NORTHRIDGE (CNS) – A man tried to kidnap a Cal State Northridge student near the campus today, but she got away, police said.
The attempted kidnapping occurred about 3:40 p.m. yesterday (Tues. Sept. 27) on Dearborn Street, according to campus police.
The suspect was seen a day earlier in the university’s Oviatt Library, police said.
A sketch of the suspect was issued by police in an emergency notification to students, staff and others.
The man is described as white, between 25-30, 6 feet 5 inches tall, with short black hair, a 5 o’clock shadow beard and a tattoo on his right arm, possibly of a name. He was wearing dark blue jeans, and a black shirt with an unknown red logo.
Anyone who spots the suspect was urged to immediately contact CSUN Police dispatch at (818) 677-2111.