UPDATE: Fairview Park Police confirm that Banzhaf's body was found Thursday, October 23, in a field near the RTA Rapid station off Lorain Avenue near West 140th Street. Police are now confirming that Banzhaf had been depressed over health issues, and the care of an elderly family member. Cleveland Police and the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner are investigating.
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(Fairview Park) - Police are looking for Herbert Carl Banzhaf. Fairview Park Police say that on Sunday, October 19, he possibly took a Lyft between 6 and 7:00 a.m. to the area of West 117th and Madison on the Cleveland-Lakewood border. Banzhaf left his phone at home, and his family has not heard from him. He has a long list of medical concerns.
Banzhaf is 54 years old, stands 6'2", weighs 220 pounds, and has blond hair and blue eyes.
Fairview Park Police think that Banzhaf could be near the Leke Erie shoreline.
Anyone with information, contact Detective Rich Rutt at 440-356-4422 or rrutt@fairviewparkohio.gov.
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Herbert Carl Banzhaf. Photo supplied by familyPhoto: Courtesy Fairview Park Police
Herbert Carl Banzhaf. Photo supplied by Ohio BMVPhoto: Courtesy Fairview Park Police