Crime & Safety
UPDATE: Missing Teen With Autism Found in Minneapolis
Kyle Christopher Konkler, 18, of Woodbury, left work at the White Bear Lake Police Department on foot early in the afternoon on Thursday, April 4, and has not been seen since.
White Bear Lake police say the Woodbury teenager who went missing Thursday has been found in Minneapolis.
According to the Minnesota BCA:
MISSING PERSON ALERT UPDATE: Kyle Christopher Konkler was located safe in Minneapolis this evening and has been returned to his family. The White Bear Lake Police Department thanks the public for their help in the search for Kyle.
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The White Bear Lake Police Department is seeking the public’s help to locate a vulnerable teenager who went missing Thursday.
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FOX 9 reports that Kyle Christopher Konkler, who is high functioning on the autism spectrum, is from Woodbury. Police Clips has a photo of him on its Facebook page.
The state Department of Public Safety on Friday issued a release about Konkler, 18, who left work at the White Bear Lake Police Department on foot early in the afternoon on Thursday, April 4, and has not been seen since.
He is 6-foot and 215 pounds, has brown hair, hazel eyes and was wearing blue jeans and a navy T-shirt with a “WBLFP Supporters” logo, according to the release.
Konkler may “attempt to convince strangers to help him and may falsely believe he is in trouble,” reads the release. “He may not know how to find his way around. Konkler does not have any money, his cell phone, and is not dressed appropriately for the changing weather conditions.”
Anyone with information on Konkler’s whereabouts is asked to contact the White Bear Lake Police Department at 651-429-8511 or call 911.
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