UC Berkeley police warn of kidnapping, assault on campus
Authorities did not say whether the victim had been located or if he was a student.
A group of people grabbed someone on the UC Berkeley campus and put him into a van late Tuesday night before driving off, authorities report.
The University of California Police Department described the incident, in a notice at 2:10 a.m., as kidnapping and aggravated assault.
The crime alert did not say whether the victim had been located or if he was a student.
The only description of the kidnappers was that they were males.
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According to the notification, the crime, which took place shortly before midnight, was not reported to police until 12:45 a.m. Wednesday.
The incident happened near Stephens Hall not far from the Campanile, authorities said.
No other information was immediately available.
The Scanner has asked UCPD for information and will update this story if more details are provided.
