On Monday, May 10, 2010 UCPD received a report of a brandishing and false imprisonment which occurred at approximately 1:26 p.m. on Thursday, May 6, 2010.  The incident took place on the upper fire trail located between Grizzly Peak Blvd and the eastern side of the UC Berkeley campus.  The victim, a 33 year old Hispanic male student, was riding his bicycle on the trail when a man stepped directly in front of his bicycle forcing him to stop.   The suspect grabbed the handle bars of the bike, while depressing the brake lever.  The suspect angrily yelled at the victim regarding his bicycle ruining the trail and the environment.  The suspect let go of the victim’s bicycle and brandished a small tool with a sharp end.  Upon the release of his bicycle, the victim was able to flee the scene.  The suspect is similar in description to a subject who has had numerous confrontations with bicyclists on the fire trail which is open to hikers, but closed to vehicular traffic, including bicycles.

The suspect was described as:

A White male, approximately 50 to 60 years of age, 5’08-5’09” in height, 175 lbs., with black and grey short hair, wearing reading glasses, a tan fishing hat, grey t-shirt, khaki shorts and carrying a hard-covered book.