BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the community’s help in identifying a woman accused of discarding a phone that was stolen less than an hour earlier at Valley Plaza Mall.

Police said on December 29, 2025, the woman was seen at the Valley Plaza Mall, discarding a cellphone that had been stolen less than an hour earlier during a purse-snatching robbery.

The suspect is described as a woman in her 20’s, with long black hair, wearing reading glasses, a black sweatshirt, and blue jeans.

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The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the community’s help in identifying a woman accused of discarding a phone that was stolen less than an hour earlier at Valley Plaza Mall. PHOTO: BPD

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Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to call Detective Barrales at (661) 326-3858 or the Bakersfield Police Department at (661) 327-7111.