SALEM — Salem police are asking the public for help in identifying and locating a suspect in an attempted abduction Sunday night of a 15-year-old female.

According to Salem Police Chief Sean Reynolds, at approximately 10 p.m. Sunday, the young female was out for a run in Bryan Memorial Park in an area near the “dog park” just south of Salem Township Hospital.

The Caucasian male suspect reportedly drove past the victim, who was running north towards the hospital. The suspect then turned around at an unknown location and began traveling to the north behind the victim. The male driver asked the victim to get into his truck but she refused. The male then opened the driver’s door and grabbed the victim by the arm and attempted to pull her into the truck.

The victim was able to break free and run to the hospital for assistance. The victim believed the suspect turned around in the dog park and traveled in the opposite direction of the victim.

The victim described the suspect as an older, skinny male in his 50s or 60s. He has a white or grey beard, was wearing a white T-shirt, jeans and was driving a dark red, full-size pickup truck, possibly a Ford.

If you have any information that could help identify or locate this suspect, please contact the Salem Police Department at 618-548-2232.