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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 June 11, 2013
The Robbery Unit has determined one suspect is responsible for two bank robberies and one attempted
bank robbery in the last two weeks.
The Secret Witness Program is offering a reward of up to $5,000.00 for information leading to the arrest
and filing of a complaint of the suspect, depicted in the attached video surveillance photographs. The
suspect is wanted for one count of attempt robbery and two counts of robbery which occurred on Tuesday
May 28, 2013, and Friday, June 7, 2013.
The suspect vehicle is described as a 1995-2000, black, 4 door Honda Accord.
Anyone with information regarding the identity of this suspect is urged to contact the Bakersfield Police
Department at (661) 327-7111, Detective Brian Kennemer at (661) 326-3511 or Secret Witness line at
(661) 322-4040.
The Secret Witness phone line operates 24 hours a day. Secrecy is guaranteed to those who call. Callers
will be asked to select a code name and code number when they provide information to Secret Witness.
Should additional contact with the caller be necessary, the code name will be published along with a
request for the original caller to establish contact. Once contact is made, the caller will be asked to
provide their original code number for verification purposes. The same steps will be taken to pay a reward
to the caller. Secret Witness is operated under the direction of an independent, voluntary board of
directors representing civic organizations, law enforcement agencies, media outlets, and corporate
sponsors.
Previous Release June 7, 2013
On Friday, June 7, 2013, at approximately 4:59 p.m., Bakersfield Police Officers were dispatched to a
robbery alarm at the Kern Schools Federal Credit Union, located at 4530 Ming Avenue.
When officers arrived, they learned the suspect, depicted in the attached video surveillance photographs,
entered the business and handed a teller a note demanding currency.
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The teller complied and the suspect fled on foot with an undisclosed amount of currency.
The suspect is described as a Black male, in his 20s, wearing a red, white and black fitted baseball
hat, white dress shirt and dark pants.
Anyone with information regarding this incident 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.
Previous Release May 28, 2013
The Bakersfield Police Department is investigating two robberies, believed to be related.
On Tuesday, May 28, 2013, at approximately 2:55 p.m., the Bakersfield Police Department received a call
of a robbery alarm at the Safe 1 Credit Union, located at 400 Oak Street.
Upon arrival, officers learned the suspect entered the business and approached the teller window. The
suspect then passed the teller a note which indicated he had a bomb and demanded currency.
The teller activated the silent alarm and the suspect fled the business with no currency. The suspect was
last seen fleeing westbound onto the embankment of Highway 99 at Palm Street.
When officers arrived on scene, they did an extensive search of the business and did not locate a bomb.
Later today, at approximately 4:20 p.m., the Bakersfield Police Department received a call of a robbery
alarm at the Kern Schools Federal Credit Union located at 2424 Chester Avenue,
When officers arrived, they learned the suspect entered the business, approached a teller window and
slid a note that demanded currency.
The teller complied and the suspect fled the business with an undisclosed amount of currency northbound
on Chester and eastbound on 25th street.
The suspect, believed to be responsible for both robberies and depicted in the attached video
surveillance photographs, is described as a Black male, in his 20s, 5’07” to 5'08" tall with a slim build,
approximately 130 lbs. to 145 lbs., wearing a black baseball hat, sunglasses, black Pea Coat and blue
distressed jeans.
No one was injured during either robbery.
Anyone with information regarding either incident or the identification of this suspect is urged to contact
the Bakersfield Police Department at (661) 327-7111 or Detective Bill Toler at (661) 326-3857 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
https://www.tipsubmit.com.