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Emergency management officials seek Piute fire damage information Man run over by city truck dies Man pleads guilty to shining laser into sheriff's helicopter cockpit Warrant at apartment leads to marijuana, ecstasy arrest Another man wanted in stabbing of two teens Arrest log for July 17 Bakersfield man arrested in connection with robbery, attempted murder Arrest made in attempted homicide Quadriplegic given one day in jail and probation for fatal car wreck Bear enters Rosamond backyard February 08 March 08 April 08 May 08 June 08 July 08 REPORTERSJorge BarrientosPhone: 661-395-7342jbarrientos@bakersfield.comFelix DoligosaPhone: 661-395-7236fdoligosa@bakersfield.comJason KotowskiPhone: 661-395-7343jkotowski@bakersfield.comSteven MayerPhone: 661-395-7353smayer@bakersfield.comSteve E. SwensonPhone: 661-395-7367sswenson@bakersfield.com
TEAM LEADERDavin McHenryPhone: 661-395-7374dmchenry@bakersfield.com
ASSISTANT TEAM LEADERChris GeorgePhone: 661-395-7369cgeorge@bakersfield.com
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The Bakersfield police have released a photo of Officer Dennis Eddy receiving a donation to a fund set up to help him and his family deal with his injuries.
Eddy had part of his leg amputated last week, after being wounded in a shoot out with a gang member earlier this month.
The donation was from the Choir Boys Motorcycle Club, a group of active and retired law enforcement officers who are dedicated to the support of families of law enforcement officers who are injured or killed in the...
Rowdy the Roadrunner was kidnapped sometime after a CSUB men's basketball game on Feb. 22.
The official mascot of CSUB athletics since the 1998-99 season, Rowdy was last seen in a dressing room at Rabobank Arena, said Karen Langston, CSUB Director of Sales and Marketing.
A $500 reward is being offered for the return of the costume -- no questions asked.
Anyone with information on Rowdy's whereabouts is asked to call Langston at 654-6226 or e-mail her at klangston@csub.edu.
A contractor fell into a manhole today in south Bakersfield.
As expected, the breaking news team responded and brought along our video and still camera. Capt. Bryan Perry graciously offered to take some pictures up close and turned in some pretty good photos.
Check them out.
Here's the 911 call reporting that a 4-year-old had been kidnapped Sunday afternoon.
A motor home caught on fire Thursday morning on HIghway 58 east of General Beale Road, according to the California HIghway Patrol.
Black smoke came from the eastbound vehicle and a lane of the highway was closed at about 10:30 a.m., the CHP said. The road reopened about two hours later.
Reader Don Risner took pictures of the fire.
As we noted on the Bakosphere blog, KBAK is reporting that police are investigating Robert Rodriguez in the unsolved kidnapping and death of Jessica Martinez. Rodriguez was nabbed recently when he tried to kidnap a 4-year-old girl.
This got the Breaking News Team juices going. We made some calls and it turns out that this item appears to be wrong.
Bakersfield police Sgt. Greg Terry says at this point there is no link whatsoever between the two cases. He acknowledged there were some...
The Sheriff's Department is warning folks about recent license plate thefts. Anyone out there actually had their plates or tags stolen? I always thought the "people will steal your registration tags" was an old wives tale.
Nice thing is you can get special screws for your plates for free that will apparently vex any would be thieves.
Date: Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Time: 8:50:01 AM
Department contact: Ray Pruitt, Crime...
We rustled up a bunch of new info in the Feb. 9 officer involved shooting that left Officer Dennis Eddy wounded in the leg and suspect Leon Anderson Jr. dead.
You can read the latest on the shooting right now.
We also had tons of detail about Anderson's criminal past that we couldnt fit in the story. I've put it below for folks who want every last crumb of info.
Anderson was one of the three highest-ranking members of the East Side Crips in the city and had been arrested as recently as...
The FBI is looking for 1,000 new agents this year. Interested? Here are some of the requirements.
I’m a U.S. citizen or a citizen of the Northern Mariana Islands.
I’m at least 23 years old but no older than 37.
I’ve never been convicted of a felony.
I have a valid driver’s license.
I have a four-year degree from an accredited college or university.
I have at least three years of professional work experience.
I can pass a drug...
The Kern County grand jury has nothing but nice things to say about juvenile hall....
JAMES G. BOWLES JUVENILE HALL
PURPOSE OF INQUIRY:
On November 29, 2007 members of the Law and Justice Committee (Committee), of the 2007-2008 Kern County Grand Jury visited the James G. Bowles Juvenile Hall (BJH). This was done pursuant to Penal Code Section 919(b).
PROCESS:
The Committee met with the Probation Division Director, and an Assistant Division Director. ...
The Kern County Sheriff's Department will get it's first female Chief Deputy Wednesday. There are four chief deputies that report to the undersheriff.
Synopsis: Promotion Ceremony February 20 @ 10 a.m.
Details:
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Department.
Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center.
Date: Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Time: 10:31:59 AM
Department contact: Mark King, PIO
Phone: ...
WE've got a couple extra photos sent to us by the California City Police from the scene of the fatal off road accident this weekend.
Synopsis: Officer Involved Shooting of a dog
Details:
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Department.
Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center.
Date: Friday, February 15, 2008
Time: 4:03:26 PM
Department contact: Sr. Dep. Tim Posey
Phone: PIO Phone
Details:
On 2-15-08, at approximately 1411hrs, a Kern County Sheriff's Deputy responded to 517 Columbus, Apartment A, for a 911...
Bakersfield, CA – Several students and faculty at Olive Drive Elementary School were overcome by an unknown odor this morning. Those affected were fourth grade students and their teachers who were rehearsing for an upcoming play in the school’s multi-purpose building. At about 9:00 a.m. an odor, initially thought to be natural gas, overcame the group causing symptoms including nausea and dizziness and two students reportedly passed out briefly. The incident was immediately...
The Bakersfield police will be holding a DUI checkpoint starting at 6 p.m. tonight, so make sure you don't drink and drive folks (not that you should do it when they don't have a checkpoint!)
They haven't said where it will be, so you can't plan some alternate route. They could be ANYWHERE within city limits.
My question: Who is drunk by 6 p.m. on Friday?
Want to write a letter or send a get well card to Officer Dennis Eddy, who was shot in the chest and leg recently?
You can send your mail to:
Bakersfield Police Department
Public Information Office
1601 Truxtun Ave
Bakersfield, Ca. 93302
Or if you'd rather compunicate, you can send an email to:
bpdgen@bakersfieldpd.us
Bakersfield is getting a Famous Dave's rib joint in a few days. The grand opening is on Monday and will be celebrated by the fire chief, mayor and "Wilbur" the company pig.
According to the attached press release the mayor and fire chief will show up in a ladder truck and will help with the formal "rib cutting." All in front of 200 "Totally pumped up" employees.
The proceeds of the event are apparently going to the local Salvation Army.
--Davin McHenry
A classified ad prankster struck The Bakersfield Californian.
Rory Emerald, known for placing fake ads in newspapers around the country, placed a classified ad in The Californian in January that said he found Merle Haggard’s peace pipe and his private record collection.
About 150 people have called about the ad, according to Emerald who was born Julian Lee Hobbs. When someone would call the Los Angeles phone number on the ad, Emerald would tell them it was a hoax.
Emerald, a...
Yesterday we had a story about someone who had their sago palms stolen from their yard.
Now we've got a story about an Oildale woman who had two pit bull puppies stolen from her back yard.
So what have you had stolen? Anything from your yard?
I had some packages taken by my neighbors when I lived in a shady apartment complex. But nothing that required bringing a shovel or a leash.
--Davin McHenry, Breaking News team leader
The other day about 60 inmates at Lerdo Jail got a little tipsy on some home made booze and decided to have a rumble.
That got the Breaking News Team wondering, what does this home made hooch -- called Pruno -- really taste like. We even threw out the idea of making our own batch and tasting it on video for you. We're THAT dedicated to you our readers and breaking news.
Then I looked up how its actually made. That quickly ended any chance of us actually trying this stuff. I mean the final...
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