(UPDATED) Alert Issued For Missing SE Minnesota Teenager

(UPDATE) - The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is reporting that Jayden has been located and is safe.

Hastings, MN (KROC-AM News) - A statewide alert has gone out for a missing southeastern Minnesota teenager.

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension issued the alert this afternoon at the request of the Hastings Police Department for 14-year-old Jayden Ruckmar. The alert says he was last seen earlier today, on foot, in the Inver Grove Heights area.

Get our free mobile app

Jayden is described as white, about 5' 4", 120 pounds with sandy blonde hair and blue eyes. He was last seen wearing a grey jumpsuit.

Hastings Police Dept. photo

Anyone who has seen Jayden, or has information about his whereabouts, is asked to contact the Hastings Police Department at 651-322-2323.

Earlier today, the Rochester Police Department issued an alert for a missing teenager. The 15-year-old girl had not been seen by her family since last Friday, but shortly after the alert was distributed, the police department reported that she had been located and was safe.

HAVE YOU SEEN ME? 27 Kids Missing From Minnesota

As of January 13, 2025, 27 children are missing from across Minnesota that have still not been found, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. If you have seen any of them, or have any information on their whereabouts, please don’t hesitate to call 911 or you can call the National Center at 1-800-843-5678 (1-800-THE-LOST).

Gallery Credit: Minnesota Now

Filed Under: Hastings, Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, missing persons, Rochester Police Department

Categories: State News