A day after asking the community to identify a theft suspect, Bakersfield Police arrested Yourmajesty Curtis James Bingham III Friday for a restaurant burglary earlier this month.
On Thursday, BPD asked for the public's help to identify and find a man who entered the Don Pepito's Restaurant on California Avenue, grabbed money from behind the counter, and ran out of the restaurant.
On Friday, officers responded to the area of California Ave. and Highway 99 for a subject matching the description of the suspect.
Officers located Bingham who was positively identified as the suspect from the offense.
Bingham was transported to the Kern County Jail where he was booked for burglary. He is expected in court on Tuesday.
Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to call the Bakersfield Police Department at (661) 327-7111 or Detective Allen Ronk (661) 326-3544.
