Crime & Safety

UPDATED: Police Ask For Help Finding Vulnerable Adult

Man disappeared from Target Field on Sunday.

Update 11:04 a.m. 9/17/12: Police spokesperson Sgt. Stephen McCarty announced that Maruska has been found.

Monday morning, the Minneapolis Police Department sent out the following notice, asking the public's help in finding a missing man:

At approximately 5:30 p.m. Minneapolis police officerswere dispatched to Target Field on a missing person call. When they arrived they learned that a 28 year oldmale, who suffers from cerebral palsy, was missing since 3:30 p.m.

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Zachary John Maruska, pictured here, is described as a white male with blonde hair and blue eyes, 28 yearsold, 5’10” tall with a thin to medium build. He wears glasses and was last seen wearing a brown Twins baseballcap, black hooded sweatshirt, a sleeveless white t-shirt underneath, blue jeans and white tennis shoes. Hewalks with a limp.

The missing party is from Grand Marais, Minnesota. He arrived at the Twins game via the light rail system fromBloomington, Minnesota.

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Anybody who sees a party matching this description is asked to call 911 immediately. Sergeant Stuart Helmer, First Precinct Investigations is assigned the case. His number is 612-673-3805. The case number is 12-294531.


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