WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) — WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) — With still no word from Michael Bujanowski, who has been missing from the Wausau area since January 24th, the Wisconsin Crime Alert Network has issued an endangered missing person alert statewide.
Lt. Bill Kolb with the Wausau Police Department says they have received a few leads in the case.
He said, “We have received some leads that we’re looking into. Still trying to sort out whether there are any good leads, but a few leads have come in.”
Lt. Kolb says they believe Bujanowski is more of a danger to himself than others right now.
“I would not say they’re in danger from him,” said Lt. Kolb. “We’re concerned for (Bujanowski’s) welfare given he doesn’t have his medication, it causes him to act for erratic. So we would hope anybody who has had contact with him would contact us.”
Because of the possibility that Bujanowski may have received a ride from someone, the alert is being made statewide. The man left a mental health facility, North Central Health Care, on his own without a jacket or other personal belongings.
Lt. Kolb says if someone outside of the Wausau area were to find Bujanowski they should call local law enforcement and should not try to handle the situation themselves. Without his medication, he would be experiencing nausea and may be behaving with “high energy.”
