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Police seek suspect in attempted kidnapping on UC Berkeley campus

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.