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

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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 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.

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

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<a href="https://manager.everbridge.net/pub/3059945155218952">Police described the suspect</a> as in his 40s, thin and bald with no facial hair, wearing a black jacket, white shirt, blue jeans and white sneakers.

<a href="https://manager.everbridge.net/pub/3059945155218952">Police described the suspect</a> as in his 40s, thin and bald with no facial hair, wearing a black jacket, white shirt, blue jeans and white sneakers.

<a href="https://sfstandard.com/criminal-justice/police-seek-suspect-in-attempted-kidnapping-on-uc-berkeley-campus/" class="wpml-ls-link">English</a>
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.



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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true">Who is this suspect? On 1/24, this suspect tried to kidnap a women walking from campus.<a href="https://t.co/zR4lA8hWBa">https://t.co/zR4lA8hWBa</a> <a href="https://t.co/EnCx0MPvDN">pic.twitter.com/EnCx0MPvDN</a>&mdash; Berkeley Police (@berkeleypolice) <a href="https://twitter.com/berkeleypolice/status/1618335723463270400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 25, 2023</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<a href="https://manager.everbridge.net/pub/3059945155218952">Police described the suspect</a> 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.

 <a href="https://sfstandard.com/criminal-justice/police-seek-suspect-in-attempted-kidnapping-on-uc-berkeley-campus/" class="wpml-ls-link">English</a>

Screenshot of suspect in an attempted kidnapping on the UC Berkeley campus.

Matthew Kupfer

Police Seek Suspect in Attempted Kidnapping on UC Berkeley Campus

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