Township police ask for help tracking down missing person

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Eric Robert Stroup

FLINT TOWNSHIP, MI (WNEM) -

The Flint Township Police Department is asking for help in locating a missing person.

Eric Robert Stroup, 44, was last seen around 7 a.m. on Feb. 16 in the area of Lennon and Miller roads when he left an adult foster care home.

He is described as a white male, standing 6'2" and weighing 175 pounds with blue eyes and brown hair. At the time of his disappearance, he was wearing blue jeans and a red & white Kansas City Chief's jacket.

Police say he could be riding a dark blue 10-speed bicycle. Stroup is known to frequent the Kettering University and the Mott Park areas. Authorities say Stroup has been diagnosed as a paranoid schizophrenic and is delusional.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Det. Randy Kimes with the Flint Township Police Department at 810-600-3250.

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