BAKERSFIELD POLICE
DEPARTMENT
PRESS RELEASE
William Rector, Chief of Police
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Contact: Sergeant Greg Terry
Public Information Officer
 
For Immediate Releas

Friday, January 30, 2009
 
Kidnapping and Sexual Assault Update
 
The Bakersfield Police Department is continuing to investigate the 1/29/09
kidnapping of a female and her child from the parking lot of the Babies R Us,
9280 Rosedale Hwy.
 
The victim, an adult female, 31 years old, had just finished putting her 11 month
old child into the vehicle when the suspect confronted her.  He brandished a
firearm and ordered her into the vehicle.  The suspect also got into the vehicle
and instructed the victim to drive to the Kern Schools ATM kiosk at Rosedale
Hwy and Calloway Drive where he told her to withdraw money.  The suspect
remained in the vehicle with the victim’s child while the victim made the
withdrawal.  
 
The victim reentered the vehicle and was directed by the suspect to the parking
lot of Fruitvale Jr. High School.  There the suspect sexually assaulted the victim
and then fled from the vehicle on foot.  The victim then drove to a friend’s
business in the 10000 block of Rosedale Hwy where she reported the incident.  
 
The victim has assisted the detectives in compiling a composite sketch of the
suspect.  It is listed below.
 
The suspect is described as a:
black male, 30’s, 6’ 200, muscular build, wearing a green hooded
jacket and armed with a firearm. 
 
Anyone with information on this incident is asked to call Bakersfield Police at
661-327-7111.  Anonymous and confidential information can be provided through
Secret Witness at 661-322-4040.