Lowden teenager has been missing for a month

TIPTON –  A teenager whose car and cell phone were found near Tipton has been missing for a month, authorities said.

Jacob Daniel Hansen, 16, of Lowden, was last seen at North Cedar High School in Stanwood on Sept. 13. The next day, his car was located about a half-mile west of Tipton on 220th Street, according to the Cedar County Sheriff's Office.

Chief Deputy Kevin Knoche said Hansen is adopted and has biological family members in the Wilton and Muscatine areas, so he may have traveled there. But his adoptive parents and sheriff's deputies haven't determined where he went.

Tom McGuinty, an investigator with the sheriff's office, said some of the biological family members have not been completely cooperative. He said there is no evidence to indicate Hansen was kidnapped or in other imminent danger.

Hansen's name has been entered into a national database for missing or exploited children.

“I would just like to know that the kid is safe, whether he's with family members or not,” McGuinty said.

Authorities said Hansen does not have any history of running away. There have been no coordinated searches because there hasn't been any information to lead them to a particular area, Knoche said.

“We checked all the last phone calls he made on his cell phone,” Knoche said. “Of course, that takes some time with subpoenas.”

Hansen is a white male, 6-foot-4 and 130 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a black shirt, jeans and a pink band on his wrist. Anyone with information about Hansen's whereabouts is asked to call the Cedar County Sheriff's Office at (563) 886-2121