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Kansas City, Missouri, Police want help to find a missing man who may have his 6-year-old son with him

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department is asking for the public's help to find a missing man who may have his six-year-old son with him.

Joshua Catlett, 33, was last seen Wednesday at his residence near East 70th Street and Prospect Avenue in KCMO.

Catlett reportedly made suicidal statements earlier that day, police said.

He is white, 5 feet, 10 inches tall and weighs 150 pounds, according to police. Catlett has brown hair and hazel eyes.

Catlett drives a blue Hyundai Santa Fe with only one headlight. The vehicle has Texas license plates, police said.

No description was available for his son, Jonathan Catlett.

Anyone with information about Joshua or Jonathan Catlett should call 911.

If you have any information about a crime, you may contact your local police department directly. But if you want or need to remain anonymous, you should contact the Greater Kansas City Crime Stoppers Tips Hotline by calling 816-474-TIPS (8477), submitting the tip online or through the free mobile app at P3Tips.com. Depending on your tip, Crime Stoppers could offer you a cash reward.

Annual homicide details and data for the Kansas City area are available through the KSHB 41 News Homicide Tracker, which was launched in 2015. Read the KSHB 41 News Mug Shot Policy.