Berkeley Suspect Accused Of Following Teenage Girls: Cops

BERKELEY, CA – A San Ramon man was arrested this month in the Central Valley in connection with allegations he followed and harassed two teenage girls in Berkeley in March, police said Monday.

The suspect has been identified as David Daniel Saeed, 27, police said.

On March 9, the two girls, ages 13 and 16, were sitting middle of the vehicle barrier at Piedmont Avenue and Russell Street when the shirtless suspect was in a vehicle and pulled into the prohibited area of vehicle barrier and tried to engage the girls in conversation, police said.

The girls became uncomfortable and walked away from the Saeed according to police.

Saeed backed his car out of the vehicle barrier, turned his car around and followed the girls according to police.

The girls ran to a nearby business and asked for help when they realized Saeed was following them while the Saeed parked nearby and continued to watch them, police said.

A witness description of the suspect vehicle helped the Berkeley Police Department’s Sex Crimes Unit identify the suspect and obtain an arrest warrant, police said.

Investigators learned there were other reports of the suspect being accused of similar incidents in other jurisdictions, police said.

On April 2 Saeed was arrested in Sacramento on his arrest warrant on suspicion of annoying/molesting persons under the age of 18.

“Based on previous reports of the suspect’s behaviors, we believe the suspect has also been following women as they walk or drive in their vehicle,” the Berkeley Police Department said in a statement.

“In some of the cases, woman have reported that the suspect has aggressively drove towards them— seemingly to cause a collision.”

Anyone with information about this case or who has had similar experiences with the suspect is asked to call the Berkeley Police Department’s Sex Crimes Unit at (510) 981-5735.