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BAKERSFIELD POLICE
DEPARTMENT
PRESS RELEASE
Greg Williamson, Chief of Police
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Contact: Detective Louis Wood
Internal Affairs
661-326-3909
lwood@bakersfieldpd.us
For Immediate Release April 8, 2014
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 Cortez Batiste, 13, that occurred in the 1500 Block of East Brundage Lane.
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.
Anyone with information regarding this case is urged to contact the Bakersfield Police
Department at (661) 327-7111, Detective Ryan Kroeker at (661) 326-3546 or the Secret
Witness line at (661) 322-4040.
Previous Release February 28, 2014
On 4/1/14 at approximately 1:18am, officers from the Bakersfield Police Department
were dispatched to the 1500 block of East Brundage Lane in regards to a check the
welfare call of a man down. Upon arrival officers found a male victim near the railroad
tracks who was deceased. Preliminary investigation revealed the victim suffered
multiple gunshot wounds. The investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information is urged to contact the Bakersfield Police Department at (661)
327-7111 or Detective Kroeker at (661) 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.