Help Locate At Risk Missing Person Michael Charles Ward

Palmdale, CA.- Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Missing Persons Unit investigators are asking for the public’s help locating At Risk Missing Person Michael Charles Ward, also goes by “Mike”. He is a 73-year-old male White who was last seen living in a trailer parked at the “Walmart” shopping center located on 10th Street West and Avenue O-8, Palmdale on Wednesday, February 4, 2026.

Ward is 5’08” tall, 175 lbs., with gray balding hair, green eyes, beard, and a Marine Corps tattoo on his left arm. He was last seen wearing a gray shirt, orange jumpsuit, and gray sweats.

Mr. Ward has not communicated with his relatives. His loved ones are concerned for his well-being and asking for your help.

Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Missing Persons Unit at (323) 890-5500.

If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call "Crime Stoppers" by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), use your smartphone by downloading the “P3 Tips” Mobile APP on Google play or the Apple App Store or by using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org