{"id":451645,"date":"2026-09-03T01:26:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T01:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/451645\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T01:26:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T01:26:12","slug":"bakersfield-police-warn-public-over-2-men-allegedly-asking-for-personal-information-after-car-collisions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/451645\/","title":{"rendered":"Bakersfield police warn public over 2 men allegedly asking for personal information after car collisions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">BAKERSFIELD. Calif. (KGET) &#8212; The Bakersfield Police Department is warning the community not to share personal information with two individuals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Police said the two individuals &#8212; Gianfranco Lopez Butron, 29, and Jean Pierre Jara Lopez, 33 &#8212; have recently been seen at several vehicle collisions in the area, interviewing the parties involved for personal identifying information, which BPD said is &#8220;supposedly for insurance purposes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:Watch 17 News, After Sunrise and more local news free on your smart TV. Click to learn more about KGET+;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kget.com\/plus\/\" class=\"promo-link__link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0Watch 17 News, After Sunrise and more local news free on your smart TV. Click to learn more about KGET+\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Law enforcement said that when the two men were approached by authorizes, both fled the scenes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">BPD said as of now, their purpose for collecting personal information isn&#8217;t known and that the incidents are under investigation.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Gianfranco Lopez Butron, 29 \/ Photo courtesy of the Bakersfield Police Department\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"529\" height=\"685\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/kget_bakersfield_articles_800\/3de72943d12e354b1ae6c25aa4dbe250.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Gianfranco Lopez Butron, 29 \/ Photo courtesy of the Bakersfield Police Department<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Jean Pierre Jara Lopez, 33 \/ Photo courtesy of the Bakersfield Police Department\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"545\" height=\"697\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/kget_bakersfield_articles_800\/c5509d313598e8a5db70565783cbfeeb.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Jean Pierre Jara Lopez, 33 \/ Photo courtesy of the Bakersfield Police Department<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Due to concerns regarding the potential misuse of personal information, community members are encouraged to use caution and avoid providing identifying or insurance information to unauthorized individuals,&#8221; BPD said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Residents with information regarding in the investigation or who have been approached by either of these men can contact BPD&#8217;s Traffic Unit at 661-326-3882 or call the Bakersfield Police Department at 661-327-7111.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. 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