Our community demonstrated the strength of its vigilance recently when a young man in dire need of assistance was reconnected with his family. According to an alert sent out by the Brooklyn Park Police Department, a non-verbal, vulnerable male was found in the area of 97th Ave N and Noble Parkway. He was described as an African-American in his late teens to early 20s, with a height of about 5 feet 5 inches and weighing between 120-130 pounds. The individual was dressed in a white and red t-shirt emblazoned with the word “RESPECT,” paired with blue sweatpants adorned with red stripes and black NIKE sneakers.