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Suspect arrested for attacking, groping woman in Seattle's Green Lake neighborhood

By FOX 13 News Staff
Published  February 5, 2023 1:44pm PST
Crime and Public Safety
FOX 13 Seattle

Police arrest man accused of attacking woman on Howe St. stairs

A woman was assaulted on the Howe St. stairs, and police believe the suspect was involved in another assault in Greenwood.

SEATTLE - A man was arrested for reportedly attacking and groping a woman in Seattle’s Green Lake neighborhood.

Police were called to a business near N 56th St and Kirkwood Pl N at 11:45 a.m. Saturday, responding to an assault call. An employee at the store told police the suspect entered the business’s restricted area, punched her and groped her.

She fought back, then said the suspect ran off.

Several officers were called in to investigate, and witnesses directed them to investigate a suspicious man. Police chased after the man and arrested him near Eighth Ave NE and NE 72nd St.

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According to Seattle Police, the 25-year-old man was booked into King County Jail for burglary, indecent liberties, as well as a warrant for a previous crime—which was also burglary and indecent liberties.