Virginia police searching for suspect accused of following elderly woman at store, then assaulting her at home

Police in Virginia Beach are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect who allegedly followed an elderly woman around at a store before assaulting her on the doorstep of her home. 

The incident happened Monday in the 400 block of Putnam Road, according to the Virginia Beach Police Department. 

"The man followed the woman throughout the store she was shopping in. He then followed her out of the store, making lewd comments to her in the parking lot," police said in a statement. "Unbeknownst to her, the man followed her home and assaulted her at her front door." 

Authorities described the suspect as a Black male with a black hair covering and wearing a red long-sleeve shirt, jeans and boots. 

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Police say the vehicle he was driving was a "white 4-door Buick sedan with a spare tire on the rear driver’s side." 

"The vehicle has a sunroof, tinted windows, and Virginia tags attached to the vehicle with the last four possibly being ‘7663,’" they added. "There is no front tag on the vehicle." 

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Images released by the Virginia Beach Police Department show the suspect walking around the aisles of what appears to be a drug store. 

The motive for the alleged crime is unclear.