BAKERSFIELD POLICE
DEPARTMENT
PRESS RELEASE
 
For Immediate Release

November 2, 2009 

Bakersfield Police are investigating two similar robberies in the downtown area.
 
On 11/01/09, at about 5:45 p.m., a 42 year old man reported that he was walking
in the area of 17th and N Streets listening to a radio when he was approached by
two Hispanic men who demanded he turn over the radio to them.  When the
victim refused, one of the two suspects produced a knife and stabbed the victim
in the upper body. The victim threw the radio at the men and ran to the Rice Bowl
Restaurant 1119 18th Street, and called police.  His injuries were not life
threatening.
 
The suspects in this case were described as:
 
Hispanic male, 25 years old, 6’0” tall, 180 pounds, with facial hair wearing a long
sleeve grey shirt.
 
Hispanic male, 25 years old, 5’10” tall, 170 pounds, wearing dark clothing.
 
On 11/1/09, at 5:45 p.m., another man reported he was walking in the 600 block
of 18th Street when he was approached by two Hispanic men who demanded his
cellular phone.  When the man refused, the two men knocked him to the ground,
kicked him, and took his wallet.
 
The suspects in this case were described as:
 
Hispanic male, 20-25 years old, 5’8” tall, 130 pounds.
 
Hispanic male, 20-25 years old, 5’9” tall, 130 pounds, wearing dark clothing.
 
Anyone with information regarding either offense is encouraged to call the
Bakersfield Police Department at 327-7111