Scott Kienow, 52, of Pullman is the subject of an endangered missing-person alert issued this week. The alert says he may be in crisis and may have crossed into neighboring Idaho.
The Washington State Patrol issued the endangered missing person alert on behalf of the Washington State University Police Department, according to a Washington State Patrol alert.
The agency said it received a completed request for the alert.
Investigators describe Kienow as 6 feet 1 inch tall and 225 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes.
Possible Travel Into Idaho
The alert says Kienow may be in an escalated state of crisis and need assistance, and may have traveled to Latah County, Idaho, just across the state line from Pullman. It also says the investigating agency determined his disappearance poses a credible threat to his health and safety.
The post identifying him appeared under the handle @wspmissingpers1 with the headline “Endangered Missing Person - Kienow - Pullman, WA.”
Alert criteria and crisis support
The Washington State Patrol describes an Endangered Missing Persons Advisory as a way to share information about someone believed to be in danger and unable to return to safety on their own. Its general criteria include that the person be missing and in danger or unable to return to safety without assistance, that enough information be available to aid recovery, and that law enforcement investigate the case. For behavioral-health crisis support in Washington, people can call or text 988 for 24-hour suicide-prevention or behavioral-health crisis support. The Washington State Health Care Authority also lists 1-888-544-9986 as the Whitman County crisis-line number.
