HomeMy WebLinkAbout13_09_26 Wanted for Check Forgery 71581 13-159967
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 September 26, 2013
The Bakersfield Police Department is asking the community’s assistance in identifying a suspect
wanted for check forgery.
On March 1, 2013, the suspect, depicted in the attached video surveillance photographs,
entered the Vons, located at 5360 Olive Drive and cashed a forged check.
On March 11, 2013, the same suspect entered the Money Mart, located at 2011 Union Avenue
and attempted to cash another forged check.
Both checks had been stolen out of the victim’s mailbox.
The suspect in both cases is described as a White Male, 5’8” to 5”10” tall, 150 to160 lbs.,
with short brown hair and a light mustache and beard.
When the suspect left the Vons, he was seen getting into a Red 2000 Toyota Corolla, with a
California License plate of 4JSE127.
When the suspect left the Money Mart, he was seen getting into a White 2005 Lexus, with a
California License plate of 5LIK086.
Anyone with information regarding this crime is urged to call Detective Blaine Craig at (661)
326-3541.
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