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Jogger Approached by Man in Kidnapping Attempt: SDPD

A jogger running through San Diego's University City neighborhood was approached by a man in an attempted kidnapping, San Diego Police (SDPD) said. 

The incident happened shortly before 1 p.m. Wednesday near Cargill Avenue and Nobel Drive in University City, just blocks from the Westfield UTC Mall, San Diego Police (SDPD) said. 

Police initially told NBC 7 San Diego the woman was running when a man with a Taser approached her, trying to hold the Taser to her chest. Half an hour later, investigators on scene could not confirm that detail. 

The woman managed to escape and run away. 

"A male sitting in a passenger side of a black sedan assaulted her reached out and grabbed her she was able to fend off her attacker and run off and make it home where she called police," said SDPD Lt. Adam Starki.

The victim told police the man was driving a black four door Sedan with a Lyft sticker. Police could not say whether the suspect was a Lyft driver or not. 

Officers are in the area investigating the attempted kidnapping. 

No other information was immediately available.

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