A suspect who police said tried to kidnap an eight-year-old girl in Brighton Township on Wednesday has been arrested, officials said.
“The suspect in the attempted abduction of the eight-year-old girl has been located and is in custody,” Michigan State Police said on X. “Additional information will be provided as it becomes available.”
They said troopers from the Brighton Post were called at about 7 p.m. Wednesday to Rosemary Lane in Brighton Township for a report of an attempted child abduction.
Troopers spoke to a man who told them that his daughter was riding her bicycle when an adult male approached her, according to authorities. The father told police the man appeared to be a traveling salesman who was going door-to-door, they said.
The suspect fled the area, and troopers were unable to locate him after a search, police said.
Investigators said the suspect asked the girl to accompany him into the nearby woods, and he would give her a surprise.
He then allegedly tried to lure the girl into the woods before her father confronted the man and questioned him, detectives said. Police said the suspect fled on a “Segway-type” vehicle.
State police said the incident remains under investigation. Anyone with information about it or the suspect should call the Brighton Post at (810) 227-1051.
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Reporting by Charles E. Ramirez, The Detroit News / The Detroit News
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