HAYWARD (KRON) — A 15-year-old girl is home with her family after being the target of an attempted kidnapping Friday afternoon.
It all happened in the 24000 block of Whitman Avenue.
That’s when The girl said a man tried to pull her into his vehicle as she was walking home from school.
The girl was able to fight back and escape, running to a nearby neighbor’s house.
The man drove off and has yet to be found by police.
The girl told the responding officers that she did not know the man, nor had she ever seen him before.
The suspect is described as a white male adult, 20’s, tan complexion, scruffy short beard, no mustache, brown short hair, 5’6″ – 5’7″inches tall, 140 to 150 pounds, skinny build, squared prescription glasses, hazel eyes.
The girl told police he was wearing a gray shirt, black knee length shorts, orange athletic socks, and sandals.
He was last seen driving a white sedan, possibly a newer model 4 door Honda Civic, with paper plates.
The Hayward Police Department thinks this could be related to a similar incident that happened on February 20.
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