Alger Co. attempted kidnapping claim

Michigan State Police from the Negaunee Post are still at the scene of what may be an attempted kidnapping from this morning.

They say it happened at about 8:30 am in Au Train Township.

A woman allegedly knocked on a man’s door, saying the car she and a male companion were in had broken down.

Police say the two suspects attacked the man who answered the door and then fled the scene.

The woman is said to be white, 5’4″ tall and 20 to 25 years old with dark, shoulder-length hair.

She also has a pierced right cheek.

Police say she was wearing a baby blue hoodie, tight jeans and slippers.

Her male companion is said to be 5’11” with blond hair.

He was wearing baggy jeans and black shorts.

They were carrying two-inch or three-inch knives, and they’re also said to have struck the victim with a bottle.

If you have any information about the suspects, call the Negaunee State Police Post at (906) 475-9922.