KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department is asking for the public's help to find a missing blind man who suffers from a traumatic brain injury.
Melvin Strode, 52, was last seen on foot around 5 a.m. Friday near North 75th Place and State Avenue.
Melvin is 6 feet tall and weighs 190 pounds. He has a tattoo on one forearm with the letters "RIP," according to KCK police.
He has short black hair and a full beard and mustache.
Police said Melvin was wearing gray pants and shirt with black shoes.
He usually wears a medical alert necklace and walks with a cane.
Anyone with information about Melvin Strode is urged to call 911.
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