 The Brainerd Police Department is asking for help in finding information about a man who reportedly tried to abduct a girl in northeast Brainerd on Friday, October 5th. The police department responded to the 500 block of 1st and 2nd avenues around 4 in the afternoon on that day when girls ages 12 and 13 reported that an unknown man tried to abduct one of them while they walked in the alley. Brainerd Police reports that the girl said the man spoke with them and then tried to grab one of them. The girls were able to get away and the man fled. The suspect is described as a white man in his 20s with brown hair and a slender build. He's estimated to be 5 feet 8 inches tall and was driving a red four-door car. Anyone with any information should call the Brainerd Police Department at 218-829-2805. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.