BPD: “At this point it doesn’t meet the criteria to be attempted kidnapping.”
Child abduction attempt
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King Middle School reports suspicious activity after spate of attempted child abductions in Berkeley
Two boys walking home from King Middle School on Monday, April 4, reported suspicious activity from a man in a parked car at Colusa Avenue near Marin Avenue. Image: Google Maps Two Berkeley middle schoolers escaped a possible attempted child abduction Monday after a man in a parked car beckoned them to come over and said he […]
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Malcolm X school tells community about possible child abduction attempt
A student at Malcolm X Elementary School may have been involved in a child abduction attempt. Photo: Malcolm X UPDATE, March 17: Berkeley police issued a Nixle alert at around 12:45 p.m. with regard to the possible child abduction attempt described below. The alert details what the 9-year-old student says happened, and says the driver of the […]
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Police investigate kidnapping attempt near Berkeley
Image: Google Maps Police are investigating a kidnapping attempt that took place late Saturday near the Berkeley border in Albany. At about 11:10 p.m., police responded to reports of an attempted kidnapping of a teenage girl near Neilson Street and Sonoma Avenue, said Albany Police Lt. Daniel Adams. Police said a man tried to force […]
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Berkeley police use license plate reader in kidnapping attempt investigations
A trailer with a license plate reader has been set up at Willard Middle School. Photo: Citizen reporter Authorities have set up a trailer with “license plate technology” at Willard Middle School to help with an investigation into five child abduction attempts in Berkeley since September. An astute Berkeleyside reader noticed the trailer outside Willard last […]
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Berkeley Police announce 2 more child abduction attempts; new vehicle description
There were three child abduction attempts near Willard Middle School in September. Photo: Nancy Rubin Authorities have released an updated vehicle description and more information about five child abduction attempts in Berkeley over the past month, including two that had not previously been reported. Berkeley Police Officer Byron White, a department spokesman, said investigators believe the most […]
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BUSD: Another attempted child abduction in Berkeley
Image: Google maps The Berkeley Unified School District is alerting the community to an attempted abduction of three girls Sunday on College Avenue. According to a notice released Monday morning by the school district, the girls were walking on College Avenue and Webster Street at about 6:10 p.m. when a man near a van yelled at […]
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Authorities respond to 2 incidents at Malcolm X School
Two incidents created a dramatic scene at Malcolm X Elementary on Monday, Sept. 21. Image: Google Street Two incidents created a dramatic scene at Malcolm X Elementary on Monday, Sept. 21. Image: Google Street Two separate incidents in the vicinity of Malcolm X Elementary School on Monday morning brought traffic to a standstill on Ashby Avenue, a […]
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Berkeley schools on alert after 2 abduction attempts
It has been reported that three Willard Middle School students were involved in two unsuccessful abduction attempts on the morning of Friday Sept. 18, 2015. Photo: Willard Middle School Berkeley schools, and the local school community, are on alert after reports of two separate attempted abductions Friday morning as students made their way to classes at Willard […]
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Berkeley woman grabbed in attempted kidnapping
A Berkeley woman was grabbed in an apparent kidnapping attempt on Friday March 7 in the 1200 block of San Pablo Avenue, between Harrison and Gilman streets. Image: Google Maps The Berkeley Police are asking for the community’s help in finding a suspect in an attempted kidnapping. On Friday, March 7, at about 10:20 p.m. a 23-year-old Berkeley woman […]
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Man suspected of trying to abduct 2 Berkeley girls
The attempted abduction happened near the intersection of Berryman and Josephine streets near the King campus. Image: Google Maps On Thursday, May 2, officials say two sixth grade girls, who were waiting to be picked up from King Middle School, were approached by a man who asked them to help him retrieve an item from […]
