BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A Silver Alert has been activated for a 68-year-old Bakersfield woman reported missing Friday.
Authorities throughout Kern County are asking for help to locate Carmen Romero.
Romero was last seen March 13 at around 8 a.m. in the 1800 block of Julian Avenue, the Bakersfield Police Department said. She is considered to be at-risk because of her age and an unspecified medical condition, according to a release.
Carmen Romero / Photo: Bakersfield Police Department
Romero is described as 5 feet, 4 inches tall and weighing 149 pounds. She has brownish, reddish hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a black cardigan, pink T-shirt, jeans and black slippers.
The Silver Alert was issued by the California Highway Patrol on behalf of the Bakersfield Police Department.
Anyone with information on Romero’s whereabouts is asked to call the Bakersfield Police Department at 661-327-7111 or 911.
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