NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Police are asking residents along E. Ocean View Avenue to check their security cameras as detectives investigate a reported sexual assault.
Police said the incident was reported Sept. 1 after a woman was approached by an unknown man while she was walking in the 1200 and 1300 blocks of E. Ocean View Avenue.
According to police, the encounter happened sometime between 6:05 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. The woman was able to get away from the man and call for help. Police said she was not injured.
Special Crime Detectives are continuing to investigate and are now turning to people who live and work along that stretch of Ocean View for help.
Investigators are asking residents in the 1200 and 1300 blocks of E. Ocean View Avenue to review footage from doorbell cameras, home security systems and other private cameras that may have captured something useful during that time period.
Police have established a Public Portal where residents can submit photographs or video directly to detectives.
Anyone with additional information about the investigation can also contact Norfolk Police at 757-664-7033.
The investigation remains ongoing.