HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009_11_02_09_Robberies Downtown
BAKERSFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT PRESS RELEASE William Rector, Chief of Police ________________________________________________________________________ Contact: Detective Mary DeGeare Public
Information Officer 661-326-3803 mdegeare@Bakersfieldpd.us For Immediate Release November 2, 2009 Bakersfield Police are investigating two similar robberies in the downtown area. On
11/01/09, at about 5:45 p.m., a 42 year old man reported that he was walking in the area of 17th and N Streets listening to a radio when he was approached by two Hispanic men who demanded
he turn over the radio to them. When the victim refused, one of the two suspects produced a knife and stabbed the victim in the upper body. The victim threw the radio at the men and
ran to the Rice Bowl Restaurant 1119 18th Street, and called police. His injuries were not life threatening. The suspects in this case were described as: Hispanic male, 25 years old,
6’0” tall, 180 pounds, with facial hair wearing a long sleeve grey shirt. Hispanic male, 25 years old, 5’10” tall, 170 pounds, wearing dark clothing. On 11/1/09, at 5:45 p.m., another
man reported he was walking in the 600 block of 18th Street when he was approached by two Hispanic men who demanded his cellular phone. When the man refused, the two men knocked him
to the ground, kicked him, and took his wallet. The suspects in this case were described as: Hispanic male, 20-25 years old, 5’8” tall, 130 pounds. Hispanic male, 20-25 years old, 5’9”
tall, 130 pounds, wearing dark clothing. Anyone with information regarding either offense is encouraged to call the Bakersfield Police Department at 327-7111