By Shawn Hogendorf

Staff Writer

Police are looking for a 24-year-old Prior Lake man last seen leaving a home in Helena Township at approximately 4 a.m. Jan. 18. A missing persons report was filed Monday.

Ryan Sauer left the home in Helena Township alone, driving a red 1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee with the license plate number RXX-896, said Prior Lake Police Lt. Randy Hofstad.

Sauer is 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighs 180 pounds. He has blue eyes and brown hair.

His vehicle is still missing. Police do not suspect foul play, Hofstad said.

Sauer works for a cement company in Savage. His mother is Marilyn and his stepfather is Michael Sauer.

“He’s never done this,” said Wanda Carpenter, a family friend whose daughter was once engaged to Sauer and is still a friend. “He has [plane] tickets to go visit his father in Pennsylvania. He has a lot going on. He has a big dog at home that he would never leave.”

Carpenter said family and friends are gathering in the Prior Lake area to help look for Sauer.

“Everybody’s doing everything they can do to find him,” Carpenter said.

Police are following any leads as to where Sauer may be located.

If anyone has any information, call police dispatch at (952) 445-1411.

 Shawn Hogendorf can be reached at (952) 345-6374 or shogendorf@swpub.com. Editor Lori Carlson contributed to this report.