Police in Union City have released a sketch of a suspect in the attempted kidnapping last week of a girl on her way to school .

The incident happened on Oct. 22 in the area of Dyer Street and Meteor Drive at about 8:15 a.m. The Union City Police Department said an 11-year-old girl reported being approached by a stranger who grabbed the hood of her sweatshirt and attempted to pull her while she rode her scooter to Itliong-Vera Cruz Middle School.

The girl escaped and called her father, who drove her to the school, where they informed the school staff, who then called police. The suspect was described as a tall, heavy-set male wearing a black hoodie with the hood pulled over his head and a mask covering his face.

The Police Department said in a press release that after additional fo

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