BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — Bakersfield police are asking for the public’s help finding a missing at-risk 16-year-old girl who was last seen early Monday morning.
Officials said Aleena Marie Paniagua was last seen on May 4, 2026, at about 7:30 a.m. in the 500 block of N Street, south of 6th Street.
Police said Paniagua is considered at-risk because she has no prior history of running away.
MISSING: Aleena Marie Paniagua, 16. Photo: Bakersfield Police Dept.
She is described as 5’1″ tall and weighs 105 pounds, with black hair with white stripes, brown eyes and blue braces. She was last seen wearing a black shirt and blue sweatpants.
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Anyone with information about Paniagua’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Bakersfield Police Department at (661) 327-7111.