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Police Seek Suspect in Attempted Kidnapping on UC Berkeley Campus

Written by The Standard StaffPublished Jan. 26, 2023 • 7:30am
Screenshot of suspect in an attempted kidnapping on the UC Berkeley campus.
Suspect in an attempted kidnapping on the UC Berkeley campus on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023

Police released a video Wednesday of a man trying to kidnap a young woman on the UC Berkeley campus this week.

The incident happened at 5 p.m. Tuesday near the intersection of Euclid and Hearst avenues.

The unidentified suspect told the woman that he was going to take her to his car. She fled safely to a nearby cafe.

Police described the suspect as in his 40s, thin and bald with no facial hair, wearing a black jacket, white shirt, blue jeans and white sneakers.

The suspect is still at large.

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