Union City Releases Sketch in 11-Year-Old Abduction Attempt

Union City police released a composite sketch after an attempted kidnapping of an 11-year-old girl on Oct. 22 at about 8:15 a.m. near Dyer Street and Meteor Drive as she rode her scooter to Itliong-Vera Cruz Middle School; she escaped unharmed and reported the incident to her father and school staff. The suspect is described as a heavyset man about 6 feet tall with dark tan skin, medium-length dark brown hair visible beneath a hooded sweatshirt and mask, and vertical scars or tattoos on both index fingers running from the third to the second knuckle. Investigators say the suspect spoke incoherently and may have been using another language. He is linked to a dark-colored sedan without tinted windows that may have rear-end damage, with rosary beads on the rearview mirror and clothing or other items visible in the rear window. Police ask anyone with information to contact Detective Ayala at (510) 675-5259 or Domenica@unioncity.org, or to leave anonymous tips at (510) 675-5207 or Tips@unioncity.org; authorities say the attempted abduction is not believed to be related to a separate attempted home-invasion incident in the area.