One, not two, attempted abductions occurred near the UA campus Monday, as one of the victims reported that the suspect tried to take her backpack ÷ not abduct her ÷ police stated yesterday.

The victim of the attempted backpack theft did not want to talk about the incident further, meaning the case may not be prosecuted, said Tucson Police Department Sgt. Judy Altieri.

There was an attempted abduction of a UA student at North Second Avenue and East University Boulevard at 9:30 p.m. That was followed by a 10:14 p.m. report of what was at first thought to be another attempted abduction at North Second Avenue and East University Boulevard by a person fitting the same description as the suspect for the earlier incident.

Policed detained Zachary Reeder, 24, twice because he and the vehicle he was driving were similar to the descriptions the victims provided. At about 10:18 p.m., after the second report Reeder was detained near the west entrance of the Social Sciences building and questioned by UAPD. He was released after the victim did not identify him as the suspect.

Then, at 11:41 p.m., at East University Boulevard and North Park Avenue, the University of Arizona Police Department arrested Reeder on counts of use of drug paraphernalia, a second-degree failure to appear for criminal damage and a violation of a promise to appear for driving on a suspended license, reports stated.

UAPD officers noticed his arm and leg had blood on them, which Reeder said was from using a syringe to "shoot up cocaine," Reeder said, reports stated. Later when UAPD searched the vehicle, they found a black pipe with residue, a rolled marijuana joint and three used hypodermic needles.