The Kern County Sheriff’s Department is asking the public’s assistance identifying a suspect wanted for robbery.

On March 21, 2016 at about 12:30 pm, a suspect entered the CVS store, located at 6500 Niles Street, and stole health and beauty supplies. The suspect approached an employee with a knife after being confronted.

The suspect was described as a Hispanic male, about 6-feet tall and 185 pounds. The suspect left in a white compact sedan, possibly a Toyota Corolla.

If anyone has information on this suspect, they are asked to call Kern County Sheriff’s Office Detective Romanini at 661-391-7604, the Sheriff’s Communication Center at 661-861-3110, or Secret Witness at 661-322-4040. Reference case number (SR16-07821).