UC Berkeley police investigate campus robbery attempt
The robber fled before police arrived.
A man tried to steal a woman's backpack on the UC Berkeley campus Monday afternoon, pushing her when she tried to intervene, police said.
The attempted robbery happened at about 3 p.m. at the West Crescent, according to the University of California Police Department.
The backpack was sitting beside the woman when the man tried to take it, police said.
He fled before police arrived.
Police did not provide a detailed suspect description.
UCPD asks anyone with information to call the department at 510-642-6760.
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