Highlights
- A SAFE Alert was issued Friday for Michael Kaupanger, 25, a nonverbal Scottsdale man with a cognitive disability.
- Kaupanger was last seen around 8 p.m. Thursday near Scottsdale Road and Sutton Drive, south of Thunderbird Road.
- Scottsdale PD is asking anyone with information to call 480-312-5000.
Scottsdale police issued a SAFE Alert Friday for Michael Kaupanger, a 25-year-old nonverbal man with a cognitive disability who was last seen Thursday evening near Scottsdale Road and Sutton Drive, just south of Thunderbird Road near Scottsdale Airport, according to KTAR.
Kaupanger is described as 6 feet, 2 inches tall and 160 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair. Authorities had no clothing description but noted he typically wears shorts and a T-shirt.
SAFE Alerts replaced Silver Alerts in Arizona as the notification system for missing persons who are 65 or older or who have dementia or developmental and cognitive disabilities, according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety.
Anyone with information on Kaupanger's whereabouts should call the Scottsdale Police Department at 480-312-5000.
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