On Sept. 30, the police sought help from Auburn University to perform a welfare check on engineering professor Saad Biaz after a domestic incident at his home.
AU Daily sent a message to subscribers on campus in hopes they would have information about Biaz's whereabouts.
"Saad Biaz, associate professor in the Shelby Center, left home walking this morning after a domestic incident at his place of residence and has not been heard from since," the message said. "There is no indication that harm has befallen him, but police are asking the university community for assistance."
Capt. Tom Stofer, public relations officer for the Auburn Police, said Biaz has been found unharmed, but would not give further details.
Biaz is now back in his office and said the welfare check was unnecessary.
"I believe there was a lot of exaggeration about this," Biaz said. "I just walked from home to Kiesel Park without a cell phone."
The community search did yield results, however, and Biaz said the police found him easily.
"When I was returning from Kiesel Park, walking again, a person stopped and asked 'are you so-and-so?'" Biaz said. "I said yes, and she said 'they are looking for you. Do you allow me to call the police and say that I saw you?' I said 'sure, you do it,' because I did not have a cell phone myself. And that was it."
Biaz said he is grateful to the many people who have called to check on him, but he doesn't want people to continue worrying about him.
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