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& nbsp; October is National Fire Prevention Month
The Bakersfield FIRE Department will be taking the lead in promoting fire prevention efforts in the Bakersfield area during this month of heightened awareness. The BFD is supporting this national effort to educate communities in ways to be fire safe.
The National Fire Prevention Month program has been a key element in the BFD’s yearly effort to reduce fire injury in our...
For Immediate Release Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Possible stolen property
The Bakersfield Police Department is requesting the community’s assistance in
locating the owner of a possible stolen phone that was recently recovered.
On 9/16/08 the phone was recovered during a theft investigation. Detectives
have reason to believe the phone was stolen but have not been able to identify or
locate the...
Location:
17695 Industrial Farm Road,
Bakersfield, CA
Not sure what crimes these folks were arrested for? Check out our list below or click on the link to a penal code reference site BILLY HAMBLEN M TAFT CA 93268 W 29/09/2008 VC 23152(A) KCS LABOR ...
Bakersfield Police Department Press Release
For Immediate Release & nbsp;
Monday, September 29, 2008
Suspicious Device
On 9/29/08, at 3:34 p.m. Bakersfield Police received a report of a suspicious person at the East Hills Mall.
Mall security reported that a subject who had been involved in a brandishing of a weapon incident several months ago had returned to the...
A Type 4 Strike Team, consisting of 5 patrols from the Kern County Fire
Department, is scheduled to meet at Olive Drive Fire Training Facility on
Monday 9/29 2008 at 4:30 P.M.
The strike team is being sent to the Chalk Fire, at Fort Hunter Ligget in the Los Padres National Forest. The strike team consists of patrols from Lake Isabella, Delano, Lamont, Taft and Keene. The strike team leader will be Battalion Chief Moon.
Location:
1241 B Street,
Bakersfield, CA
Police are investigating shots fired near the campus at Bakersfield High School. Shell casings were found in the area near the school at about 2:15 p.m., according to Lt. Mike Cantrell with the Bakersfield Police Department. There appears to be no one injured or students in danger, Cantrell said. Police were still investigating the incident.
For Immediate Release Monday, September 29, 2008
Results of Vice Unit operations at county fair
From Wednesday, September 17th, 2008, through Sunday, September 28th,
2008, the Bakersfield Police Department/Kern County Sheriff’s Department Joint
Vice Unit along with personnel from the State of California Alcoholic Beverage
Control conducted numerous undercover operations at the Kern County Fair.
The outcome of...
For Immediate Release Monday, September 29, 2008
Police Bloodhound locates missing children
On 9/27/08, at 2:00 p.m. Bakersfield Police Senior Officer Andrea Pflugh and her
bloodhound partner, Rikki, responded to assist the Kern County Sheriff’s
Department who were searching for three missing at risk juveniles.
The three juveniles, ages 4, 7, and 8 had been reported missing from the 4000
block of Everett...
For Immediate Release Monday, September 29, 2008
Residential Burglary Arrests
On 9/29/08, at 10:37 a.m. Bakersfield Police received a report of a residential
burglary in progress in the 1200 block of Quartz Hill Road.
The suspects knocked on the front door of the residence. When there was no
answer they attempted entry through the interior garage door. However,
unknown to the suspects was that the...
For Immediate Release Monday, September 29, 2008
South High School Criminal Justice Academy Pride Run
On 9/30/08 the South High School Criminal Justice Academy will be holding its
annual Pride Run.
The run will start at South High School at 8:00 a.m. and will end at the Liberty
Bell in downtown Bakersfield.
The SHS criminal justice academy is a program designed to introduce students
to...
For Immediate Release Monday, September 29, 2008
Business Watch Crime Prevention Programs
The Bakersfield Police Department Crime Prevention Unit would like to
encourage businesses and corporations within the City of Bakersfield to partner
with the police department by joining a business watch crime prevention
program.
Last Thursday, 9/25/08, a business watch meeting was held at Aera Energy in
southwest...
Location:
2409 Highway 14,
Inyokern, CA
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office. Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center. Date: Monday, September 29, 2008 Time: 11:29:26 AM Details: On 09-24-2008 a court clerk from East Kern Superior Court discovered several one dollar bills in the cash register which appeared to have been washed and had the word “Homestead” written on them. The court clerk was familiar with a restaurant named “Homestead”...
Location:
3600 Steve Street,
Inyokern, CA
SR08-31818 Naked Prowler Arrested in Inyokern. This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office. Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center. Date: Monday, September 29, 2008 Time: 11:27:00 AM Department Contact: William Davis Phone: 661-978-6529 Details: On 9-29-08 at approximately 0530 hours Kern County Sheriff’s Office, Ridgecrest Substation deputies were dispatched to the 3600 block of Steve Street, Inyokern for a report of a...
Location:
17695 Industrial Farm Road,
Bakersfield, CA
Not sure what crimes these folks were arrested for? Check out our list below or click on the link to a penal code reference site JEFFREY DAVIS M BAKERSFIELD CA W 28/09/2008 PC 166.4 PC 647(F) KCS PLUMBER ...
Location:
17695 Industrial Farm Road,
Bakersfield, CA
Not sure what crimes these folks were arrested for? Check out our list below or click on the link to a penal code reference site CHRISTOPH ERJACOBS M BAKERSFIELD CA 93312 W 27/09/2008 PC 3056 KCS LABORER ...
Location:
17695 Industrial Farm Road,
Bakersfield, CA
Not sure what crimes these folks were arrested for? Check out our list below or click on the link to a penal code reference site COLLINS WILLIAMS M LAMONT CA B 16/04/2008 PC 422 PC 647(C) PC 69 KCS ...
Fatality at Lake Ming Boat Drags, Bakersfield
NEWS RELEASE
KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
CORONER DIVISION
This news release is prepared under the direction of the Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator for the convenience of news reporters. Facts concerning news events of major importance, which occur after the preparation of this release, will be made available to reporters at their request as soon as it is possible to do.
DECEDENT'S NAME: Stephen Todd...
Did anyone smell an odor in the vicinity of the Big West Refinery on Rosedale Highway.
Our photographer took some photos out there an hour ago and saw fire trucks from the city and county along with Hazmat trucks.
We have a reporter looking into it.
Anyone see/smell anything?
Location:
8613 panama road,
lamont, ca
HOMICIDE THAT OCCURRED ON 09/28/2008 IN LAMONT NEWS RELEASE KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE CORONER DIVISION This news release is prepared under the direction of the Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator for the convenience of news reporters. Facts concerning news events of major importance, which occur after the preparation of this release, will be made available to reporters at their request as soon as it is possible to do. DECEDENT'S NAME: Carlos Ramirez...
Location:
100 Hickerson Drive,
Bakersfield, CA
Name released on homicide victim from Hickerson Drive in Bakersfield NEWS RELEASE KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE CORONER DIVISION This news release is prepared under the direction of the Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator for the convenience of news reporters. Facts concerning news events of major importance, which occur after the preparation of this release, will be made available to reporters at their request as soon as it is possible to do. DECEDENT'S NAME: Rita...
Bakersfield Police Department Press Release
For Immediate Release
Friday, September 26, 2008
Residential Robbery Arrests
On 9/26/08, at approximately 2:30 a.m. at the EZ-8 Motel, 2604 Buck Owens Blvd, Bakersfield Police arrested two suspects in connection with yesterday afternoon’s residential robbery which occurred on Edmonton Street.
Officers arrested:
Phylicia Lashea...
Bakersfield Police Department press release
For Immediate Release
Friday, September 26, 2008
Secret Witness award offered in homicide case
The Secret Witness program is offering a reward of up to $5,000.00 for information leading to the arrest and the filing of a complaint against the suspect(s) responsible for the murder of Antonio Stewart which occurred on 2/28/08 in the 2500 block of Tricia Court.
...
The Sheriff's Department held a ceremony today to hand out some awards for folks who responded to the explosion at Scaled Composites and to an attempted kidnapping (love the Bakersfield Californian plaque.) All photos are by Casey Christie.
Kern County Sheriff deputies Dennis Gagnon, left, David Messerly, Richard Mierta, Marcus Moncur, Greg Rutter and Dan Andre received medals of valor, Friday, for their brave efforst after the explosion at the Mojave Airport at Scaled Composites over a...
Location:
17695 Industrial Farm Road,
Bakersfield, Ca
Not sure what crimes these folks were arrested for? Check out our list below or click on the link to a penal code reference site JOSE TRUJILLO M SHAFTER CA 93263 H 18/06/2008 US C T18SEC1US C ICEXX H KCS LABORER ...
Bakersfield Police Department press release
For Immediate Release Thursday, September 25, 2008
Police Department to receive prestigious award
The Bakersfield Police Department has been selected as a winner of the 2008 Helen Putnam Award for Excellence by the League of California Cities. The police department was selected as the winner of the public safety category.
The Bakersfield Police Department’s...
Bakersfield Police Department
For Immediate Release & nbsp; &n bsp; Thursday, September 25, 2008
Bernard Street Shooting Update
On 9/25/08, at 11:40 a.m., Miguel Galvez, the second suspect in the Bernard Street shooting, surrendered to police at the downtown Kern County Jail.
Galvez was interviewed by detectives and then...
For Immediate Release Thursday, September 25, 2008
Residential Robbery
On 9/25/08, at 1:17 p.m. Bakersfield Police responded to a report of suspicious
circumstances in the 3100 block of Edmonton Street.
A citizen called police after seeing several armed subjects near a neighbor’s
residence. When officers arrived they learned that a residential robbery had
occurred and the suspects had fled the area both on foot and...
Commendation Ceremony
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center.
Date: Thursday, September 25, 2008
Time: 3:30:40 PM
Details: Sheriff Donny Youngblood is pleased to announce a Commendation Ceremony will be held on Friday, September 26, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. in the Sheriff's Auditorium at Norris Road. The following personnel will be honored for their performance while responding to an explosion...
The family of a 14-year-old girl who was allegedly shot by a California Highway Patrol officer is planning to sue the CHP.
The girl, named only by Jennifer, was shot Sunday when she was a front-seat passenger of a car on a rural road near Edison, according to her attorney Daniel Rodriguez.
CHP Officer David Mata fired a shot at a moving car that was accelerating towards him in the same area, according to the CHP. Mata and his partner, Jose Magdaleno, were investigating a drag racing...
Bakersfield Now, also known as KBAK Channel 29, has interviewed the girl who was apparently shot by a CHP officer the other day.
She doesn't have a ton to say, other than she's suing.
The bullet went into the right side of girl's neck, through her chest and came out her left side, she said.
"It burned," Jennifer said. "It was like someone poured hot water, boiling hot water on me."
Location:
300 south alpine,
bodfish, ca
BODFISH, CA – Thursday September 25th 2008 at approximately 10:47 A.M., a call was received by the Kern County Fire Department for a house fire in the 300 block of South Alpine in Bodfish. Approximately 32 Kern County Firefighters, assisted by US Forest Service firefighters responded to the incident. Upon arrival, crews were faced with a fire in a double wide mobile home. The fire was spreading very quickly throughout the structure and into the roof space, with exposures...
Location:
Neuralia Road,
California City, CA
Mojave Sheriff's Deputies Investigation a Shooting North of California City. This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office. Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center. Date: Thursday, September 25, 2008 Time: 11:16:13 AM Details: On 9/24/08 at 9:42 p.m.Deputies from Mojave Substation were dispatched to a report of a victim of a shooting at the California City Fire Station on Hacienda Street in California City. On arrival, Deputies...
Location:
Lake Isabella, CA
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office. Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center. Date: Thursday, September 25, 2008 Time: 10:26:31 AM Details: On September 24th, 2008, the Kern County Sheriff's Department, in cooperation with, the Kern County Probation Department, and the California State Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Parole Unit conducted a probation and parole compliance check within the Kern River Valley. ...
Location:
1410 County Line Rd.,
Delano, CA
Delano Police Department Press Release On 9-24-2008, at about 1823 hours, Delano Police Officers responded to 1410 County Line Rd., regarding an armed robbery to a business, with a hand gun, that had just occurred. the suspect a whit male adult about 6' tall, 180lbs, with a brown goatee, and wearing a grey shirt with red jacket and white and brown baseball cap, held up the store clerk, using a black pistol. the suspect took the cash drawer with all of its contents. The suspect...
Location:
17695 Industrial Farm Road,
Bakersfield, Ca
Not sure what crimes these folks were arrested for? Check out our list below or click on the link to a penal code reference site MARIA PANTI F BAKERSFIELD CA 93309 H 24/09/2008 PC 470(D) PC 470(D) KCS LABOR ...
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center.
Frazier Park man arrested for G.T.A.and a no bail parolee-at-large warrant
Date: Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Time: 7:15:29 P
Details: On 9/24/08, at 0653 hrs, patrolling Kern County Sheriff's Office Deputies from the Frazier Park Substation located an adult male in a vehicle parked at the Laundromat, in Frazier Park. Deputies ran the vehicle...
Name release of Auto vs Pedestrian fatality from 09/17/2008
NEWS RELEASE
KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
CORONER DIVISION
This news release is prepared under the direction of the Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator for the convenience of news reporters. Facts concerning news events of major importance, which occur after the preparation of this release, will be made available to reporters at their request as soon as it is possible to do.
DECEDENT'S NAME: Leonard Gordon...
Location:
Malaga and Muller,
Bakersfield, CA
Prior news release correction This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office. Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center. Date: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 Time: 4:37:55 PM Details:This correction is regarding the news release sent out on 9-22-08, regarding the incident at Malaga and Muller. The suspect in this case was originally identified as Alberto Gayton. The full name of the suspect is actually Alberto Gayton Lopez. He is a 21 year old...
When inmates behave, they get treats. Candy bars, popcorn, soda, ice cream — they can get it all in canteens.
The Californian recently highlighted food in jail. Part of the report included what inmates can purchase in prison canteens with money they earn from working in jail, for example.
The attached Excel document shows canteen figures for all prisons in Kern County.
Money from prison canteens goes into an “inmate welfare fund,” a special fund that helps pay for such...
For Immediate Release & nbsp; Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Bernard Street Shooting Update
On 9/23/08, at 7:00 a.m., at the Bakersfield Police Department, detectives
arrested:
Gilbert Ruben Hernandez (30), of Bakersfield,
for attempted murder and parole violation in connection with the shooting of
Cesar Ramos (23), of Bakersfield, which...
Location:
17695 Industrial Farm Road,
Bakersfield, Ca
Not sure what crimes these folks were arrested for? Check out our list below or click on the link to a penal code reference site JOVAUN SPENCER M BAKERSFIELD CA 93307 B 23/09/2008 PC 273.5(A) KCS LABOR ...
We've posted the latest crime map. For you newbies, the map shows a week's worth of (mostly) property crime in Bakersfield.
Some highlights from the numbers:
-Auto thefts were down for the second week in a row. There were just 18 this past week.
-Overall crime was a shade up, with 158 reports this past week. There were just 147 the week before.
-There were two reports of theft from a person/pick pocket.
-There was one listing for "AUTO THEFT-RECOVERY-FOREIGN." Not sure...
"This incident is currently under investigation by the CHP and Kern County Sheriff’s Department. As such, we are unable to discuss this case at this time. The CHP takes seriously any use of a firearm by its employees. The matter will be investigated thoroughly and fairly."
-- CHP Headquarters
TEHACHAPI, CA - Monday September 22th 2008 at approximately 9:51 P.M., a call was received by the Kern County Fire Department for a structure fire in the 500 block of East H Street in Tehachapi. An older female was initially reported missing to firefighters but was later rescued from the front part of the travel trailer in which she was living. Approximately 10 Kern County Firefighters responded to the incident.
Upon arrival, fire crews were faced with a travel trailer which...
Location:
17695 Industrial Farm Road,
Bakersfield, Ca
Not sure what crimes these folks were arrested for? Check out our list below or click on the link to a penal code reference site. ELEAZER HERNANDEZ M BAKERSFIELD CA 93305 H 31/05/2008 USC T18 SEC KCS LABORER TIMOTHY MAYNOR M ...
Bakersfield Fire Department news release
Youths Arrested - Arson-Vandalism
BFD Arson units arrested three youths involving a structure fire at 1914 Verbena Dr. in south east Bakersfield, Incident # 08-20113. The juveniles 9, 11 and 13 years old, were charged with Arson of an occupied structure, vandalism, trespassing and conspiracy. The 13 year old was booked into Juvenile Hall. The two younger youths were released into the custody of their parents.
...
Consumer alert
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center.
Date: Monday, September 22, 2008
Time: 4:27:45 PM
Department Contact: Michael Whorf
Phone: 661-303-4592
Details:Yesterday at about 11:20 PM, an employee from Butler Amusements, the company that operates the rides and games at the fair reported a theft. Several aqua colored wrist bands and ride tickets were stolen. Butler...
CHP Officer involved shooting
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center.
Date: Monday, September 22, 2008
Time: 2:20:25 PM
Department Contact: Michael Whorf
Phone: 661-303-4592
Details:The Kern County Sheriff's Office, in cooperation with the California Highway Patrol, is investigating the officer involved shooting that occurred early Sunday morning. The shooting involved on-duty...
Joint Narcotics Investigation nets four arrest and seizure of 1.4 million dollars.
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center.
Date: Monday, September 22, 2008
Time: 10:21:03 AM
Department Contact: Michael Rascoe
Phone: 661-392-6001
Details:A joint investigation between the Kern County Sheriff's Narcotic Major Violator Unit, Bakersfield Office of the Drug Enforcement Administration...
Kern County firefighters will be hosting a fire prevention program at the Kern County Fair.
There will be a fire safety smoke trailer, a live fire demonstration trailer and, for the kids, Freddie the Fire Plug, 911 practice calls and Smokey the Bear, firefighters said. Representatives from the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management will also be at the event.
The program will be held Wednesday from 10 a.m. to noon at the fairgrounds near the South Union Avenue entrance.
Location:
17695 Industrial Farm Road,
Bakersfield, Ca
Not sure what crimes these folks were arrested for? Check out our list below or click on the link to a penal code reference site. WILLIAM DALE M BAKERSFIELD CA 93308 W 21/09/2008 PC 1551 PC PROB REVPC THEFT BY KCS LABORER ROBERT ...
Location:
17695 Industrial Farm Road,
Bakersfield, Ca
Not sure what crimes these folks were arrested for? Check out our list below or click on the link to a penal code reference site. TYRONE JAMES M PROTECTION KS 67127 W 17/09/2008 PC 1551 KCS MECHANIC ...
Location:
17695 Industrial Farm Road,
Bakersfield, Ca
Not sure what crimes these folks were arrested for? Check out our list below or click on the link to a penal code reference site. STEVE RAMIREZ M BAKERSFIELD CA 93307 H 19/09/2008 PC DETAINER KCS LABORER STEVE RAMIREZ ...
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center.
Details: On 9/21/08, Kern County Sheriff's Deputies from the Taft Substation responded to the 600 blk of Cedar St. regarding allegations of explosives being inside of the residence. During the investigation, deputies conducted a search of the residence and located explosive materials. Members of the Kern County Sheriff's Office Bomb Squad responded and...
Lost camper located near Last Chance Canyon in east Kern Desert
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center.
Date: Friday, September 19, 2008
Time: 4:19:00 PM
Department Contact: Richard Wood
Phone: 661 824-7130
Details:
Shortly after 11:00 a.m. on 9-18-08 east area Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a report of a missing person in the mountains north east of the town site of...
Location:
Union Ave. and MIng Ave.,
Bakersfield, CA
A feud between the Hell’s Angels and Mongols Motorcycle Club is getting ugly, police say, and local officials have their eye on it. In a briefing for law enforcement at the Kern County Fair Thursday, deputies and police on duty were advised to keep an eye out for the motorcycle gang members. There’s a chance they could be in the area, they said. On Monday, a funeral was held for slain Hells Angel leader Mark "Papa" Guardado. Police were looking for a member of...
The Sheriff’s Department will soon have a roughly $4.5 million Bell Huey II helicopter that will help them in search and rescue and disaster operations, according to a statement by Bell.
Sheriff Donny Youngblood in September last year decided to send a letter to Bell helicopter corporation promising to buy the helicopter.
The Sheriff's Department's smaller helicopters, he said last year, just can't do some jobs, especially at high elevations. The new helicopter also does great...
Location:
17695 Industrial Farm Road,
Bakersfield, Ca
Not sure what crimes these folks were arrested for? Check out our list below or click on the link to a penal code reference site. JEANNETTE ORNELAS F BAKERSFIELD CA 93306 H 29/04/2008 HS 11377(A)HS 11550(A) KCS ...
A Lake Isabella man is facing federal charges of having child pornography on his computer.
Paul Edward Monk, 37, was arrested last week, but has been released as part of a pretrial condition, said U.S. Attorney David Gappa.
In 2005, Paypal contacted FBI agents that Monk’s e-mail address was used for purchasing child pornography online, according to court documents.
Read the rest of the story at:
http://www.bakersfield.com/...
Two south Bakersfield schools were placed on lockdown for a short while after a man fired a gun into the air, deputies said.
The shooting was reported about 2 p.m. in the 100 block of McKee Road, deputies said. The residents of 100 and 104 McKee Road, which are situated on the same piece of land, were ordered to come out and deputies found a handgun on the property.
The residents, Israel Ramirez, 20, and a 17-year-old female, were taken into custody on suspicion of negligent discharge...
Two south Bakersfield schools were placed on lockdown for a short while after a man fired a gun into the air, deputies said.
The shooting was reported about 2 p.m. in the 100 block of McKee Road, deputies said. The residents of 100 and 104 McKee Road, which are situated on the same piece of land, were ordered to come out and deputies found a handgun on the property.
The residents, Israel Ramirez, 20, and a 17-year-old female, were taken into custody on suspicion of negligent discharge...
100 Block of McKee Road
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center.
Date: Thursday, September 18, 2008
Time: 4:40:08 PM
Department Contact: Michael Whorf
Phone: 661-303-4592
Details:On 9-18-08 at about 2:00P.M. deputies were dispatched to the 100 block of McKee Road for a report of a male subject shooting a gun into the air. Deputies advised the schools in the area of the situation and...
From the Bakersfield Police Officers Association:
The BPOA, in association with Chili’s Restaurant, will be waiting tables on Monday, September 22, 2008 for the inaugural charity “Tip-a-Cop” night.
All gratuities “earned” will go to the St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, where children with cancer and other life-threatening diseases are treated regardless of their family’s ability to pay.
Bakersfield Police Officers will be...
Wasco City Deputies execute a search warrant and arrest two for possession of drugs
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center.
Date: Thursday, September 18, 2008
Time: 11:47:09 AM
Department Contact: John Lee
Phone: 758-4822
Details:On 9/18/08 at about 6:00am deputies from the Wasco City Substation executed a search warrant at 818 Lewis Court in Wasco. Upon searching the residence...
For Immediate Release & nbsp; &n bsp; Thursday, September 18, 2008
Narcotic Investigation
Today, 9/18/08, at 11:00 a.m. at the Bakersfield Police Department there will be
a press briefing regarding the recent conclusion of an 11 month long narcotic
investigation into the distribution of Ecstasy, Methamphetamine, and Cocaine in
the...
Location:
17695 Industrial Farm Road,
Bakersfield, Ca
Not sure what crimes these folks were arrested for? Check out our list below or click on the link to a penal code reference site. PAUL YAOKUM M BAKERSFIELD CA 93308 W 17/09/2008 PC 243(A) PC 243(E)(1PC 594(B)(2 KCS ...
INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT
NEWS RELEASE
KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
CORONER DIVISION
This news release is prepared under the direction of the Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator for the convenience of news reporters. Facts concerning news events of major importance, which occur after the preparation of this release, will be made available to reporters at their request as soon as it is possible to do.
DECEDENT'S NAME: MIGUELANGEL...
Location:
200 T Street,
Bakersfield, CA
BAKERSFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT PRESS RELEASE William Rector, Chief of Police For Immediate Release Wednesday, September 17, 2008 ‘T’ Street Shooting Update The Bakersfield Police Department is continuing to investigate this morning’s shooting in the 200 block of ‘T’ Street. The suspect, Ryan Graham, has been arrested on charges of attempted murder,...
Wasco City Deputies arrest a gang member with a loaded firearm and syringe in his pocket
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center.
Date: Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Time: 7:33:48 AM
Department Contact: John Lee
Phone: 758-4822
Details: On 9/16/08, at about 10:00 pm Wasco City Deputies received a call of several subject s breaking beer bottles and causing damage to an apartment...
Location:
200 T Street,
Bakersfield, CA
BAKERSFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT PRESS RELEASE & nbsp; &n bsp; &nb sp; &nbs p; ; William Rector, Chief of Police For Immediate...
Arvin Police Department
Press Release
Subject: Homicide
September 17, 2008 9:45 AM
On September 14, 2008 at 10:59 PM Officers of the Arvin Police Department responded to the 100 block of Arvin Avenue in regards to a stabbing.
When Officers arrived they contacted Reporting Parties, Hall’s Ambulance Employees, who stated that Victim Nicholas Duran Sosa 33 of Arvin had been stabbed. Sosa was none responsive and transported to...
Location:
17695 Industrial Farm Road,
Bakersfield, Ca
Not sure what crimes these folks were arrested for? Check out our list below or click on the link to a penal code reference site. MARTIN GUSTAVA M BAKERSFIELD CA 93305 H 13/09/2008 PC 647(F) KCS GEN. LABOR ...
The timing was incredible.
Two criminal sentencings were handed down within hours of each other today, sentencings that might not look terribly out of place wrapped in bows and placed under a noble fir.
First came the news of Andrea Kohler, a prosecutor with the Kern County District Attorney's office. Kohler and her husband were facing misdemeanor battery and public intoxication charges for their alleged involvement in an alcohol-fueled brawl with security guards at a casino in Santa...
Location:
Herring Road,
Bakersfield, CA
NEWS RELEASE KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE CORONER DIVISION This news release is prepared under the direction of the Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator for the convenience of news reporters. Facts concerning news events of major importance, which occur after the preparation of this release, will be made available to reporters at their request as soon as it is possible to do. DECEDENT'S NAME: Patricia Towsley CASE #:...
A 13-year-old boy was taken to San Joaquin Community Hospital Tuesday after he was found at the bottom of a pool in Shafter.The teen was found in the shallow end of the Shafter pool at 269 Poso Ave. at about 3 p.m., according to Sgt. Greg Richardson with the Shafter Police Department.
The victim was having seizures and not breathing when he was pulled out of the pool, Richardson said. The boy had head injuries.
Police did not know Tuesday how the teen get injured or how he ended up at the...
A Kern County deputy district attorney and her lawyer husband have avoided jail time for their involvement in an alcohol-fueled fight with security guards at a casino in Santa Ynez last year.
Santa Barbara County Judge James Rigali also ordered no probation in the case against Andrea Kohler and her husband, Gregory Kohler, Santa Barbara County prosecutor Tricia Kelly said Tuesday.
Mrs. Kohler, 43, a prosecutor with the Kern County District Attorney’s office, and her 48-year-old...
Governor Schwarzenegger Awards Six Law Enforcement Officers the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today awarded the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor, California's highest public safety award, to six law enforcement officers for their outstanding commitment to the people of California. The award was given to Officer John Anderson and Officer Brian Shadle of the Fremont Police Department, Sergeant Jererdo “Charlie” Chamalbide of the...
Yet another state agency has its eye on an alleged scam artist from Bakersfield.
Now, Maine’s Office of Securities is looking into James Armando Rivera. The office protects citizens of the state from fraudulent insurers, financial institutions, creditors and investment providers.
In late August, Rivera was handed 11 felony counts by Nevada officials as he appeared in Kern County court for writing bad checks. The felony charges stemmed from allegations of obtaining money under...
We've posted the latest crime map. For you newbies, the map shows a week's worth of (mostly) property crime in Bakersfield.
Some highlights from the numbers:
-Overall crimes were down. There were 147 crimes on this week's spreadsheet compared to 185 last week.
-Car thefts were down from 30 two weeks ago. There were only 22 this past week.
-There were seven thefts of catalytic convertors, up from two last week. For those not in the know, there has been a rash of these thefts. The...
Taggers live for recognition, officer Mitch Galland says.
I’m working on an in-depth story right now on tagging in Bakersfield and tagging crews. More and more of the groups, Galland said, are moving in the direction of criminal street gangs. They’re called “tag-bangers.”
But gang affiliation or not, the taggers do what they do for one reason, Galland said. And having a list of tagging crews in The Bakersfield Californian or our Web site will only boost their...
Location:
100 BEAR MT. BLVD.,
ARVIN, CA
NEWS RELEASE KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE CORONER DIVISION This news release is prepared under the direction of the Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator for the convenience of news reporters. Facts concerning news events of major importance, which occur after the preparation of this release, will be made available to reporters at their request as soon as it is possible to do. DECEDENT'S NAME: NICHOLAS DURAN ...
Location:
17695 Industrial Farm Road,
Bakersfield, Ca
Not sure what crimes these folks were arrested for? Check out our list below or click on the link to a penal code reference site. JESSE PEREZ III M H 4/8/08 PC 187(A) KCS ...
Location:
kentucky street and center street,
bakersfield, ca
A California Highway Patrol lieutenant who pleaded no contest Friday to misdemeanor drunken driving in Merced County will keep her Bakersfield job but face internal discipline, officers said Monday.
Any discipline that 49-year-old Lt. Deborah Pierce receives will be a confidential matter, Officer Greg Williams said.
Pierce was sentenced to two days in jail — time she has already served — plus 36 months probation, a classroom program and a fine of about $1,500,...
Location:
4201 Belle Terrace,
Bakersfield, Ca
Kern County Fire Department
Office of Public Information
5642 Victor Street
Bakersfield, CA. 93308
Early Monday morning September 15 2008 at 1:15 a.m. Kern County Fire received a 911 call of a mobile home fire in the Onyx area near Lake Isabella. When crews got on scene they found a mobile home totally involved in smoke and fire and two other structures starting to catch fire. Crews concentrated there efforts on the two exposure structures....
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Date: 15 Sep 2008 08:12:18 -0700
To: <newsreleasegroup@co.kern.ca.us>
Subject: Sheriff News Release
Homicide
NEWS RELEASE
KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
CORONER DIVISION
This news release is prepared under the direction of the Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator for the convenience of news reporters. Facts concerning news events of major importance, which occur after the preparation of this...
Location:
David Road,
Bakersfield, CA
NEWS RELEASE KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE CORONER DIVISION This news release is prepared under the direction of the Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator for the convenience of news reporters. Facts concerning news events of major importance, which occur after the preparation of this release, will be made available to reporters at their request as soon as it is possible to do. DECEDENT'S NAME: Gerardo Aparicio Hernandez &nbs p; ...
Location:
806 Quincy Street,
Bakersfield, CA
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office. Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center. Date: Sunday, September 14, 2008 Time: 9:48:46 PM Details: On 9-14-08, Deputies from the Kern County Sheriff’s Office Metro Patrol P.O.P Team, with the assistance of the CALMET and the Canine Unit, executed a search warrant at a residence located at 806 Quincy Street in Bakersfield. Deputies located a quantity of methamphetamine, a large...
Location:
17695 Industrial Farm Road,
Bakersfield, Ca
Not sure what crimes these folks were arrested for? Check out our list below or click on the link to a penal code reference site. HERIBERTO PERALTA M COALINGA CA 93210 H 14/09/2008 PC 148(A)(1 KCS LABORER ...
Location:
17690 Industrial Farm Road,
Bakersfield, Ca
Not sure what crimes these folks were arrested for? Check out our list below or click on the link to a penal code reference site. ANTHONY FORD M B 5/10/06 PC 187(A) KCS MING HER ...
Location:
17695 Industrial Farm Road,
Bakersfield, Ca
Not sure what crimes these folks were arrested for? Check out our list below or click on the link to a penal code reference site. EDUARDO ROSALES M BAKERSFIELD CA 93306 H 27/04/2007 PC 261.5(C)PC 261(A)(2 KCS PUMP OPERATOR ...
Bakersfield Police Department News Release
For Immediate Release & nbsp; &n bsp; Friday, September 12, 2008
Belle Terrace Shooting Update
The Bakersfield Police Department is continuing to investigate the shooting which occurred earlier today at the Howard’s Mini Mart, 4201 Belle Terrace.
Based on additional information that has been...
Bakersfield Police Department News Release
For Immediate Release Friday, September 12, 2008
Belle Terrace Shooting
On 9/12/08, at 1:13 p.m. Bakersfield Police responded to a report of a shooting at the Howard’s Mini Mart, 4201 Belle Terrace.
The victim, a 17 year old male, of Bakersfield, was a passenger in a vehicle parked in the parking lot of the store. The suspect exited the store and...
Traffic Fatality
NEWS RELEASE
KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
CORONER DIVISION
This news release is prepared under the direction of the Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator for the convenience of news reporters. Facts concerning news events of major importance, which occur after the preparation of this release, will be made available to reporters at their request as soon as it is possible to do.
DECEDENT'S NAME: Robert...
A 75-year-old Tehachapi motorcyclist was killed Friday morning when he
was rear-ended by a car at Highway 202 and Cummings Valley Road, the
California Highway Patrol reported.
The motorcyclist going west on Highway 202 was stopped at the intersection
to turn left at 11:25 a.m. when he was propelled off his bike by a 1997
Saturn driven by Ramon Gomez-Rodriguez, 43, of Bakersfield, officers
reported.
Gomez-Rodriguez didn’t see the motorcyclist until the last minute...
Location:
Beardsley School,
Bakersfield, CA
Officials are naming a gymnasium at Beardsley School after a 35-year school board member who was killed by a train earlier this year. David Richard Woodruff, 65, died in June when the truck he was driving was hit by a train near Shafter. It was the first death caused by a train this year, highway patrol officials said. A ceremony was held at 10 a.m. today to honor Woodruff. — Jorge Barrientos, Breaking News Reporter
Location:
Pioneer Park,
Bakersfield, CA
BAKERSFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT PRESS RELEASE & nbsp; &n bsp; &nb sp; &nbs p; ; Contact: Sergeant Greg Terry Public Information Officer For Immediate...
Location:
409 Lincoln Avenue,
Bakersfield, CA
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office. Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center. Date: Thursday, September 11, 2008 Time: 11:17:31 PM Details: On 9-11-08 at approximately 2058 hours a female subject called the Kern County Sheriff's Office after her ex husband, TIMOTHY A. SALA, age 27, from Bakersfield, came to her residence at 409 Lincoln Avenue in violation of a domestic violence restraining order. The female subject allowed...
Location:
17695 Industrial Farm Road,
Bakersfield, CA
Not sure what crimes these folks were arrested for? Check out our list below or click on the link to a penal code reference site. INGO GONZALEZ M BAKERSFIELD CA 93301 H 11/9/08 PC 236 PC 273.5(A) KCS LABORER ...
A smell of gas Thursday night over a large area of Rosedale and downtown Bakersfield appeared to be refinery gas, Bakersfield firefighters reported.
Workers were trying to determine which refinery might be the source of the gas, Battalion Chief Bill Ballard said.
Calls began shortly before 8 p.m. and continued for at least an hour.
Kern County Environmental Health contacted the three refineries — the San Joaquin Refinery and two operated by Big West and Flying J — but all...
NEWS RELEASE
The Bakersfield Area of the California Highway Patrol is very proud to announce they have received the coveted International Chief’s of Police, California Law Enforcement Challenge “Commissioner’s Award” for 2007-08.
The Commissioner’s award is voted upon by 7 judges based on accident reduction, speed, seat belt, and DUI enforcement, and public affairs programs. This year, all seven judges voted for the Bakersfield Area.
This...
Location:
2535 Rosamond Blvd,
Rosamond, CA
Robbery at Antelope Valley Bank in Rosamond This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office. Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center. Date: Thursday, September 11, 2008 Time: 10:31:29 AM Department Contact: Sr. Dep. Timothy Posey Details: On 9-10-08 at about 1700 hours, a subject, later identified as 70 year-old William Raymond Teasley, of Quartz Hill, robbed the Antelope Valley Bank in Rosamond. Teasley hired a cab to drive him to...
Location:
Monterey Street and Brown Street,
Bakersfield, CA
Homicide victim name released NEWS RELEASE KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE CORONER DIVISION This news release is prepared under the direction of the Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator for the convenience of news reporters. Facts concerning news events of major importance, which occur after the preparation of this release, will be made available to reporters at their request as soon as it is possible to do. DECEDENT'S NAME: Louie Mathew Alvarez ...
Location:
2609 Rose Marie Dr.,
Bakersfield, CA
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office. Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center. Date: Thursday, September 11, 2008 Time: 1:53:02 AM Details: Lastnight, 9/10/08, in response to recent events that occurred on Rose Marie Drive, members of the KCSO Gang Suppression Section conducted a probation search at 2609 Rose Marie Dr., across from Evergreen Elementary School. After completing the search, three subjects drove to the residence and...
Location:
Pearsonville, CA
James Marvin Guyer located in Pearsonville, CA. This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office. Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center. Date: Thursday, September 11, 2008 Time: 4:09:08 AM Details: On 9-11-08, JAMES MARVIN GUYER was located at a gas station in Pearsonville, CA. Pearsonville is located in Inyo County just east of the Ridgecrest area. GUYER was apparently in good health, but a little disoriented. Family...
Location:
17695 Industrial Farm Road,
Bakersfield, CA
Not sure what crimes these folks were arrested for? Check out our list below or click on the link to a penal code reference site. AMALIA RODRIGUEZ F MCFARLAND CA 93250 H 7/11/07 PC 245(A)(1PC 422 KCS LABOR ...
Elderly male missing in the Bakersfield area
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center.
Date: Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Time: 9:39:36 PM
Details:
On 9-10-08, Deputies from the Kern County Sheriff’s Office were sent to investigate a report of a missing person. Family members reported JAMES MARVIN GUYER, age 73, who resides at 6501 Cedarcrest Avenue in Bakersfield, was missing....
Detectives believe the scene of a slaying of an elderly couple may have been staged, police said Wednesday.
Joseph Parrott, 81, and Dorothy Parrott, 77, were found dead last month in their home in the 200 block of Durham Court.
A search warrant filed in the case revealed the detectives suspicions that the scene may have been staged.
Read the rest of the story at:
http://www.bakersfield.com/...
Identity confirmed by dental comparison C-1991-08 Traffic Fatality 09/05/2008 Lost Hills, rural
NEWS RELEASE
KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
CORONER DIVISION
This news release is prepared under the direction of the Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator for the convenience of news reporters. Facts concerning news events of major importance, which occur after the preparation of this release, will be made available to reporters at their request as soon as it is...
For Immediate Release & nbsp; Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Monterey Street Homicide Arrest
On 9/10/08, at 2:00 a.m. Bakersfield Police detectives arrested Jorge Alberto
Farias (21), of Bakersfield, for the fatal shooting which occurred on 09/09/08 in
the 1500 block of Monterey Street.
Approximately 30 minutes after the reported shooting, the Kern...
Location:
1800 quincy street,
bakersfield, ca
EAST BAKERSFIELD, CA - Wednesday, September 10th, 2008 at approximately 4:22 A.M., a call was received by the Kern County Fire Department for a house fire in the 1800 block of Quincy Street in East Bakersfield. Approximately 26 Kern County Firefighters, assisted by Bakersfield City Firefighters responded to the incident. Upon arrival, crews were faced with an established fire in the vacant second story apartment of a 3 unit complex. The families in the two first floor apartments were...
Location:
Brown Street and Monterey Street,
Bakersfield, CA
NEWS RELEASE KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE CORONER DIVISION This news release is prepared under the direction of the Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator for the convenience of news reporters. Facts concerning news events of major importance, which occur after the preparation of this release, will be made available to reporters at their request as soon as it is possible to do. DECEDENT'S NAME: Withheld ; CASE #: 2031-08...
Kern County Department of Human Services Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The Department of Human Services released a statement last week in response to information released by the Sheriff’s Department regarding the death of siblings, Trisha and Victor Reyes. The information released by the Sheriff’s Department stated “Child Protective Services was involved with mother, Alicia Valadez and her older children.” Additionally, they stated...
Location:
2600 Rose Marie Drive,
Bakersfield, CA
Assault with a Deadly Weapon on Rose Marie Drive This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office. Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center. Date: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 Time: 11:26:13 PM Details: On 9-9-08, at approximately 1930 hours, Deputies were dispatched to a report of a large fight in the 2600 block of Rose Marie Drive.The Sheriff's helicopter arrived and saw several vehicles fleeing the scene. Arriving Deputies located a male...
Location:
17695 Industrial Farm Road,
Bakersfield, CA
Not sure what crimes these folks were arrested for? Check out our list below or click on the link to a penal code reference site. ERIC MCGOUGH M BAKERSFIELD CA 93309 W 20/08/2007 PC 273.5(A)PC 591 PC 273A(B) KCS LABORER ...
Name release of Motorcycle Fatality that occurred on 09/07/2008.
NEWS RELEASE
KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
CORONER DIVISION
This news release is prepared under the direction of the Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator for the convenience of news reporters. Facts concerning news events of major importance, which occur after the preparation of this release, will be made available to reporters at their request as soon as it is possible to do.
DECEDENT'S NAME: Troy Michael...
A sex video allegedly involving a West High School employee has been circulating on the Internet, according to KGET 17.
School officials have squashed the rumor which had students talking about and distributing the video.
Kern High School District John Teves told the news station an investigator determined the employee is not the person in the video. The investigators studied the mannerisms and facial features of the person in the video and the school employee.
The school district...
NOTE: We've attached the actual stats to this blog post as a PDF, check them out.
BAKERSFIELD POLICE
DEPARTMENT
PRESS RELEASE
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We've posted our latest weekly crime map. This is data from the Bakersfield Police Department, which includes mostly property crimes.
Some highlights for this week:
-Just two catalytic convertor thefts this past week. In recent months this has been much higher as people steal the car part for the valueable metals inside. The previous week there were 19 reports of stolen catalytic convertors.
-Thirty cars were stolen, down from 35 the previous week.
-There were no reports of pick pockets,...
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center.
Date: Tuesday, September 09, 2008
Time: 12:49:20 PM
Details:
The Kern County Sheriff’s Office is hosting the 2008 Rural Crime Investigation School, from September 8th though September 12th. This event is sponsored by the California Rural Crime Prevention Task Force. The task force was established to combat the rise in rural crimes and to...
Location:
17695 Industrial Farm Road,
Bakersfield, CA
Not sure what crimes these folks were arrested for? Check out our list below or click on the link to a penal code reference site. ERNEST DODD M LEMOORE CA 93245 W 8/9/08 PC 496(A) KCS HEAVY EQUIP OPR ...
Deputies in a standoff with a spousal abuse suspect
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center.
Date: Monday, September 08, 2008
Time: 10:17:54 PM
Details:On 9-8-08 at approximately 1710 hours, deputies were dispatched to 250 Fairfax Road in Bakersfield to the report of an assault with a deadly weapon. The original information was the "weapon" used was hands and feet. When deputies...
For Immediate Release Monday, September 08, 2008
Police pursuit
On 9/8/09, at 2:52 p.m. Bakersfield Police attempted to stop a vehicle for a traffic
violation near the intersection of 8th Street and ‘T’ Street. The driver failed to
yield and led officers on a short pursuit through neighborhoods in central
Bakersfield. The pursuit was at speeds of 20-40 m.p.h.
The driver stopped at 8th...
Charred body found in trunk of vehicle
NEWS RELEASE
KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
CORONER DIVISION
This news release is prepared under the direction of the Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator for the convenience of news reporters. Facts concerning news events of major importance, which occur after the preparation of this release, will be made available to reporters at their request as soon as it is possible to do.
DECEDENT'S NAME: John...
Location:
La France Drive and Baldwin Road,
Bakersfield, CA
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office. Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center. Date: Monday, September 08, 2008 Time: 11:33:40 AM Details:On 9-08-08, at about 08:00 am, Deputies from the Metropolitan Patrol Division were dispatched to a shot’s fired investigation in the area of Evergreen School. Deputies arrived and spoke with the victim, Jimmy Flores age 26, who said an unknown suspect had fired a handgun at his vehicle....
Another person has come forward alleging a Bakersfield man wrongfully took money from him after giving thousands to a company that marketed a cure for aids, among other fraudulent businesses.
James Armando Rivera was handed 11 felony counts by Nevada officials as he appeared in Kern County court for writing bad checks. The felony charges stemmed from allegations of obtaining money under false pretenses and engaging in business without a license.
In a jail interview, Rivera blamed his...
Traffic Stop Leads to Discovery of 13 Grams of Methamphetamine and $5K in US Currency.
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center.
Date: Monday, September 08, 2008
Time: 9:20:27 AM
Department Contact: Martin Downs
Phone: 763-8550
Details: On 9-7-08, at 1720 Hrs., KCSD Deputies conducted a traffic stop at Pico St. and Asher Way in Taft. Driving the vehicle was 27 yr. old Brian,...
Location:
Boron, CA
Motorcycle Fatality on State Route 58 NEWS RELEASE KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE CORONER DIVISION This news release is prepared under the direction of the Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator for the convenience of news reporters. Facts concerning news events of major importance, which occur after the preparation of this release, will be made available to reporters at their request as soon as it is possible to do. DECEDENT'S NAME: ...
Location:
Lost Hills, CA
Traffic Fatality 09/05/2008 rural Lost Hills NEWS RELEASE KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE CORONER DIVISION This news release is prepared under the direction of the Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator for the convenience of news reporters. Facts concerning news events of major importance, which occur after the preparation of this release, will be made available to reporters at their request as soon as it is possible to do. DECEDENT'S NAME: ...
Location:
17695 Industrial Farm Road,
Bakersfield, CA
Not sure what crimes these folks were arrested for? Check out our list below or click on the link to a penal code reference site. PEDRO ESPINOZA M LAMONT CA 93241 H 7/9/08 VC 12500(A)VC 16028(A)VC 23152(A)VC 40508(B) KCS FIELD LABOR ...
Location:
17695 Industrial Farm Road,
Bakersfield, CA
Not sure what crimes these folks were arrested for? Check out our list below or click on the link to a penal code reference site. MISHA ALLEN F BAKERSFIELD CA 93305 W 6/9/08 HS 11550(A) KCS LABORER ...
Location:
17695 Industrial Farm Road,
Bakersfield, CA
Not sure what crimes these folks were arrested for? Check out our list below or click on the link to a penal code reference site. STEVE CRISP M BAKERSFIELD CA 93301 W 5/9/08 PC 243(E)(1 KCS LABORER ...
Probation/Parole Sweep in Boron
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center.
Date: Saturday, September 06, 2008
Time: 7:13:12 PM
Department Contact: Lee Walters
Phone:
Details:
On 09-06-2008 at about 0850 hrs members from East Area Special Enforcement (EASET), which is comprised of Kern County Sheriffs, Stallion Springs Police Department, State Parole Agents and Kern County Probation...
Charred body found in trunk of a vehicle
NEWS RELEASE
KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
CORONER DIVISION
This news release is prepared under the direction of the Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator for the convenience of news reporters. Facts concerning news events of major importance, which occur after the preparation of this release, will be made available to reporters at their request as soon as it is possible to do.
DECEDENT'S NAME: John...
At least one home was destroyed Friday when two separate fires ravaged an Oildale neighborhood.
Firefighters found a house engulfed in flames in the 600 block of El Tejon Avenue at about 5:30 p.m., according to Battalion Chief Darryl Whisnand of the Kern County Fire Department.
Whisnand did not know if anyone was in the home when the fire started or what may have caused the blaze.
The fire jumped to two houses on both sides of the home. The houses suffered major damage,...
Name release of suspect shot by Delano Police Officers on 08/30/2008
NEWS RELEASE
KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
CORONER DIVISION
This news release is prepared under the direction of the Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator for the convenience of news reporters. Facts concerning news events of major importance, which occur after the preparation of this release, will be made available to reporters at their request as soon as it is possible to do.
DECEDENT'S NAME: Ruben...
Twin Oaks homicide update
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center.
Date: Friday, September 05, 2008
Time: 2:27:08 PM
Department Contact: Craig Rennie
Phone: 391-7599
Details:On August 22nd, deputies from the Kern County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a subject who had just shot another subject in a remote area near Twin Oaks. Deputies arrived and found Dennis Grider...
INYOKERN, CA - On Thursday, September 5th 2008 at approximately 21:54
P.M., a call was received by the Kern County Fire Department for a
structure fire in the 1600 block of Jacobs St in Inyokern. A family of 2
adults and 2 children were woken by the sound of their smoke detector
operating. This allowed them to escape a fire which consumed their home.
Approximately 19 Kern County Firefighters responded to the scene,
assisted by China Lake Fire Department
Upon arrival, fire crews were...
Location:
Crane Street,
Bakersfield, CA
Maria Gonzalez has lived on the Crane Street neighborhood – where the mother who allegedly murdered two children lived – for 15 years. She remembers there were kids next door that cried a lot, would break into their house to steal bread and fruit, leaving behind small footprints, and always looked really skinny, she said. Channel 17 news reported her story being connected to the recent bodies found in a storage. A reporter for the station said Maria...
Location:
17695 Industrial Farm Road,
Bakersfield, Ca
Not sure what crimes these folks were arrested for? Check out our list below or click on the link to a penal code reference site. JOHN SMITH M BAKERSFIELD CA 93307 B 4/9/08 HS 11550(A) KCS LABOR ...
A fight broke out Thursday evening between about several hundred inmates at the prison in Tehachapi.
Up to 200 people got into a fight at about 7 p.m. at the California Correctional Institution, according to Lt. Brian Parriott, spokesman for the prison. The fight was apparently between inmates from southern California and people from Mexico.
Two inmates were injured and taken to local hospitals. No correctional officers were injured.
The cause of the fight was being investigated...
For Immediate Release Thursday, September 04, 2008
Fatal Accident
On 09/04/08, at about 11:37 a.m. officers of the Bakersfield Police Department
responded to the intersection of Hartford Avenue and Stine Road for a major
injury traffic accident.
Investigation revealed a black Honda motorcycle was traveling east on Hartford
Avenue, west of Stine Road. As the motorcycle approached Stine Road, the
driver failed to stop for the posted...
Superior Court of California, County of Kern
Press Release
The Superior Court of California, County of Kern, announced the appointment of Mr. Ralph Wm. Wyatt as Court Commissioner. Mr. Wyatt was appointed by the Presiding Judge Jerold L. Turner after an extensive search and with the unanimous recommendation of the Court. He will begin his duties as Count Commissioner by October 2008 and will be assigned primarily to hear Probate and Guardianship matters. He...
FATAL MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT
NEWS RELEASE
KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
CORONER DIVISION
This news release is prepared under the direction of the Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator for the convenience of news reporters. Facts concerning news events of major importance, which occur after the preparation of this release, will be made available to reporters at their request as soon as it is possible to do.
DECEDENT'S NAME: JONATHAN EDWARD...
For Immediate Release Thursday, September 04, 2008
Balboa Drive Shooting Update
This morning, 9/4/08, at approximately 7:30 a.m. Bakersfield Police detectives
arrested Jared Roberts (19), of Bakersfield, for the attempted murder of
Roosevelt Barbee.
Shortly after the shooting occurred, the Kern County Sheriff’s Department
helicopter, assisting in a search of the area for suspects, observed a subject who...
Location:
Kern River,
Kern, CA
Body pulled from Kern River at the North Chester Avenue Bridge by Search & Rescue NEWS RELEASE KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE CORONER DIVISION This news release is prepared under the direction of the Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator for the convenience of news reporters. Facts concerning news events of major importance, which occur after the preparation of this release, will be made available to reporters at their request as soon as it is possible to do. DECEDENT'S...
Location:
17695 Industrial Farm Road,
Bakersfield, Ca
Not sure what crimes these folks were arrested for? Check out our list below or click on the link to a penal code reference site. DANIEL GARZA M BAKERSFIELD CA 93307 H 3/9/08 PC 12316(B)PC 12021(A) KCS ...
Youth Pleads Guilty to Arson
Today in Kern County Juvenile Court a 13 year old male pleads guilty to one
count of P.C. 451b, Arson of an Inhabited Structure.
BFD Arson units investigating the alleged arson fire at 1026 Kentucky St. on
August 7, 2008 that destroyed or heavily damaged six homes, determined
that several youths trespassing in a vacant home had set the devastating
fire. Three arrests were made within hours of the fire. The two remaining
suspects...
Location:
3312 Niles St.,
Bakersfield, CA
Funeral services are set for Shari Ramey, the 23-year-old model, dancer, coach and Bakersfield High School graduate who died in a car wreck Monday. The viewing will be from 6 to 9 p.m. on Sunday at Basham Funeral Care, 3312 Niles St. Services will be at 10 a.m. on Monday at St. John Missionary Baptist Church, 1401 E. Brundage Ln. The funeral will follow services and will be held at Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery, 9101 Kern Canyon Rd. — Jorge Barrientos, Breaking News Reporter
Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008 at 1139 hrs. (11:39 a.m. PST) a reinforced 1st alarm from the Bakersfield FIRE
Department consisting of 3 Engines, 2 Trucks, 1 squad, 2 Battalion Commanders, 1 Arson Unit, and
various support units responded to a report of structure fire at a south Bakersfield location. First arriving
companies reported heavy smoke and fire engulfing a structure in the rear of a single family residence of
approximately 1700 sq. ft.
The rapidly moving fire was...
For Immediate Release Wednesday, September 03, 2008
Using Crime Analysis to fight crime
The Bakersfield Police Department is now using advanced crime analysis
techniques to help identify crime trends or developing trends throughout the City
of Bakersfield.
The Crime Analysis Unit of the Bakersfield Police Department is now producing
daily reports that detail the crimes that were...
Some inmates can be like wild animals.
At least that’s what Spanish researchers are saying in a new study that says young men who die suddenly after being arrested may be victims of a new syndrome similar to one that kills wild animals after being captured.
They investigated 60 cases of sudden unexplained deaths in Spain after incarcerations. All died within 24 hours after an arrest. Almost all were male with an average age of 33.
Why they died remains a mystery, according...
Location:
17695 Industrial Farm Road,
Bakersfield, CA
Not sure what crimes these folks were arrested for? Check out our list below or click on the link to a penal code reference site. NICHOLAS BLEVINS M FELLOWS CA 93224 H 2/9/08 PC 243(D) PC 236 KCS LABORER ...
Traffic Accident
NEWS RELEASE
KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
CORONER DIVISION
This news release is prepared under the direction of the Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator for the convenience of news reporters. Facts concerning news events of major importance, which occur after the preparation of this release, will be made available to reporters at their request as soon as it is possible to do.
DECEDENT'S NAME: Sean Thomas...
Kern County Fire Department News Release
SHAFTER, CA - Tuesday, September 2nd at approximately 16:34 P.M., 2 pickup trucks were involved in a rollover accident. Approximately 10 firefighters arrived on scene, 2 victims were pinned in.
Upon arrival, fire crews were faced with 2 vehicles which had rolled over, one came to rest on its roof the other its side, this vehicle had one victim trapped inside. Fire crews used a telescopic stabilization device (“Rescue 42’s”) on...
Kern County Fire Department News Release
LEBEC, CA - Tuesday, September 2nd at approximately 14:15 P.M., a single vehicle towing a travel trailer was in collision with the center barrier. Approximately 11 firefighters arrived on scene, 2 patients were pinned in.
Upon arrival, fire crews were faced with one vehicle which had rolled over and came to rest against the center barrier. The vehicle came to rest on its wheels with the travel trailer on its side. The 2 victims were trapped...
BAKERSFIELD MEN SENTENCED FOR COUNTERFEITING U.S. CURRENCY
FRESNO, Calif.—United States Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced today that MICHAEL ANTHONY WILLIS, 24, of Bakersfield, Calif., was sentenced today by United States District Judge Oliver W. Wanger to 25 months in prison for conspiracy to manufacture and possess counterfeit United States currency. Co-defendant CHRISTOPHER STEPHEN WILLIS, 20, of Bakersfield, was sentenced by Judge Wanger on August 18, 2008 to 17 months in...
Update on skeletal remains
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center.
Date: Tuesday, September 02, 2008
Time: 2:44:10 PM
Department Contact: Sgt. Craig Rennie
Phone: 661 391 7599
Details: On August 19th, 2008, Kern County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a report of skeletal remains that had been located in a trash can that had been removed from a storage unit at the...
Human remains found in storage shed
NEWS RELEASE
KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
CORONER DIVISION
This news release is prepared under the direction of the Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator for the convenience of news reporters. Facts concerning news events of major importance, which occur after the preparation of this release, will be made available to reporters at their request as soon as it is possible to do.
DECEDENT'S...
Things are back to normal at Lerdo jail following a Friday riot there among hundreds of inmates.
Six prisoners were taken to Kern Medical Center. All inmates are out of the hospital and back behind bars, officials said.
What started the riot is still under investgation.
— Jorge Barrientos, Breaking News Reporter
Death of Maryonna Wooten
NEWS RELEASE
KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
CORONER DIVISION
This news release is prepared under the direction of the Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator for the convenience of news reporters. Facts concerning news events of major importance, which occur after the preparation of this release, will be made available to reporters at their request as soon as it is possible to do.
DECEDENT'S NAME: Maryonna...
Location:
17695 Industrial Farm Road,
Bakersfield, Ca
Not sure what crimes these folks were arrested for? Check out our list below or click on the link to a penal code reference site. GERARDO HERNANDEZ M TEHACHAPI CA 93561 H 31/08/2008 PC 273(A) PC 647(F) VC 14607 KCS ...
The Driller community is mourning the death of Shari Ramey.
Bakersfield High School principal David Reese sent the following e-mail, highlighting what Shari meant to the school. (He was unable to compose himself in a phone interview and requested to share his thoughts through e-mail instead).
"A very sad day for the Driller family and community..... and for the Kern County community as well. This young lady had a very bright future in front of her. Our hearts go out for her family. It...
Missing Rosomand womand located after nine hours.
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center.
Date: Monday, September 01, 2008
Time: 6:58:48 PM
Details: Tonya Drake, 35, was reported misisng by her husband at 0930 on 9-1-08 after she failed to return home following a walk with her dogs in the desert north west of Rosamond. Deputies from the Rosamond Sheriff's substation conducted a...
Location:
Grapevine,
Kern, CA
NEWS RELEASE KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE CORONER DIVISION This news release is prepared under the direction of the Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator for the convenience of news reporters. Facts concerning news events of major importance, which occur after the preparation of this release, will be made available to reporters at their request as soon as it is possible to do. DECEDENT'S NAME: SHARI ANN RAMEY &n bsp; CASE #:...
Location:
Interstate 5 and Taft Highway,
Kern , CA
Location:
400 E. Euclid Ave.,
Shafter, CA
Suspected Homicide NEWS RELEASE KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE CORONER DIVISION This news release is prepared under the direction of the Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator for the convenience of news reporters. Facts concerning news events of major importance, which occur after the preparation of this release, will be made available to reporters at their request as soon as it is possible to do. DECEDENT'S NAME: Guillermo...
Location:
Buena Vista Lake,
Kern, CA
Drowning at Buena Vista Lake NEWS RELEASE KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE CORONER DIVISION This news release is prepared under the direction of the Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator for the convenience of news reporters. Facts concerning news events of major importance, which occur after the preparation of this release, will be made available to reporters at their request as soon as it is possible to do. DECEDENT'S NAME: ...
Location:
Interstate 5 and Taft Highway,
Kern, CA
Traffic Fatality that Occurred on 08/31/2008 NEWS RELEASE KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE CORONER DIVISION This news release is prepared under the direction of the Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator for the convenience of news reporters. Facts concerning news events of major importance, which occur after the preparation of this release, will be made available to reporters at their request as soon as it is possible to do. DECEDENT'S NAME: Sungmin...
Location:
17695 Industrial Farm Road,
Bakersfield, CA
Not sure what crimes these folks were arrested for? Check out our list below or click on the link to a penal code reference site. JOESPH DELSILAGUA M BAKERSFIELD CA 93304 H 30/08/2008 PC 245(A)(1PC 594(B)(2 KCS PACKING MACH... |
