Man Sprays Women Grocery Shopping In Owings Mills: Police

OWINGS MILLS, MD —After two women shoppers in Owings Mills were sprayed with a substance that made them dizzy, police are investigating. In addition to finding who is responsible, authorities are trying to determine whether there are more victims.

Officials believe the same man sprayed something on women's pants that made them feel weak after they touched it. The incidents happened Sept. 8 and 9, according to police.

The most recent case was at Wegmans in the 10100 block of Reisterstown Road. Police said the woman told authorities about the crime Tuesday, Sept. 22, but it happened Wednesday, Sept. 9.

The man had approached the woman in Wegmans and pointed out a substance on her pant leg, police said. After she touched it, she felt dizzy, according to authorities.

Just the day before — and less than 2.5 miles away — a similar incident occurred at another grocery store.

On Tuesday, Sept. 8, officers were called to the Giant in the 10200 block of Mill Run Circe, where a woman had been approached by a man claiming she had something on her pant leg.

Surveillance video from Giant showed him spraying the substance on her pant leg and following her throughout the store, police said. Authorities said when she touched the substance, she felt dizzy. Afterward, he followed her outside, but she made a scene, and he left the area, police reported.

Anyone who may have been a victim of the grocery store sprayer is asked to call detectives with the Franklin Precinct at 410-887-6975.