Juvenile Assault on Elderly Man Near Downtown Bakersfield

Summary: Two juvenile suspects assaulted an elderly man, possibly the owner of a jewelry store, near the intersection of 18th and Chester in Bakersfield, California. The suspects, described as a white male and an Asian male, fled the scene—one on an orange bicycle and the other on foot—towards southbound Chester Avenue. The victim was located at 1813 Chester. The incident involved the use of a rock as a weapon (245 with rock) and may involve a possible robbery (368). Law enforcement units responded and updated suspect descriptions as the situation developed.