Update: Sept. 26, 2018: Hawaii Island police have located 17-year-old Jacob Mead of Kailua-Kona, who was reported missing. He was found unharmed and in good health Tuesday in Waimea.
KAILUA-KONA — Hawaii Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating 17-year-old Jacob Mead who has been reported as missing.
Mead was last seen Feb. 17 in the Kailua-Kona area, according to the Hawaii Police Department. He was wearing a blue hooded sweatshirt and sweatpants and was carrying a multi-color backpack.
He is described as being 5 feet, 6 inches tall, weighing 160 pounds, with blue eyes, brown hair and a fair complexion, according to police.
Anyone with information on his whereabouts should call Sgt. Calvin Delaries Jr. at 326-4646, ext. 304, or the department’s nonemergency line at 935-3311.