{"id":486108,"date":"2026-10-05T20:52:17","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T20:52:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/486108\/"},"modified":"2026-10-05T20:52:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T20:52:17","slug":"bakersfield-police-seeking-publics-help-locating-at-risk-70-year-old-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/486108\/","title":{"rendered":"Bakersfield police seeking public\u2019s help locating at-risk 70-year-old man"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) &#8212; The Bakersfield Police Department is asking the public for help in locating a man who was last seen on Saturday, Oct. 3.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">BPD said the man, Michael Francel, is considered at-risk due to a mental health condition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:Watch &#039;After Sunrise&#039; on KGET+; Click to learn how to get KGET+ on your smart TV devices;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kget.com\/plus\/\" class=\"promo-link__link\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0Watch &#8216;After Sunrise&#8217; on KGET+; Click to learn how to get KGET+ on your smart TV devices\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The department said when Francel was last seen on Saturday, it was around 3 p.m. in the 3300 block of El Encanto Court in northern Bakersfield.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Law enforcement is describing Francel as being 5 feet and 8 inches tall, about 178 pounds with gray hair and blue eyes. BPD said he also has a gray mustache and beard.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Photo courtesy of the Bakersfield Police Department\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"200\" height=\"268\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/kget_bakersfield_articles_800\/4cca5b4d0ae517859667c94d011bf4f9.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Photo courtesy of the Bakersfield Police Department<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"221\" height=\"269\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/kget_bakersfield_articles_800\/d0d2e434d62fd853a0b342b6a832d28d.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">BPD said he is also likely occupying a red bicycle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Anyone with information about Francel&#8217;s whereabouts is encouraged to contact the Bakersfield Police Department at 661-327-7111.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. 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