St. Johns police ask public for help finding missing man
Zack Kobie was last seen near Empire Avenue in St. Johns around noon April 4, and police are asking neighbors to share any sighting or clue.
St. Johns police asked the public to help find Zack Kobie after he was last seen in the Empire Avenue area of St. Johns around noon on Thursday, April 4. The department said he was wearing a Hilfiger jacket, and it is turning to residents for any detail that could narrow where he went next.
The appeal matters in Apache County, where long distances between towns and wide-open rural terrain can quickly widen a search. A person can move through washes, forest land, ranch roads or into nearby communities before officers have enough to connect the dots, which makes a witness report or a timely sighting especially important.
That is why police alerts in St. Johns often rely on public eyes as much as official ones. The St. Johns Police Department maintains public case information through CrimeWatch and its online crime-and-activity page, tools that let residents follow police notices and pass along information without waiting for a patrol car to come by. If someone has seen Kobie or noticed a vehicle, route, or time that fits his movements, police want that information reported directly rather than discussed as speculation online.
The department has seen public alerts pay off before. On April 11, 2024, St. Johns police said Daniel Burdick had been located after being reported missing, a reminder that a fast public notice can help close the gap between the last known sighting and a safe recovery.
Anyone with information can contact the St. Johns Police Department at 928-337-2440. In a county where St. Johns, Eagar, Springerville and Chinle sit far apart across a large stretch of northern Arizona, even a small, verified detail can matter more than rumor, and the first report that reaches investigators can shape how quickly they can search.
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