NOVI, Mich. (WWJ) -- Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a man they say is vulnerable after going missing from a group home Thursday morning.
The Novi Police Department says 50-year-old Hans Brinkman was reported missing from his group home at 24243 Jamestowne Road around 9 a.m. Thursday.
Brinkman, is diagnosed with a mental illness, left to go on his daily morning walk, but did not return back to the home.
Police say Brinkman is paranoid schizophrenic and believes he has a job waiting for him in New York. He is currently taking medications and is not a threat to anyone. He has no weapons and has not been assaultive in the past, according police.
Brinkman is described as about 5-foot-10, 155 lbs., with hazel eyes. He is bald. He was last seen wearing a long-sleeve grey Michigan shirt, navy blue Adidas sweatpants, with gray and silver gym shoes.
Anyone who locates Brinkman or otherwise has any information regarding his whereabouts is asked to contact the Novi Police Department at 248-348-7100.
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