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Police seek woman who allegedly threatened a Bakersfield McDonald's with a bat

Bakersfield Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a person they say used a baseball bat to make threats against the staff of an East Bakersfield McDonald's.
19th and Union McDs threat suspect
Posted at 3:04 PM, Jul 11, 2023
and last updated 2023-07-11 18:04:56-04

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the community's help in identifying and locating a person they say was involved in making criminal threats at a Bakersfield fast food restaurant.

According to a BPD press release, on June 6, 2023, a white female who appeared to be in her 30s or 40s went into the McDonalds's at the corner of 19th Street and Union Avenue in East Bakersfield armed with a baseball bat and started making threats.

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Police allege the person, who has blonde hair and was wearing a white sundress, a black baseball cap, and black socks with dark-colored sandals, threatened restaurant staff with the bat while also using it to beat on the store's windows.

The person was seen riding a beach cruiser-style bicycle with a dark-colored frame and carrying both a black backpack and a tan backpack.

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Anyone with information regarding this person's identity or location is asked to contact Detective B. Gharib at 326-3964 or the Bakersfield Police Department at 327-7111.