Police seek more victims after Bowie man’s stalking arrest
Police say a Bowie man followed a woman from a Gaithersburg Kohl’s to her home and tried to enter through a window, and detectives think other shoppers may have seen him.
Montgomery County police say a Bowie man followed a woman from a Gaithersburg Kohl’s to her home and then allegedly tried to climb through a window, turning a shopping-center encounter into a possible home intrusion.
Detectives identified the suspect as Adrean Walls, 20, in a July 22 county release titled “Twenty-Year-Old Arrested for Stalking and Indecent Exposure; Additional Victims a Concern.” Police said the alleged stalking and indecent exposure happened at the Orchard Center shopping center in the 12000 block of Cherry Hill Road, inside Kohl’s, before the woman was followed home.
The county said “additional victims” were a concern, and investigators believe other shoppers may have had similar contact with Walls at Orchard Center. That is why the case matters in Prince George’s County as well as Montgomery County: Walls is identified as a Bowie resident, and the path of the case suggests a person seen in one public place may have targeted more than one woman.
Police have framed the incident as more than a single bad encounter. The allegation moves from a store aisle to a parking lot and then to a home window, a sequence that can leave residents unsure whether what they saw was part of a larger pattern. Investigators are asking anyone who noticed a man following shoppers at Kohl’s, lingering at Orchard Center, or approaching women in a similar way to come forward.
People who may have had contact with Walls should keep any screenshots, messages, photos, video, or written notes tied to the encounter, along with the date, time and location. That material can help detectives connect one report to another and determine whether the same suspect approached other shoppers.
Anyone who believes they may have been targeted can call Montgomery County police at 240-773-6870. Non-emergency incidents can also be reported to police at 301-279-8000, and emergencies should go to 911.
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