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BAKERSFIELD POLICE
DEPARTMENT
PRESS RELEASE
Greg Williamson, Chief of Police
Contact: Michaela Sims
Public Information Office
661-326-3803
msims@bakersfieldpd.us
For Immediate Release August 23, 2013
The Secret Witness Program is offering a reward up to $5,000.00 for information leading to the
arrest and filing of a complaint of the suspect who is responsible for the homicide of Charles
Bell Jr., 32, that occurred in the area of Brundage Lane and Wible Road.
Anyone with information regarding this case is urged to contact the Bakersfield Police
Department at (661) 327-7111, Detective Ryan Kroeker at 326-3546 or the Secret Witness line
at (661) 322-4040.
The Secret Witness phone line operates 24 hours a day. Secrecy is guaranteed to those who
call. Callers will be asked to select a code name and code number when they provide
information to Secret Witness. Should additional contact with the caller be necessary, the code
name will be published along with a request for the original caller to establish contact. Once
contact is made, the caller will be asked to provide their original code number for verification
purposes. The same steps will be taken to pay a reward to the caller. Secret Witness is
operated under the direction of an independent, voluntary board of directors representing civic
organizations, law enforcement agencies, media outlets, and corporate sponsors.
Previous Release January 27, 2013
On Sunday, January 27, 2013, at approximately 1:34 A.M., Bakersfield Police responded to the
area of Brundage Lane and Wible Road for a victim of a shooting. When officers arrived in the
area they located an adult male inside of a vehicle suffering from an apparent gunshot wound.
The victim was transported by ambulance to a local hospital and is listed in critical condition.
Detectives are continuing to follow up on leads as to the identification of suspects or a motive
behind the shooting.
Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to call the Bakersfield Police
Department at 327-7111 or Detective Ryan Kroeker at 326-3546.
You can now send an anonymous text message to the Bakersfield Police Department. It’s quick and it’s easy.
Simply enter 274637 into your phone and text BPDCRIMES along with your message. The text is sent to the
police department and the sender remains completely anonymous.
Tips can also be anonymously sent through the smartphone “TipSubmit” mobile App or via email at
https://www.tipsubmit.com.