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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 May 6, 2013
The Bakersfield Police Department is requesting the community’s assistance in identifying a
suspect wanted for a robbery of the Wells Fargo Bank, located at 8000 White Lane on Saturday,
May 4, 2013.
The suspect, depicted in the attached video surveillance photographs, is described as a black
male in his 50s, 6’02” tall, wearing a white baseball hat and white painter’s jumpsuit.
Anyone with information regarding the identity of this suspect or this case is urged to contact the
Bakersfield Police Department at (661) 327-7111 or Detective Bill Toler at (661) 326-3553.
Previous Release May 4, 2013
On Saturday May 4, 2013 at 11:42 am, Bakersfield Police Officers responded to a robbery
alarm at the Wells Fargo bank, 8000 White Lane. Upon arrival, officers learned the suspect had
already fled the business.
The suspect approached a teller, made threats of possessing a firearm, and demanded
currency. The suspect was described as a black male in his 50’s, 6’2”, wearing a white baseball
cap and a white painters jumpsuit.
Anyone with information regarding the robbery is urged to contact the Bakersfield Police
Department at 661-327-7111 or Detective Bill Toler at 661-326-3553.
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