BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Bakersfield Police Department need your help identifying and locating a man wanted for robbery. Police say on January 12, 2014, at 7:58 p.m. the suspect entered the Gamestop Store at 9160 Rosedale Hwy.
The suspect selected and concealed merchandise and left the store without paying. Once outside, the suspect was contacted by another customer who had witnessed the incident. The witness tried to persuade the suspect to return and pay for the loss but the suspect produced a knife and brandished the knife in a threatening manner at the witness saying “I’m not going back to jail.”
The witness was able to disarm the suspect and retrieve the loss. The suspect fled with the knife. The suspect is described as a: Hispanic male, 30, 6’0”, thin build wearing a brown jacket, black shirt, brown shorts and black baseball cap.
Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to call Detective Chris Feola at (661) 326-3871 or Bakersfield Police at (661) 327-7111.
The suspect selected and concealed merchandise and left the store without paying. Once outside, the suspect was contacted by another customer who had witnessed the incident. The witness tried to persuade the suspect to return and pay for the loss but the suspect produced a knife and brandished the knife in a threatening manner at the witness saying “I’m not going back to jail.”
The witness was able to disarm the suspect and retrieve the loss. The suspect fled with the knife. The suspect is described as a: Hispanic male, 30, 6’0”, thin build wearing a brown jacket, black shirt, brown shorts and black baseball cap.
Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to call Detective Chris Feola at (661) 326-3871 or Bakersfield Police at (661) 327-7111.