Crime & Safety
Mendota Heights Offers $500 Reward in Missing Person Case
Detectives have conducted interviews, reviewed social media, fielded phone calls, executed search warrants, and used K-9's in the search.
The Mendota Heights Community Criminal Apprehension Fund has authorized a $500 reward to anyone providing information that leads to locating a person who was reported missing Nov. 7. Police say a friend reported Joseph Michael Hernandez, 35, missing from a local motel. Hernandez is Hispanic, 5'6", 180 lbs with black hair and brown eyes.
Detectives have conducted numerous interviews, reviewed social media posts, fielded phone calls, executed search warrants, and called in specialized K-9’s to search property and ponds near Hernandez’s last known location, according to a news release. However, Hernandez has yet to be located.
Call the Mendota Heights Police Department at (651) 452-1366 or the Dakota County Sheriff’s Office at (651) 438-4743 if you have information in this case.
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