Area law enforcement agencies continue to search for Iolan Shawn Cook, who has been missing for more than a week.
The Iola Police Department, with assistance from the Allen County Sheriff’s Department and Kansas Bureau of Investigation, received a tip early Saturday about Cook’s potential whereabouts, leading to a series of searches in and around Iola, Police Chief Jared Warner said.
Warner said officers conducted several interviews “exhausting every lead, with the hopes a new lead opens.”
The search warrants have yet to pin down Cook’s location.
“It’s been a busy couple of days,” Warner said, adding it’s too soon to determine whether a crime has occurred. “It’s still a missing persons report.”
On Sunday, several law enforcement vehicles were spotted parked near a house along U.S. 54 between Iola and Gas for much of the afternoon.
Warner confirmed the vehicles were there as part of the search, but declined to specify what information was obtained.
Cook, who has been living with and caring for an ailing relative in the 400 block of South Kentucky Street, has not been seen since March 12.
Most troubling, according to family members, was that he has not contacted any relatives since then, either.
Cook, 33, is listed at 5 feet, 6 inches tall and 140 pounds. He has brown hair, blue eyes and a goatee. He also sports several tattoos.
Those with information regarding Cook’s whereabouts are encouraged to call the Police Department, 365-4960, or the Allen County Sheriff’s Department, 365-1400.
