St. Pete Man Reported Missing

ST. PETERSBURG, FL — The St. Petersburg Police Department is asking for help locating a missing 51-year-old man.

Police say Benjamin Chapinski was last seen around 10 p.m. on March 11 at the home he shares with his father in the 4300 block of 22nd Street North. The family noticed Chapinski was missing when he didn’t get up to walk his dog on Sunday morning, an email from the police department said.

Police say Chapinski has an illness that requires him to take medication. He also “has the reasoning ability of a 10-12-year-old,” the agency wrote. Police say “he becomes delusional” when he is not on his medications.

Anyone with information about Chapinkski’s whereabouts is asked to call the police department at 727-893-7780 or text SPPD+ a tip to TIP411.

Photo courtesy of the St. Petersburg Police Department