Police Need Help Finding Missing 'U' Student
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- Minneapolis police need your help to find a missing University of Minnesota student.
Jennifer Houle, 22, was last seen between 1 a.m. and 2 a.m. Friday at Blarney Pub and Grill in Dinkytown. Police say her purse was found three blocks away on the 1100 block of 4th Street Southeast at about 3 a.m.
Houle, from Stillwater, is 5 feet 5 inches tall, weighs about 140 pounds and has long blond hair. She was last seen wearing a black leather jacket, green blouse, black leggings and black boots.
She is a senior studying business at the Carlson School of Management, and is set to graduate this spring. Houle is also a member of the Pi Beta Phi sorority, which is located about three blocks away from Blarney Pub and about a block away from where her purse was found.
Pi Beta Phi Chapter President Madeline Eddy released a statement Saturday morning about the investigation.
"Pi Beta Phi is fully cooperative and our main focus is finding Jen and supporting her family," Eddy said.
Anyone with information is urged to call 911, the Minneapolis Police tipline at 612-692-TIPS (8477), or send a text to 847 411 (tip 411) then enter MPD and the tip.