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BAKERSFIELD POLICE
DEPARTMENT
PRESS RELEASE
Greg Williamson, Chief of Police
For Immediate Release November 23, 2011
The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the communities’ assistance in identifying two suspects
wanted for fraud.
On 11/3/11, the female suspect contacted the victim while shopping at Big Lots, 3580 Wilson Road. She
asked the victim for help finding a place she could sell several gold bars so she could raise money for an
emergency operation for her father. The male suspect then approached the two women and offered to
help. The male suspect took one of the gold bars from the woman and seemingly went next door to the
Kmart. When he returned he handed the female suspect a wad of currency and said he was able to sell
the gold bar to Kmart for $12,000.00. He said he could not sell Kmart another gold bar until after 5:00
p.m., as the business would not have that amount of cash on hand again until then.
The female suspect then convinced the victim to purchase a gold bar for $1000.00 because she needed
the money sooner than that and accompanied her to the bank to obtain the money. The victim made
arrangements with the male suspect to accompany her to Kmart to sell the gold bar after five and he
never showed up. The victim contacted Kmart and learned they do not buy gold. The victim also
discovered the bar she purchased from the female suspect was not actually gold.
The public is warned that this scam has happened locally several times. Anyone with information
regarding the suspects in this case is encouraged to call Detective Galland at 326-3858.