BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect connected to the theft of a fuel pump panel from a gas station on Taft Highway.

It happened on Sept. 17, 2025, at the Mobil Gas Station located at 2106 Taft Highway. The suspect allegedly removed a panel containing the computer board, credit card pin pad, and credit card reader from a fuel pump.

The suspect is described as a heavy-set man with long dark hair, last seen wearing a straw hat, a face mask, a black t-shirt with a yellow emblem, and dark pants. The suspect’s vehicle is described as a white, older model GMC Sierra Extended Cab, missing the front passenger hub cap.

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Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to call detective K. Guinn at (661) 326-3953 or the Bakersfield Police Department at (661) 327-7111.