Bemidji man missing for more than 2 1/2 months

January 9, 2013 at 1:38AM
Matthew Pulis, of Bemidji, Minn., has been missing since October.
Matthew Pulis, of Bemidji, Minn., has been missing since October. (Dennis McGrath/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

No one has seen or heard from 31-year-old Matthew Pulis of Bemidji, Minn., for more than 2 1/2 months.

Authorities said Monday in a crime alert issued by the state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension that they've detected no use of Pulis' cellphone or other electronic devices, and his bank account has sat dormant, they said.

Pulis was last seen outside Toastie's bar in downtown Bemidji in the early-morning hours of Oct. 20, according to the Beltrami County Sheriff's Office. He doesn't drive or own a car, the Sheriff's Office added.

A Facebook page set up by the family says that Pulis was at the Hard Times bar earlier that night celebrating a co-worker's birthday with several people. Pulis worked at the McDonald's on the west side of Bemidji.

Pulis is described as white, 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighing 165 pounds. He has brown hair and blue eyes. He could be wearing a dark blue zip-up hooded sweatshirt.

Anyone with information about Pulis' whereabouts is urged to call the Sheriff's Office at 1-218-333-9111.

PAUL WALSH

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