A.L. police investigating second attempted AL kidnapping in less than 24 hours
Published 7:30 am Monday, August 6, 2018
Albert Lea police are investigating a report of an attempted kidnapping at gunpoint Sunday evening near the city pool.
The reporting person reportedly said a man approached him near the basketball courts next to the pool, stating “he needed to come with him,” while pointing a handgun at him, according to an Albert Lea Police Department Facebook post.
The suspect reportedly drove a silver minivan rusted at the bottom.
The suspect is described as a white man in his late 20s to early 30s with black hair and glasses, wearing a white T-shirt and black basketball shorts.
The incident was reported at 6:24 p.m.
The age of the reporting person was not immediately available.
The alleged incident was the second in less than 24 hours in Albert Lea. A report of a man unsuccessfully attempting to kidnap a 12-year-old girl was made at 9:55 p.m. Saturday at the Freeborn County Fair.
Anyone with any information is advised to contact police at 507-377-5780.
Look to the Herald for more information as it is released.