UNION CITY — Police released a composite sketch and a more detailed description of a man being sought for trying to abduct an 11-year-old girl on her way to school last week.

They are the result of additional follow-up interviews with the girl, who also provided further details about a vehicle associated with the suspect, police said.

The girl described the suspect as a male, approximately 6 feet tall, heavyset, with dark tan skin and dark brown, medium-length hair extending to his ears, visible beneath a hooded sweatshirt. He also had a mask covering some of his face. The suspect was noted to have vertical scars or tattoos on both index fingers, running from the third to second knuckle, police said.

During the encounter, the suspect spoke incoherently and may have been using another la

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