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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 September 9, 2010 On 9/9/10, at about 7:40 a.m., the Bakersfield Police Department arrested Victor Mora
31 in the1100 block of Lake Street for multiple counts spousal abuse, threats and a single count of attempted murder. On 9/8/10at about 6:00 a.m., Mora attacked his estranged girlfriend,
who was collecting recyclables in the alley 900 block of Lake Street. Mora stabbed her with a screwdriver multiple times and threatened to kill her but fled when they were illuminated
by the headlights of a passing vehicle. Her injuries were not life threatening. Based on a tip, officers located Mora this morning hiding under a bed at an apartment on Lake Street.
Mora was booked into the Kern County Jail.