed. The incident was reported to police on the evening of Wednesday, September 13, 2023.
Described by the victim as “an older white man with a wrinkled face and mustache, short to medium length grey-white hair, around 5’8″ to 5’10” tall, scrawny build, and had a lisp, the individual who perpetrated the encounter was not a person with whom the juvenile involved was familiar.
Those with any information pertaining to this incident or to the individual involved have been asked to contact the appropriate authorities at (304) 234-3664.