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BPD: Missing 16-year-old boy, considered at-risk due to medical condition

Missing at-risk 16-year-old
Philip Velasquez
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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — The Bakersfield Police Department needs the community's help in finding a missing 16-year-old boy, who is considered at-risk due to no prior history of running away and a medical condition.

According to police, Philip Velasquez was last seen on November 29 at 5:30 p.m. on Dobrusky Drive in central Bakersfield.

Police describe Velasquez as a Hispanic male, 6 feet tall, 170 pounds with a mustache and wearing a dark-hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans and white Air Force 1 shoes.

Anyone with information on Velasquez, call the Bakersfield Police Department at 327-7111.

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children

State of California Missing Person Database

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