There were two reported attempted abductions in Newark over the weekend.
They occurred late Sunday night and early Monday morning.
The Wilmington News Journal reports that the first occurred around 11:30 p.m. at the Colonial Gardens Apartments.
The paper reports that police say a 28-year old University of Delaware student had been unloading her car when a man tried to put a cloth soaked a chemical over her mouth.
At around 3:30 a.m. police say another woman says a man tried to abduct her from a nearby apartment complex called the Main Towers.
The man is described as a white male in his early 20’s.
He is around 5 feet 7 inches tall and has a thin build.