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BAKERSFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT PRESS RELEASE Greg Williamson, Chief of Police ________________________________________________________________________ Contact: Sergeant Mary DeGeare Public
Information Officer 661-326-3803 mdegeare@Bakersfieldpd.us For Immediate Release February 5, 2010 On 2/5/10, Bakersfield Police Department Auto theft detectives arrested the following
individuals in Lamont for operating an auto theft chop shop, auto theft, possession of stolen property and conspiracy: Edwin Rosales 21 Oswaldo Duenas 19 On 1/27/10, the victims Honda
Civic was stolen from the parking lot of the Body Xchange, 7657 McNair Lane. The Honda was located stripped and discarded in Lamont the next day. In the following days, the victim searched
Craigslist and located an ad for Honda car parts with a local number. The victim contacted the Auto Theft detail with this information and Detective Uriel Pacheco called the number listed
on the ad and determined the seller was located in Lamont and the parts were consistent with the parts taken from the victim’s Honda Civic. Detective Pacheco made arrangements to meet
the seller, Rosales, who then led Detective Pacheco, and unbeknownst to Rosales, members of the BPD and CHP Auto theft details, to a private residence in Lamont where the stolen parts
were located, including the hatchback which had the license plate still attached. Evidence of two additional locally stolen cars were located and through further investigation both men
were connected to additional thefts of Hondas from the Bakersfield College parking lot. Although Detectives do peruse Craigslist for stolen property, it is helpful when the crime victims
look as well as they are more familiar with their own property.