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BAKERSFIELD POLICE
DEPARTMENT
PRESS RELEASE
Greg Williamson, Chief of Police
Contact: Michaela Beard
Public Information Office
661-326-3803
mbeard@bakersfieldpd.us
For Immediate Release April 30, 2013
The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the community’s assistance in identifying a suspect
believed to be responsible for a series of bank robberies in the Bakersfield area.
Since January 2013, the Bakersfield Police Department has investigated three bank robberies where the
suspect appears to be the same person. In each of the robberies the suspect entered the bank by
himself, posed as a customer, approached a teller, then made threats of possessing a gun and
demanded currency. The suspect is described as:
Hispanic Male in his middle 20s to early 30s, 5’05”to 5’10” tall, with a stocky build.
The suspect, depicted in the attached video surveillance photographs, is believed to be the same
individual:
1. January 29, 2013, Chase Bank inside the Albertsons, 3500 Panama Lane
2. April 4, 2013, Rabobank, 3990 Gosford Road
3. April 27, 2013, Bank of America, 9000 Ming Avenue
January 29, 2013 April 4, 2013 April 27, 2013 April 27, 2013 April 27, 2013
Anyone with information regarding the identity of this suspect is urged to contact the Bakersfield Police
Department at (661) 327-7111 or Detective Ted King at (661) 326-3553 or Detective Brian Kennemer at
(661) 326-3511.
You can now send an anonymous text message to the Bakersfield Police Department. It’s quick and it’s easy.
Simply enter 274637 into your phone and text BPDCRIMES along with your message. The text is sent to the
police department and the sender remains completely anonymous.
Tips can also be anonymously sent through the smartphone “TipSubmit” mobile App or via email at
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