Christopher Wayne Bates, 42, of Tulare, California, has been missing since November 23, 2022. He was last seen in Tulare on that date and has not been heard from since. Bates is described as a White male, 5 feet 7 inches tall, about 170 pounds, with brown hair and hazel eyes.

He has several distinctive tattoos, including the word Wicked on his back and the number 1 tattooed on his right leg. When last seen he was wearing a gray jacket and black pants. Few details about the circumstances of his disappearance have been released. The Tulare Police Department is the investigating agency.

If anyone has information about Christopher Bates’s whereabouts, please contact the Tulare Police Department at 559-685-2300.