BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — UPDATE: Bakersfield police said Trujillo was arrested.
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The Bakersfield Police Department’s Special Victims Unit is seeking information regarding 37-year-old Mauricio Trujillo after he allegedly got out of a white Chevrolet Silverado work truck, walked beside an underage girl, and tried to kiss her on 34th Street near Memorial Hospital.
Bakersfield police said on Thursday, October 29th, 2026, at around 6:30 a.m., a girl reported being approached by a man in the 400 block of 34th Street.
The child said the man walked alongside her, initiated unwanted physical contact, and tried to kiss her, according to police.
Police said investigators learned of an encounter involving the same man the previous morning.
Bakersfield police said through follow-up investigation, detectives identified 37-year-old Mauricio Trujillo as the suspect.
The Bakersfield Police Department’s Special Victims Unit is seeking information regarding 37-year-old Mauricio Trujillo after he allegedly got out of a white Chevrolet Silverado work truck, walked beside an underage girl, and tried to kiss her on 34th Street near Memorial Hospital. PHOTO: BPD
Surveillance video captured Trujillo getting out of a white truck before approaching the child. Further investigation identified the truck as a white Chevrolet Silverado work truck.
The investigation remains ongoing.
Anyone with information, or anyone who believes they may have been victimized by Trujillo, is asked to call Detective Jose Medrano at (661) 326-3504 or the Bakersfield Police Department at (661) 327-7111.