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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 March 25, 2010 On 3/25/10, at about 9:25 a.m., a 20 year old man reported that earlier that morning,
just after midnight he was standing in front of his room at the Econo Lodge Motel, 5200 Olive Tree Court when he was approached by a man and a woman armed with a handgun. He reported
he the pair robbed him and forced him into his own 2001 Cadillac Seville, keeping him captive over night. He said they eventually stopped at a hotel on Union Avenue where he was left
unattended in his car and he chose to run. He reported the offense to the Kern County Sheriff’s Office which in turn broadcasted the nature of the offense and description of the Cadillac
and the armed suspects to law enforcement agencies, county wide. On March 25, 2010, at about 2:00 p.p.m., Officer Clint Blackburn spotted the Cadillac Seville in the area of South Union
and Ming Avenues occupied by a female driver and male passenger. He caught up to the car and attempted to stop it however, the suspects led him on a short pursuit into the 2400 block
of South P Street, where it dead ends into the canal. The driver of the car stopped short of the canal and the 20 year old male passenger exited and ran with his hands concealed near
his waist. Believing this violent suspect might escape into the nearby neighborhood and that he was possibly armed, Officer Blackburn, who was the only officer on scene at this point,
fired multiple times at the male suspect, and then lost sight of him as the suspect concealed himself in front of the car. The female driver also exited the driver’s side and ran from
the car with her hands concealed. Officer Blackburn fired multiple rounds at her at which time she went to the ground and placed her hands in a position where he could see she was not
holding a weapon. Officer Blackburn held the two at gunpoint until assisting officers arrived. The male suspect was taken to a local hospital for a gunshot wound to the right leg. The
female was not injured and is in custody. The investigation is still underway. The sheriff’s office will identify the carjacking/kidnap victims and suspects when it is appropriate to
their investigation as it is still ongoing. Officer Blackburn, who is a 15 year veteran, will be placed on routine administrative leave. .