{"id":870095,"date":"2026-08-24T20:42:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T20:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/870095\/"},"modified":"2026-08-24T20:42:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T20:42:10","slug":"missing-vulnerable-man-could-be-riding-scooter-in-brampton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/870095\/","title":{"rendered":"Missing vulnerable man could be riding scooter in Brampton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Police are asking members of the public to help find a vulnerable man last seen in Brampton who has been missing for days. (Photo: Peel Regional Police)<\/p>\n<p>Police are asking members of the public to help find a vulnerable man last seen in Brampton who has been missing for days.<\/p>\n<p>Peel Regional Police said on Monday that Francis, 21, was last seen in Brampton near Wanless Drive and McLaughlin Road North on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Police say that Francis is considered vulnerable, and are asking anyone who may have seen him to contact investigators.<\/p>\n<p>Francis is described as a 21-year-old South Asian male standing approximately 5\u201911\u201d tall with a medium build. Police say he has short black hair, a beard, and was last seen wearing black track pants, black gloves and a black backpack.<\/p>\n<p>Francis may also be riding a scooter, police say.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone who has seen Francis or has information on his whereabouts is asked to call Peel police by calling 905-453-2121 ext. 2233. Anonymous tips may also be submitted to Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or by visiting <a href=\"https:\/\/ontariocrimestoppers.ca\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.peelcrimestoppers.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>When you contact Crime Stoppers you stay anonymous, never have to testify, and could receive a $2,000 reward.<\/p>\n<p>In recent years, law enforcement agencies across Ontario have changed policies about disclosing descriptions, last names and genders of missing persons. Peel police have told INsauga.com they are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insauga.com\/peel-police-have-stopped-listing-gender-and-last-names-of-missing-persons\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">concerned that releasing the last name will make the missing person vulnerable to future online searches<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Missing Vulnerable Male<br \/>Last scene Winless Dr \/ McLaughlin Rd, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/Brampton?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">#Brampton<\/a><br \/>Desc. S\/ Asian 21 yrs. 5\u2019 11\u201d med build. Blk sht hair. Beard<br \/>Blk t-shirt. Black trk pants, blk gloves, bk pack<br \/>Possibly on scooter<br \/>Any info call 905-453-2121 ex 2233<br \/>Occ 260286593 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MoBVxO3aAK\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/MoBVxO3aAK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Peel Regional Police (@PeelPolice) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PeelPolice\/status\/2091933721037262860?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">August 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insauga.com\/editorial-guidelines\" class=\"editorial-guidelines-link d-block mb-4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n            INsauga&#8217;s Editorial Standards and Policies        <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Last 30 Days: 28,823 Votes<\/p>\n<p>All Time: 1,477,685 Votes<\/p>\n<p>    1559 VOTES<br \/>\n    Do you plan on going to the CNE this summer?    <\/p>\n<p>\tWin two tickets to The Great Outdoors Comedy Festival (GOCF)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-841192 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GOCF_2026-Full-Weekend-MIS_1920x1080-1-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Enter for an exclusive chance to win\u00a02 tickets to Great Outdoors Comedy Festival (GOCF), a $500 Gift Card to Square One Shopping Centre, and a Visit Mississauga Swag Bag.\u00a0The approximate retail value of the prize is $1,000.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gform_required_legend\">&#8220;*&#8221; indicates required fields<\/p>\n<p>    <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Police are asking members of the public to help find a vulnerable man last seen in Brampton who&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":870096,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194339],"tags":[51759,49,48],"class_list":["post-870095","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-brampton","tag-brampton","tag-ca","tag-canada"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/870095","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=870095"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/870095\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/870096"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=870095"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=870095"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=870095"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}