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Bakersfield Police Department news release
For Immediate Release
Friday, October 31, 2008
Cornell Street Shooting
On 10/31/08, at 3:42 p.m. Bakersfield Police received a report of a shooting in the 2700 block of Cornell Street.
Prior to officers’ arrival, the victim of a shooting was transported to Kern Medical Center by private means. The victim: Gibram...
SECOND LASER TAGGER SENTENCED–18 MONTHS IN PRISON
FRESNO, Calif.—United States Attorney McGregor W. Scott, Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent-in-Charge Drew S. Parenti, and Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood announced today that KENDRA CHRISTINE SNOW, 26, of Fresno, Calif., was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for attempting to interfere with the safe operation of a Kern County Sheriff’s Department helicopter by shining a powerful handheld...
Location:
1001 Truxtun Avenue,
Bakersfield, CA
BAKERSFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release Friday, October 31, 2008 Explorer Testing The Bakersfield Police Department Explorer Post #521 is currently recruiting and testing for the position of Police Explorer. The testing will take place on Tuesday, 11/18/08, at 6:00 p.m. at the Bakersfield Convention Center, 1001 Truxtun Avenue. The Bakersfield Police...
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center.
Details: Louie Garcia a Registered sex offender classified as a Sexually Violent Predator, is currently incarcerated at the Lerdo Max-Med Facility.Garcia is scheduled to be released from custody on November 1, 2008 sometime between 7:00 A.M and 2:00 P.M. The purpose of this release is to inform residents of Kern County That Garcia, will be living at 1209 Pearl...
Location:
weldon, CA
Kern County Fire Department Press Release Kern County Fire Department, Deputy Chief Mike Cody will deliver and then dedicate a new fire engine for South Lake and surrounding areas in a ceremony scheduled for 10:30 A.M. on Monday 3rd November 2008 at the Kern County Fire Department Station in South Lake, 9000 Navajo Ave., Weldon 93283
A woman was hit by a truck at about noon Friday in downtown Bakersfield
The vehicle struck the woman near Eye Street and 18th Street, according to Capt. Dan Haining with the Bakersfield Fire Department.
The woman suffered minor injuries and was transported to a local hospital, Haining said.
Location:
308 Ethrum 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: Friday, October 31, 2008 Time: 12:05:55 AM Details: On October 30, 2008, at about 4:30 pm, Deputies from the Kern County Sheriff's Gang Suppression Section executed a search warrant at 308 Ethrum Avenue, Bakersfield. When Deputies entered the residence, Joseph Salas was in the bathroom. Deputies found one of the loaded handguns in the...
Location:
Lost Hills, 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: Fernando Perez Delacruz ; CASE...
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. REUBEN CERVANTES M BAKERSFIELD CA 93307 H 30/10/2008 HS 11550(A) KCS MAKE PAINT ...
Alert reader Larry Bragg sent in this photos of a tree that fell and just missed his car.
Kern County Fire Department
News Release
KERN COUNTY, CA – On 10/30/08 at approximately 3:10 PM a call was received of a structure fire on the corner of Buena Vista Blvd. and Adobe Rd.
Upon arrival, the crew observed a structure that was fully engulfed in flames. The structure was a 300 sq. ft. workshop and was adjacent to an animal pen, a small stack of hay and an old car. Approximately 15 firefighters, 4 engines and a water-tender worked to
contain the fire. ...
Bakersfield Police Department news release
For Immediate Release
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Robbery Suspect Arrested
On 10/30/08, at 12:00 p.m. Bakersfield Police detectives arrested one of two suspects wanted for the 10/20/08 robbery of the Niles Mini Mart, 1134 Niles Street.
Orlando Serrano, Jr. (22), of Bakersfield, surrendered to detectives at the Bakersfield Police Department. Serrano’s...
Bakersfield Fire Department Press Release
To whom it may concern:
In response to several recent inquiries, the Bakersfield Fire Department would like to clarify that it holds no association whatsoever, implied or otherwise, to private persons, businesses, or entities offering the services of providing privately owned fire apparatus and public safety information at public or private community events.
Specifically, the Bakersfield Fire Department is not associated with, does not support,...
Kern County Fire Department Press Release
The Kern County Fire Department would like to take this opportunity to remind residents that with the time change this Sunday it’s a perfect time to change batteries in smoke detectors.
Smoke detector batteries should be changed at least once a year and this is an ideal reminder. Then remember to test its operation monthly to make sure that it is working. If the smoke detector makes a chirping sound, it’s telling you the batteries are...
Location:
3801 Hatcher,
Rosamond, CA
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office. Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center. Date: Thursday, October 30, 2008 Time: 8:17:21 AM Details: The Sheriff's Special Operations Unit has been conducting a narcotics related investigation in the Rosamond area for approximately 2 months. Investigators had information that Horacio David Godoy, Hispanic male 28 years, was trafficking in cocaine and methamphetamine in the Rosamond and...
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. SAUL VELAZQUEZ M BAKERSFIELD CA 93304 H 29/10/2008 USC T8SEC12 KCS LABORER ...
The Bakersfield Police Department is requesting the community’s assistance in
identifying and locating two suspects responsible for an armed robbery at the
Niles Mini Mart, 1134 Niles Street.
On 10/20/08, at approximately 9:50 p.m. two suspects entered the store. One of
the suspects placed a case of beer on the counter as though he was going to
purchase it. The second suspect then brandished a knife at the employees and
demanded money. The first suspect then walked around behind...
Operation “Vampire”…”Taking a Bite Out of Truancy”
Truancy Sweep
Area - East Bakersfield, Ca.
This is the results of our Truancy Sweep conducted today in East Bakersfield.
The sweep involved students from Bakersfield City School District and Kern High School District.
Departments and Officers involved in today’s sweep: (33 Total Officers Participated)
Bakersfield PD
KC Probation
KC Sheriff’s Dept.
Kern High...
Kidnapping, Assault with a deadly Weapon, Terrorist Threats Suspect Arrested in Ridgecrest
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center.
Date: Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Time: 2:59:32 PM
Details: On Sunday, 10/26/08, Deputies from the Mojave Substation responded to an Assault with a deadly weapon call at 16171 "I" St in Mojave. When they arrived, they contacted a female, who said she had...
The CHP is looking for any independant witnesses that may have been in
the area of the fatal crash which occurred on SR-58 near SR-223 on
Saturday Oct 25, 2008.
Although all of the involved parties have been very helpful with the investigation, we would like an unbiased opinion of the sequence of events if possible.
Anyone who may have information about this collision is requested to contact the CHP at 864-4400 and ask to speak to officer Finney.
-- CHP Officer Greg Williams
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center.
Date: Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Time: 9:00:45 AM
Details:Halloween is a fun tradition, but often times the excitement of the evening can cause children and adults to forget about being safe. There is no real trick to making Halloween a treat for the whole family, but following safety tips and using common sense can help you make the most of your...
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. CARLOS DIAZ M BAKERSFIELD CA 93306 H 14/10/2008 US C TITLE18 KCS COOK ...
There were quite a number of crimes last week. 221, according to the map data sent to us by the Bakersfield Police.
Most surprisingly to me, they're concentrated in the northeast and southwest. The northwest and southeast seem relatively untouched.
OK, I talked with Greg Terry and he doesn't know why.
Maybe the police substation in the southeast is working and crime is going elsewhere.
If you think you do know, post it here.
In the meantime, here's the map.
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Location:
8225 McKee Rd.,
Lamont, CA
Kern County Fire Department Press Release Kern County Supervisor Michael Rubio and Kern County Fire Department, Deputy Chief Mike Cody will deliver and then dedicate a new fire engine for Lamont and surrounding areas in a ceremony scheduled for 9 A.M. on Wednesday 29th October 2008 at the Kern County Fire Department Station in Lamont, 8225 McKee Rd, Lamont.
Name release of homicide death in Delano
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: Arthur...
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. THURL LIGHT M BAKERSFIELD CA 93305 W 24/10/2008 PC 3056 KCS CONSTRUCTION KENNETH HARRIS M ...
From: <newsreleasegroup@co.kern.ca.us>
Date: 28 Oct 2008 00:59:18 -0700
To: <newsreleasegroup@co.kern.ca.us>
Subject: Sheriff News Release
Deputies Pursue Stolen Vehicle
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center.
Date: Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Time: 12:32:49 AM
Department Contact: Senior Deputy Whorf
Phone: 391-7500
Details:On 10-27-08 at approximately 7:34 PM, a...
Homicide in Delano
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 ...
Bakersfield Police Department News Release
October 27, 2008
On 10/27/08, at 3:30 p.m., after continuing investigation, the Bakersfield Police Department arrested Stanley Allen Tomlin 38 of Bakersfield for burglary and kidnap of the nine year old female victim in the 500 block of Wallace Street on 10/18/08. Tomlin was already arrested and in custody for the kidnap of a 7 month old female on 10/21/08, in the 500 block of K Street and the additional charges were added today. For...
Location:
3500 North Chester Avenue,
Bakersfield , CA
A couple of items coming through police scanners this afternoon: - At about 1:30 p.m. a caller on the 3500 block of North Chester Avenue told deputies someone fell back and landed on a steak knife. The person who fell had been drinking, the caller said. Medical personnel were dispatched. Deputies said it was a non-criminal offense. - A caller notified Kern County Sheriff's deputies at about 2 p.m. saying two cars were racing down Filburn Street in Wasco. One car spun out, and the other went...
Location:
Highway 223,
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: Manuel Gomez Morales CASE #:...
Location:
Locust Street and Broadway Street ,
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, October 27, 2008 Time: 2:33:27 PM Details: On October 16, 2008 the Kern County Sheriff’s Office Ridgecrest Substation reported they were investigating two suspicious circumstance incidents at Ridgecrest area bus stops. In the earlier news release it was reported that a male subject had asked two children (ages 8 and 9) walking...
Location:
Rand Mountains,
Kern, CA
Sheriff and BLM patrol newly opened OHV routes. This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office. Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center. Date: Monday, October 27, 2008 Time: 1:47:04 PM Details: Beginning November 1, 2008 The Kern County Sheriff’s Office Off Road Vehicle Team, will be assisting the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) with patrols of the Rand Mountains Management Area. On November 1, Bureau of Land Management (BLM)...
Location:
17635 Industrial Farm Road,
Bakersfield, CA
Fight at Kern County Sheriff's Office Male Minimum Facility This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office. Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center. Date: Monday, October 27, 2008 Time: 1:26:32 PM Details: On 10-26-08 at about 12:15 PM, several hundred inmates housed at the Kern County Sheriff's Office Male Minimum Facility began fighting. Some of the inmates involved in the fight were armed with various jail made weapons. When the inmates...
Bakersfield Police Department News Release
On 10/25/08, at about 0120 hours, an unidentified female called the police department reporting a male subject bleeding heavily however she was evasive about where he was located. Another call was received later from an unidentified person reporting an unknown situation in the 400 block of 9th Street. When officers arrived there they located Albert Jordan Ortiz V 18 years deceased in the front yards between 400 and 412 9th...
Location:
21000 Stockdale Hwy. ,
Bakersfield, CA
Kern County Fire Department Press Release BAKERSFIELD, CA - Sunday October 26, 2008 at approximately 09:31 am, a call was received by the Kern County Fire Department for a house fire in the 21000 block of Stockdale Hwy. Approximately 13 Kern County Firefighters responded to the incident. Upon arrival, crews were faced with smoke and fire coming from living room area of a 2700 square foot home. Nobody was home at the time of the fire. Fire crews successfully extinguished 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. CHERYL DAWSON F BAKERSFIELD CA 93306 W 25/10/2008 PC 647(F) KCS LABORER ...
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.
ROBERT PEDERSON M BAKERSFIELD CA 93305 W 25/10/2008 MC 9.70.010 KCS OILFIELDS 14/10/1964...
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. ROMEL HERNANDEZ M BAKERSFIELD CA 93305 H 24/10/2008 VC ...
Details:On 10-23-08 at about 6:37 PM, the Kern County Sheriff's Office was notified by the Los Angeles Police Department that their agency had arrested Anita Gilbert. The Sheriff's Office provided the Los Angeles Police Department with the warrant information related to Gilbert’s Kern County criminal cases. Gilbert was booked into a Los Angeles jail facility.
On 10-24-08 at about 1:30 PM, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office website showed Anita Gilbert in their custody housed at...
Location:
9947 Taft Highway ,
Bakersfield, CA
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office. Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center. Date: Friday, October 24, 2008 Time: 10:21:41 AM Details: On 10-23-2008, at 7:40 AM, Officers of the Cal-Mmet unit served a search warrant at 9947 Taft highway, in Bakersfield. Officers located Sherry Texceira, age 39, in the main bedroom of the home. A loaded 9 mm handgun, approximately an ounce of...
Location:
11296 Palm Avenue,
Delano, 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: Victor Beltran Martinez ; CASE...
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. JEREMY FAIR M BAKERSFIELD CA 93307 B 23/10/2008 US C T18SECT KCS CEMENT ...
The Kern County Fire Department and other agencies will be holding a Halloween safety demonstration on Monday.
Halloween can bring numerous injuries and burns from flammable costumes and decorations and sharp objects attached to masks or costumes, firefighters said. Tips will be given to help children avoid injuries.
The safety demonstration will take place at 11 a.m. at the Olive Drive Training Facility at 5642 Victor St.
Bakersfield, CA – The Kern County Fire Department, along with its
partners at Public Health, Human Services, and the Sheriff’s
Department invite you to attend a Halloween Safety demonstration.
The demonstration will take place on Monday, October 27th at 11:00 am at the
Olive Drive Training Facility located at 5642 Victor Street in Bakersfield.
Halloween is full of spooks and surprises – but don’t let an
accidental injury be part of your Halloween celebration....
PORTERVILLE MAN INDICTED FOR PRODUCTION,
RECEIPT, AND POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
FRESNO, Calif.—United States Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced today that a grand jury sitting in Fresno returned a three-count indictment against VICTOR ISRAEL MARTINEZ, 29, of Porterville, California, charging him with one count each of production, receipt or distribution, and possession of child pornography.
This case is the result of an investigation by the Fresno Internet Crimes...
The Kern County Bar Association will honor five current and retired Kern County Superior Court judges at its annual Bench and Bar Social tonight.
The judges, each of whom have served on the bench for more than 25 years, are Gary T. Friedman; Clarence Westra Jr.; H.A. “Skip” Staley; Charles B. Pfister; and Sharon Mettler.
The event is scheduled to be held at the home of Bar Association President David Torres and his wife, Angelica Torres. More than 150 attorneys and judges were...
For Immediate Release Thursday, October 23, 2008
Shooting Suspect Arrested
On 10/22/08, at approximately 9:55 p.m. in the 3100 block of Berkshire Road,
Bakersfield Police arrested Terry Lee King (45), of Phoenix, Arizona in
connection with a shooting which occurred earlier in the night in the 1100 block of
Haley Street.
On 10/22/08, at approximately 8:07 p.m. Bakersfield Police responded to a report
of a shooting in the 1100 block of Haley Street. The victim, Gregory Conley (36),
of...
A big rig carrying a full load of lettuce overturned on Enos Lane at the entrance to Buena Vista Lake on Thursday morning.
A person was pinned in the big rig but there was no injury information, according to the California Highway Patrol. The big rig was carrying 80,000 pounds of lettuce.
One lane was open by entrance to the lake, officers said. There was no estimate as to when the roadway would be completely open. The accident happened at 7:52 a.m.
Location:
1601 Truxtun Ave.,
Bakersfield, CA
BAKERSFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT PRESS RELEASE & nbsp; &n bsp; &nb sp; &nbs p; ; For Immediate Release Thursday, October 23, 2008 Promotion Ceremony On Friday, 10/24/08, at...
Location:
301 East 4th Street,
Bakersfield, CA
BAKERSFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release Thursday, October 23, 2008 “Safe Escape” Program The Bakersfield Police Department will be presenting the “Safe Escape” program on Wednesday, 10/29/08, at 3:30 p.m. at the Bakersfield Police PAL Center, 301 East 4th Street. “Safe Escape” is a nationally recognized child-abduction/prevention and evasion...
The story was about arresting domestic violence offenders, but along the way acts of courtesy marked the exercise.
One man already handcuffed needed to call his work to let them know he wouldn't be in today. Detective Lonnie Mills held his own cellphone to the man's ear so the call could be made. (It's probably just an aside that the man told his employer he was hurting so bad he could hardly move, though the man walked to the patrol car just fine.)
Mills got the man outside his home before...
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. JAVIER MENDEZ M DELANO CA 93215 H 22/10/2008 VC 14601.1(VC 16028(A) KCS LABOR STEPHEN SCHENCK ...
See attached News Release

From: <newsreleasegroup@co.kern.ca.us>
Date: 23 Oct 2008 00:02:25 -0700
To: <newsreleasegroup@co.kern.ca.us>
Subject: Sheriff News Release
Marijuana Cultivation Arrest
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center.
Date: Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Time: 11:49:54 PM
Department Contact: Sgt. Lee Walters
Phone: 661-256-9718
Details:
On...
Location:
308 Bill Ave,
Bakersfield, CA
Gang deputies serve search warrant at 308 Bill St. (4) arrested This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office. Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center. Date: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 Time: 6:39:08 PM Department Contact: Michael Whiting Details: Deputies from the Gang Suppression Section executed a search warrant at 308 Bill Ave, in Bakersfield this morning. A small amount of suspected cocaine and...
Gang deputies serve search warrant at 308 Bill St. (4) arrested
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center.
Date: Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Time: 6:39:08 PM
Details: Deputies from the Gang Suppression Section executed a search warrant at 308 Bill Ave, in Bakersfield this morning. A small amount of suspected cocaine and prescription pills were located inside the residence. ...
Location:
100 Cramer St,
Oildale, CA
A Kern County Sheriff's Department SWAT team arrested a man in an Oildale home peacefully Wednesday afternoon. He was holed up in a home on Cramer Street and came out after deputies talked to him, according to Sheriff's Lieutenant Dennis Smithson. The man, Daniel Koch, was arrested on a parole hold. SWAT was called when a woman reported that her teenage daughter was in the home with the man, and she believed he had a gun, Smithson said. Here's the Sheriff's release on it:...
Bakersfield Police Department
Special News Release
On 10/22/08 at 1351 hours, the Bakersfield Police Department Communications Center received a 911 call from Stella Hills School, 3800 Jewett Ave. This call was regarding a male subject acting irrationally on school grounds. School officials reported that a subject entered the school office and asked school staff to call the police so they can shoot him. School staff placed the campus on lock down and called 911....
Details:
On October 22, 2008, at approximately 2:30 p.m. McFarland/Delano Sheriff’s deputies attempted to arrest 31 year old Jorge Ceballos Padilla for five outstanding arrest warrants in front of 434 San Pedro Street in McFarland.
The warrants were for various charges, including drug charges, resisting arrest, and assault with a deadly weapon. When deputies attempted to arrest Padilla he led deputies on an approximately 17 minute foot pursuit where Padilla fled through...
The sentencing of convicted gangland murderer Stefan Evans was postponed Wednesday when it was revealed in court that the Kern County District Attorney’s office helped an out-of-state witness pay her rent so she could remain in Bakersfield during the trial.
But prosecutors say the payment was made after the witness’ testimony and therefore had no bearing on her testimony or the outcome of the case.
“This is a lot to do about nothing,” said Michael Vendrasco, the...
Inmate Death
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: Fernando...
For Immediate Release Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Domestic Violence Warrant Operation
On 10/22/08 the Bakersfield Police Department conducted a warrant operation
for individuals who had outstanding arrest warrants for domestic violence. We
attempted service of 180 warrants and made 23 arrests. We were able to clear a
total of 36 warrants.
Domestic violence crosses all cultural and socio-economic boundaries. The City
of Bakersfield is not immune to domestic violence or its negative...
A man stripped down to his boxers and led deputies on a chase more reminiscent of a Hollywood action scene than an actual pursuit as reports came in of him hiding in a chicken coop, getting into a car and changing clothes, all within a span of about 10 minutes.
The chase happened about 2:15 p.m. in McFarland. The suspect, whose name was not yet known, took off his shoes and pants and was wearing red boxer shorts as he ran from deputies, according to reports.
The suspect, wanted on...
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center.
Date: Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Time: 11:04:33 AM
Details:On 10-22-08, at about 800 AM, an inmate at the Central Receiving Facility was on his way to see the nurse at the jail for a complaint of abdominal pain. The inmate collapsed in front of the medical staff. An ambulance was called and the inmate was transported via ambulance to Mercy Hospital....
Location:
1350 Norris Road,
Bakersfield, CA
Promotion Ceremony This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office. Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center. Date: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 Time: 8:21:08 AM Details:Sheriff Donny Youngblood is pleased to announce the promotion of the following staff who will be recognized at a Promotion Ceremony to be held on Thursday, October 23, 2008, at 9:00 a.m. in the Sheriff's auditorium at 1350 Norris Road. Senior Deputy James Anton Senior...
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. JAMES COLLINS M PALMDALE CA 93550 B 21/10/2008 VC 14601.2(VC 14601.1(VC 21806(A)VC 16028(A) KCS FLOOR INSTALLER ...
Law enforcement is trying an unusual approach in dealing with one of California's most notorious motorcycle gangs.
It doesn't involve wiretaps or massive gang arrests. Instead, the government is seeking to gain ownership of the Mongols motorcycle gang's trademarked name.
If successful, "anyone caught wearing a Mongols patch could have it seized by law enforcement on the spot," according to the Los Angeles Times.
-- BNT member Jason Kotowski
Location:
500 K Street,
Bakersfield, CA
An attempted kidnapping of an infant Tuesday afternoon in central Bakersfield was interrupted by a parent, resulting in the return of the infant and the arrest of the suspect, Bakersfield police. The incident happened before 3 p.m. in the 500 block of K Street where police officers were dispatched to handle the matter, Sgt. Greg Terry reported. The person who took the infant was spotted by the parent who was able to recover the child, Terry said. The suspect was in...
Location:
Interstate 5 and Highway 43,
, CA
The man who jumped from the moving Greyhound bus on Interstate 5 has made it through the night, according to Kern Medical Center officials. Juan Francisco Galindo Ramirez, 36 from North Hills, fought off a passenger trying to keep him from opening the bus doors as it drove down the freeway at 70 mph. Ramirez managed to open the doors, jumped and suffered major head trauma, according to the California Highway Patrol. CHP shut down the freeway, and Ramirez was airlifted to...
Better late than never. For some technical reason we didnt get a copy of yesterday's arrest log. Here it is.
MOHAMMAD GORAYA M BAKERSFIELD CA 93313 O 28/08/2008 PC 452(C) KCS LABOR
ERIC COX ...
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. DORSELL SMITH F BAKERSFIELD CA B 6/6/08 PC DETA INER KCS OILFIELD LABOR ADRIAN BONNER M ...
Name release of 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: Maxine Faye...
Search and Rescue locate missing hiker near Ridgecrest
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center.
Date: Monday, October 20, 2008
Time: 2:35:14 PM
Details:On 10-19-08, Kern County Sheriff's Search and Rescue was notified that 68 year old Frank Moore of Ridgecrest had apparently gotten off trail and was lost on Owens Peak near Ridgecrest. Moore had weak cell phone service and had called a...
Location:
500 Wallace Street,
Bakersfield, CA
BAKERSFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release Monday, October 20, 2008 Wallace Street Kidnapping Update The Bakersfield Police Department is continuing to investigate the kidnapping of a nine year old girl which occurred on 10/18/08 in the 500 block of Wallace Street. The suspect entered the victim’s home through an unlocked living room window. ...
The Bakersfield Police Department’s traffic enforcement detail arrested eight motorists and cited 109 others at a DUI-driver’s license checkpoint Saturday night.
Funded by a grant from the state Office of Traffic Safety, the checkpoint was set up in the 200 block of Union Avenue between 5 p.m. Saturday and 1 a.m. today, police said Sunday in a news release.
During the eight-hour operation, officers screened 1,321 of the more than 2,300 vehicles that passed through the...
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This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
Date: Sunday, October 19, 2008
Time: 1:25:01 AM
Details: On October 15, 2008, Deputies from the Gang Suppression Section went to the 2300 block of North Baker Street in Bakersfield to investigate information about gang activity and drug use/sales. When they arrived, they contacted George Guerrero of Bakersfield, 50 yrs, and Leo Garcia of Bakersfield, 23 yrs. Garcia was holding a laundry basket...
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center.
Date: Sunday, October 19, 2008
Time: 1:41:22 AM
Details: On October 16, 2008 at about 11pm, Deputies from the Gang Suppression Section saw two vehicles stopped in the roadway on Lawson Road in Bakersfield. The Deputies saw them exchange something and drive away from each other. One of the two vehicles was stopped in the 500 block of Lawson...
Location:
30000 Elmo Highway,
McFarland, CA
Kern County Fire Department Press Release MCFARLAND, CA – Saturday, October 18th 2008 at approximately 3:24 P.M., a call was received by the Kern County Fire Department for a house fire in the 30000 block of Elmo Highway in McFarland. Approximately 11 Kern County Firefighters, assisted by firefighters from the Delano Corrections Facility, responded to the incident. Upon arrival, crews were faced with an 1800 square foot, two level, single family dwelling with an exterior...
Location:
Landers Meadow, CA
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office. Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center. Date: Saturday, October 18, 2008 Time: 3:22:30 PM Details: On 10/17/2008 at 2308 hours, East area Deputies responded to the Jawbone OHV camping area for a report of a missing dirt bike rider. The rider was identified as Phillip Eck, a 40-year old male vacationing from the Colton, California area. Eck was last seen earlier in the afternoon near Landers...
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 FERNANDO AGUILAR M LAMONT CA 93241 H 18/10/2008 VC 23152(A) KCS FIELD JENNIE VASQUEZ F ...
Location:
Tehachapi, CA
Kern County Fire Department Press Release TEHACHAPI, CA - Friday October 17th 2008 at approximately 9:24 P.M., a call was received by the Kern County Fire Department, for a car fire off of Paradise Valley Rd, in Tehachapi. This was spreading rapidly into the forest. Approximately 60 Kern County Firefighters responded to the incident. Their quick actions prevented the fire from spreading any further into the forested area. The fire was under control within minutes of their arrival. However,...
Location:
Beale Avenue and Truxtun,
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: Jeremy Wade Sheffield &nbs p; CASE #:...
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: ERDMAN THOMAS...
A fund has been set up to help pay for funeral expenses and the care of the daughter of the woman who was abducted and killed Monday.
The fund for Chantha Meas has been set up at the Stockdale branch of Bank of America. The account number is 0906470208, said Meas’ former employer, Loung Chao.
Meas was abducted from her home, next to the Shell station where she worked at 1508 Airport Drive, and her body was found a few hours later, deputies have said. She was shot in the head....
For Immediate Release Friday, October 17, 2008
Missing Person Located
On 10/17/08, at approximately 4:20 p.m. Glen Campbell (86), of Bakersfield, who
walked away from his care facility on the afternoon of 10/16/08, was dropped off
at the Bakersfield Police Department Westside Substation.
A couple found him in the parking lot of the Salvation Army at White Lane and
Wilson Road. He asked them for a ride to his home. When he could not direct
them to it they brought him to the police...
For Immediate Release Friday, October 17, 2008
DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint
On 10/18/08, the Bakersfield Police Department Traffic Enforcement Detail will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License Checkpoint in the Greater Bakersfield area. This DUI/Drivers License checkpoint enforcement event is in an effort to reduce the number of persons injured or killed each year in DUI related collisions, as well as insuring motorists on city streets are in possession of a valid driver’s...
Details:On 10-16-08, Deputies from the Kern County Sheriff’s Office participated in the 6th Annual National Family Violence Apprehension Detail. This is an annual national event where numerous law enforcement agencies from across the nation arrest persons with outstanding family violence warrants.
The Kern County Sheriff’s Office attempted to serve two hundred eighty three (283) warrants throughout the County of Kern. Seventeen (17) suspects were arrested on outstanding...
Details: The Kern County Sheriff's Office pursuant to Megans Law, is notifying the community that a registered sexually violent predator, BRUCE EDWARD RILEY, is currently living at 5960 S. Vineland Road, Bakersfield, Ca. The purpose of this release is to allow members of the public to protect themselves and their children from sex offenders. The attached flyer provides detailed information regarding BRUCE EDWARD RILEY.
Friday, Oct. 17, 2008 at 1104 hrs. (11:04 p.m. PST) a 2nd. alarm response from the Bakersfield FIRE Department , consisting of 4 Engines, 2 Trucks, 1 squad, 3 Battalion Commanders, 2 Deputy Commanders, 2 Safety Officers,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 emitting from an apartment with attic involvement. BFD companies deployed hose lines to the interior of the...
An apartment fire in Bakersfield on Friday caused nearly $200,000 in damage.
The fire was reported shortly after 11 a.m. at 600 New Stine Road, Apt. 6, Bakersfield firefighters said. That apartment sustained the bulk of the damage while apartments on each side sustained minor damage.
The fire was under control within 10 minutes and the cause was under investigation. There were no injuries to firefighters or residents. Firefighters were pulling down sections of roof and blasting it with...
Location:
20248 Neuralia Road,
California City, 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: Cydney Carol Froom &n bsp; CASE #:...
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center.
Details: On 10-17-08, at about 10:30 AM, Detectives from the Kern County Sheriff's Office Detective Division spoke with Katherine Bush (WFA age 31) who reported her family members missing yesterday. Bush told detectives she and other family members have not been able to locate Julia Cano, Rose Cano, or David Cano.
Detectives are asking for the public's...
Details:On 10/16/08, the Incident Review Board convened to consider the use of force by Deputy Veronica Alvarez of the Kern County Sheriff's Office which resulted in the wounding of a male Labrador, Pit Bull Terrier mix dog.
On 4/20/08 Deputy Alvarez was attacked by two dogs. One was a male Labrador / Pit Bull Terrier mix and the second was a Shepard mix. Deputy Alvarez fired one round from her duty pistol striking and wounding the male Labrador / Pit Bull Terrier mix. The Deputy was not...
Location:
Kern, CA
The numbers are in. As of Sept. 30, motorcycle registrations passed last year’s total with three months still to go. At the same time, the number of motorcyclist dying on Kern County roads is nearing last year’s peak. In brief, more people are riding motorcycles in Kern County than any other time, and more motorcyclists are dying, according statistics and Californian reports. Riders, salespeople, law enforcement officials and motorcycle groups all say it's mostly gas...
Details:On 10/16/08, the Incident Review Board convened to consider the use of force by Deputy Robert Meyer of the Kern County Sheriff's Office which resulted in the fatal wounding of a Rottweiler dog.
On 8/18/08, Deputy Meyer was attacked by a Rottweiler dog while responding to a burglary alarm at Santana Motors located at 4310 Rosedale Highway. Deputy Meyer fired two rounds from his duty pistol resulting in the fatal wounding of the Rottweiler. The Deputy was not injured.
The Review...
Location:
East Truxtun Avenue and Beale Avenue,
Bakersfield, CA
BAKERSFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT PRESS RELEASE & nbsp; &n bsp; &nb sp; &nbs p; ; For Immediate Release Friday,...
Location:
Roberts Ln. and North Chester Ave.,
Bakersfield, CA
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office. Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center. Details: On 10-16-08, deputies from the Kern County Sheriff’s Office conducted an investigation regarding three subjects reported missing from the Oildale area. The missing persons were identified as: Julia Ann Cano, white female, age 50, 5’04, 115 pounds, blond hair, hazel eyes. Julia Cano was last seen wearing a black shirt and blue...
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 AMY WHITE F BAKERSFIELD CA 93308 W 16/10/2008 HS 11550(A)VC 12500(A)VC 23152(A) KCS CUSTOMER SERV ...
A 58-year-old woman died Wednesday in a house fire in California City.
The body of Cydney Froom was found in a home in the 20200 block of Neuralia Road, according to the California City Police Department.
Police and firefighters battled the blaze at about 11 p.m., police said. The fire was contained to a bedroom where Froom was found.
The cause of the fire was not determined on Thursday.
October16, 2008
An Open letter to All Southern Sierra Scout Leaders and Parents from the Southern Sierra Council Executive Board Concerning Recent Actions
As you may be aware, there has been much news coverage concerning the personal conduct of several scout staff members at Camp Kern this past summer. We want you to know the Southern Sierra Council Executive Board began a formal investigation immediately upon receiving the first letter containing allegations of misconduct in...
Suspicious Circumstance at Ridgecrest Bus Stops
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center.
Date: Thursday, October 16, 2008
Time: 5:21:56 PM
Details:
The Kern County Sheriff’s Office Ridgecrest Substation is investigating two suspicious circumstance incidents near two separate school bus stops in the Ridgecrest and Inyokern areas. In both incidents a male subject followed or asked...
It’s something of a rule, the police say: the worse the economy grows, the more crime we suffer. Property crime in particularly, police spokesman Greg Terry said.
Well, this is hardly scientific, but if you look at the crime map for the week ending Oct. 5 and the map for the week ending Oct. 12, burglaries went up by 21, from 100 to 121. Burglaries are the blue map markers.
That’s a roughly 20 percent jump week to week.
Robberies went from 8 to 14 in the past week....
Kern County Fire Department news release
Kern County Supervisor Ray Watson, Kern County Fire Chief Dennis Thompson and Deputy Chief Mike Cody will deliver and then dedicate the new fire engine for the City of Taft, Station 21 in a ceremony scheduled for 2:30 PM on Friday 17th October 2008 at the Kern County Fire Department Station in Taft, 303 10th Street, Taft.
A similar ceremony is also scheduled for Monday 20th October at 9:00 AM for a new engine for Station 67 Rosedale, 14341...
Kern County Fire Department news release
The Type 2 Strike Team, consisting of 5 engines from the Kern County Fire Department, with engines from Tehachapi, Ridgecrest, Greenfield, Norris and Lebec, with strike team leader Battalion Chief Kinsey, has returned from the Los Angeles Fires.
This Strike Team was committed to the Sesnon Fire and was working in Browns Canyon Rd area. The crews were involved with structure protection and mop up directly on the line. In addition, crews assisted...
Location:
HIghway 99 and Merle Haggard,
Bakersfield, CA
California Highway Patrol on Wednesday shut down two lanes on Highway 99 north of Merle Haggard Drive, stalling traffic for hours. According to the CHP, big rig driver Robert J. Haffner was carrying a load of two industrial batteries. A nylon tie down on one of the batteries broke and the battery became unsecured. Haffer noticed the tie downs had failed so he slowed down and pulled onto the right shoulder. But the battery fell and overturned on the roadway, CHP said. One to two gallons...
Location:
1508 Airport Drive,
Bakersfield, CA
Granite Road/Round Mountian Road investigation This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office. Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center. Details:On Monday, 10/13/08 at 0645 hours, deputies were dispatched to Granite Road, two miles North of Round Mountain Road, on a report of a dead body located near the roadway. The area is rural, surrounded mostly by oilfield related equipment. The victim was located by a citizen who was en route...
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 MARIANO BARROSO M BAKERSFIELD CA H 15/10/2008 USC T18 SEC KCS FIELD LABOR JESUS QUEVEDO ...
For Immediate Release Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Indecent Exposure
On 10/15/08, at 1:41 p.m. Bakersfield Police received a report of an indecent
exposure which occurred in the 8500 block of Gators Drive.
The victim, a 17 year old female, was walking home from school when the suspect called out to her and said he was looking for a lost girl. The suspect was seated in his vehicle which was parked facing the wrong direction on...
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For Immediate Release Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Arrest of burglary suspect
On 10/15/08, at approximately 9:50 a.m. Bakersfield Police burglary detectives
arrested Reyes Rosales Olivas (25) at 1415 Truxtun Avenue.
Olivas was arrested in connection with an on-going commercial burglary
investigation. Olivas was charged with five commercial burglaries and booked
into the Kern County Jail.
Anyone with information...
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 22/06/2008 PC 273.5(A)PC 422 HS 11377(A) KCS LABORER ...
Two arrested by the Sheriff's Department Major Violators Unit for weapons charges
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center.
Date: Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Time: 8:55:40 PM
Details: On 10-14-08 at 1400 hours the Sheriff's Department Major Violators Unit was called to The Wind Wolves Preserve near I-5 and Laval Rd. for subjects possibly involved in the cultivation of marijuana.
The Major...
Homicide Update
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: Chantha...
A local firefighter died Sunday from a rare liver disease.
Cal Fire Capt. Christopher Ennis of Bakersfield worked out of the Owens Valley Camp and was a firefighter for 17 years. He was 43.
During the summer, Ennis left work when he got sick after battling the Telegraph Fire in northern California, according to Cal Fire Capt. Mike Ramirez.
It was not known if fighting the Telegraph Fire contributed to Ennis' illness, Ramirez said.
Ennis was born in Vallejo and moved to Bakersfield when he...
Location:
8000 Akers Road,
Bakersfield, CA
BAKERSFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release Tuesday, October 14, 2008 On 10/16/08, at 6:00 p.m. at the Stone Creek Middle School, 8000 Akers Road, the Bakersfield Police Department Crime Prevention Unit along with the Kern County Sheriff Crime Prevention Unit will present the first in a series of public presentations called the Crime Free Life Style Series. The Crime...
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 GILMAR ALVAREZ M BAKERSFIELD CA 93307 H 14/10/2008 US C T18 SEC KCS DRIVER ...
The case in today's paper is about landlord Christy Ferrell entering a home she's renting and being confronted by a man with a gun.
She said she taped a notice on the front door the day before. The tenant, Jordan Lerma, a nephew of Sheriff Donny Youngblood, said he didn't get it.
The man with the gun, Detentions Sgt. David Aldridge, is married to Jordan's sister.
Ferrell went to the home because Lerma didn't pay his September rent and she wanted to inspect the place for liveability. Lerma...
Bakersfield Fire Department news release
California Office of Emergency Services deploys Bakersfield City Firefighters to southern California wild fires.
Bakersfield FIRE Department Firefighters were deployed today as part of several State of California Office of Emergency Services (OES) Firefighting Strike Teams sent to assist with operations related to multiple winddriven wild fires threatening southern California communities.
BFD deployments include assignments to: Strike Team...
For Immediate Release Monday, October 13, 2008
Suspect from SWAT incident arrested
On 10/13/08, at approximately 2:00 p.m. Clemente Pineda Toribio surrendered to
detectives at the Bakersfield Police Department, 1601 Truxtun Avenue.
Toribio had been sought in connection with an incident that took place on the
afternoon of 10/10/08 which led to a SWAT response. Toribio was arrested...
Kern County Supervisor Mike Maggard has visited new northwest bars accompanied by deputies, and he doesn't like what he saw. He's been to the parking lot of Rockstarz Party Bar and Randolph's Lounge & Nightclub and has seen what he called "a lot of irresponsible behavior."
Maggard has requested a complete history of offenses at the two bars from both the Sheriff's Department and the local office of Alcohol Beverage Control. Based on what he finds, he may take action...
For Immediate Release Monday, October 13, 2008
Business Burglaries Arrests
On 10/12/08, at 3:38 a.m. Bakersfield Police responded to an audible burglary
alarm at Flame & Skewers, 5486 California Avenue.
Officers arrived and observed a broken window to the front of the business. A
subject, identifying himself as a witness to the incident, was located at the
business. ...
Details:Sheriff Donny Youngblood is pleased to announce the promotion of the following staff who will be recognized at a Promotion Ceremony to be held on Tuesday, October 14, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. in the Sheriff's auditorium at 1350 Norris Road.
Lieutenant Bart Camps
Lieutenant Kevin Zimmermann
Sergeant Jason Balasis
Sergeant Mark Brown
Sergeant Stuart King
Sergeant James Morrison
Sergeant Bobby Voth
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: Chantha Meas &nb sp; ...
Granite Rd and Round Mountain Rd investigation
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center.
Date: Monday, October 13, 2008
Time: 1:40:14 PM
Department Contact: Michael Whorf
Phone: 661-303-4592
Details:On 10-13-08, at about 6:45 AM, Deputies from the Kern County Sheriff’s Office Metro Patrol Division responded to Granite Road approximately 2 miles north of Round Mountain Road...
A Type 2 Strike Team, consisting of 5 engines from the Kern County Fire Department, is scheduled to meet at Station 56 Lebec today. The strike team is being sent to preposition for the current fires in Los Angeles County. The strike team consists of engines from Tehachapi, Ridgecrest, Greenfield, Norris and Lebec. The strike team leader will be Battalion Chief Kinsey.
This equipment has been requested as soon as possible due to the dynamic events of these fires.
Monday, Oct. 13, 2008 at 0113 hrs. (01:13 a.m. PST) a 2nd alarm from the Bakersfield FIRE Department , consisting of 4 Engines, 2 Trucks, 1 squad, 1 Battalion Commanders, 1 Arson Unit, and various support units responded to a report of structure fire at South High School. First arriving companies reported heavy smoke and fire emitting from a modular detached building.
After forcing entry into secured campus BFD companies deployed hose lines to the interior of a well involved classroom...
Autumn Fire Safety
With summer behind us and shorter days ahead, one might believe
the threat of fire has diminished. The varied fire safety challenges of
the approaching seasons present hazards equal to, if not potentially
more destructive than the summer months. While many regions of the
country are entering the wet season, Southern California is entering
what is typically the most destructive period for wild fires. The
current dry spell, which has...
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 GERALD DUBOSE M PALMDALE CA 93551 B 11/10/08 PC 647(F) KCS FRAMING ...
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 SHAWN MCGRATH M ATASCADERO CA W 10/10/08 PC 148(A)(1PC 243(B) KCS CONST SHAWN ...
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 GABRIEL HERNANDEZ M BAKERSFIELD CA 93307 H 10/10/08 PC 148(A)(1PC 647(F) KCS LABOR ...
Bakersfield Police Department news release
SWAT Incident
On 10/10/08, at 4:31 p.m. Bakersfield Police received a report of a disturbance at a residence in the 1100 block of Sandra Drive. The female caller reported that a male subject was in the residence armed with a firearm.
When officers arrived at the residence they were able to make contact with a female inside the residence. They requested that she exit which she did along with two other adults and a young...
Details:
On 10-09-2008, at 9:07 PM, Officers of the Kern County Cal-Mmet
(California Multi-jurisdictional Methamphetamine Enforcement Team) and HIDTA
(High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas) served a search warrant a 405
Broadway Avenue, in Johannesburg, CA. Officers located a small
Methamphetamine lab in a trailer behind the residence. Officers located
drug paraphernalia and a sawed-off .22 caliber rifle in the master bedroom
of the main...
A judge has rejected a request for a new trial for a Shafter chemistry teacher convicted of manufacturing methamphetamine, the prosecutor said Friday.
That means Jeff Scheidemantel will be sentenced on Oct. 16, although his attorney, Stan Simrin, plans to file a request to keep Scheidemantel free on bail pending appeal.
The maximum possible sentenced is seven years in prison, but for someone like Scheidemantel with a spotless criminal record, it could be far less.
Simrin asked for...
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 9/10/08 HS 11550(A) KCS ...
Details: On Thursday Oct. 9th, shortly after midnight, a subject was arrested after targeting the Sheriff’s helicopter with a hand-held laser. The incident occurred shortly after midnight in the 600 block of Douglas Avenue in Bakersfield, while the Sheriff’s helicopter was working a call nearby. The flight was interrupted by the laser strike, causing the aircrew to take immediate action. The flight crew identified where the laser was coming from and directed...
Blowing dust prompts health warning; Air district cautions that air pollution levels climbing
Gusty winds in the San Joaquin Valley have prompted local air-pollution officials to issue a health cautionary statement from Thursday afternoon through Friday evening.
Winds in the San Joaquin Valley may produce areas of blowing dust in the San Joaquin Valley through Friday evening. Blowing dust can result in unhealthy concentrations of particulate matter 10 microns and smaller,...
ROSAMOND, CA – Thursday, October 9th 2008 at approximately 10:55 A.M., a call was
received by the Kern County Fire Department for a house fire in the 2400 block of Williams Court in Rosamond.
Approximately 22 Kern County Firefighters, assisted by firefighters from California
City, Edwards Air Force Base and California Correctional Institute Tehachapi, responded to the incident.
Upon arrival, crews were faced with a single family home with a garage at the front of...
Subject: Sheriff News Release
Man attacked by two dogs shoots one dog
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center.
Date: Thursday, October 09, 2008
Time: 1:08:56 PM
Department Contact: James Craig
Phone: (661) 201-6341
Details: Deputies were dispatched to a call of a dog attack. Upon arrival, deputies contacted Elmer Walker (72) of Bakersfield. Walker was walking in the 700...
Details:
On 10/7/08 Deputies from Tehachapi Substation and members of the East Area Special Enforcement Team served a search warrant at 10908 Bloemfontein Court in Sand Canyon. Deputies previously developed information a box trailer stolen from Bakersfield in January 2008 was being stored on the property. Deputies located the stolen trailer on the property. Inside, they found car parts, motorcycles and four-wheeled all terrain vehicles (ATV’s). While searching a house on 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 JARROLD JEFF M LEMORE CA 93245 H 8/10/08 PC 245(A)(1 KCS ...
Homicide Victim Identified
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: Derrick Dwayne...
For Immediate Release Wednesday, October 08, 2008
Crime Statistics
During the first eight months of 2008 the City of Bakersfield saw a reduction in
the overall crime rate compared with the same time period in 2007. The overall
crime rate dropped from 3717 per 100,000 people in 2007 to 3554 per 100,000
people in 2008.
There were 15 homicides from January - August 2008 compared to 10 for the
same time period in 2007. However,...
Location:
Bakersfield, CA
About 1,200 people have been cited on Bakersfield streets for violating a cell phone law that went into effect in July, according to statistics from area agencies. Bakersfield California Highway Patrol officers have busted 515 people for chatting away at the wheel without a hands-free device from July 1 through September. Of those, 5 were under 18. They are not allowed to talk on phones while driving, period. Statewide, CHP officers have handed out 22,827 citations in the same time...
There have been fights, public drunkenness and the occasional guy who can’t keep his hands to himself.
But business has remained steady at several northwest bars that have recently been the scene of trouble.
The latest notable incident requiring law enforcement was a fight early Sunday morning outside Rockstarz Party Bar that left owner Rick Fidler with his jaw broken in two places. A short time earlier, deputies were called to Randolph’s Lounge & Nightclub, located in the...
CITY OF BAKERSFIELD RECEIVES STATEWIDE AWARD
Bakersfield, CA - The League of California Cities has selected the City of Bakersfield as a 2008 Helen Putnam Award winner. The 2008 award winners were honored on September 24 in Long Beach during the League’s annual conference in front of over 1,800 city officials from throughout the State and will have a local award presentation at the October 8, 2008 City Council Meeting. This award presentation will be an opportunity to honor the city,...
Location:
1109 Stockton,
Bakersfield, CA
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office. Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center. Date: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 Time: 8:22:32 AM Details: On 10-7-08, at approximately 1510 hours, CAL-MMET officers affected a vehicle stop on a vehicle occupied by Albert Montoya Briseno, Hispanic male, 52 years. As a result of the vehicle stop, CAL-MMET officers obtained a search warrant for Briseno's residence and business (C&F Automotive)...
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 TRACY KAUP F BAKERSFIELD CA 93312 W 7/10/08 BP 4324(A) PC 460(B) KCS NONE ...
Kern County Fire Department news release
Bakersfield, CA – Shortly after 5:00 pm on October 7, 2008, the occupants of a residence in East Bakersfield were alerted by their smoke detector of a fire in their home. The Kern County Fire Department was on scene within minutes and encountered heavy smoke showing from the rear of the home upon arrival. Fire crews immediately requested additional engines and began an aggressive attack on the fire while performing a search to ensure...
Name release of body found in Kern River
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: Gonzolo...
Boy scouts have released a statement regarding sexual harassment and other allegations at Camp Kern.
BAKERSFIELD, CA – On Tuesday October 7, 2008 at approximately 8:35 am the Kern County Fire Department received notification of a gas leak on Landco Drive near Rosedale Highway.
Approximately 5 firefighters responded to the scene and found a one-inch gas line that had been ruptured by a construction crew while digging with a backhoe. Fire crews isolated the area and requested the assistance of law enforcement to close Landco Drive at Rosedale Highway due to drifting dust...
Location:
9100 Anchor Island Court,
Bakersfield, CA
BAKERSFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release Tuesday, October 7, 2008 CHP Officer Involved Shooting The Bakersfield Police Department has concluded its investigation into the California Highway Patrol officer involved shooting that occurred on 9/29/08 in the 9100 block of Anchor Island Court. Prior to the shooting, CHP officers had been involved in 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 ALHARETH SALEH M BAKERSFIELD CA 93306 A 3/10/08 USC T18SCE1 KCS CASHIER ...
The owner of Rockstarz Party Bar and a security guard suffered injuries in a fight at the rowdy establishment early Sunday morning.
Rick Fidler, the owner, who suffered injuries to his face, and security guard Juan Reyes were both taken to a hospital after the 2 a.m. fight, deputies said. Jarad Elderd was arrested on suspicion of battery with great bodily injury, resisting arrest and public intoxication.
Fidler, 38, said Elderd punched him in the face, according to deputies. Elderd then...
Results of an investigation about a California Highway Patrol officer firing his gun in a drag racing incident, and then allegedly not reporting the gunshot to his superiors until after a victim showed up at a hospital, may still be weeks or months away, officers said Monday.
That type of investigaiton will be very thorough before a statement is released, Officer Greg Williams said Monday. He said he wouldn't expect an announcement any time soon.
The shooting happened early in the morning...
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The Arvin Police Department needs the Public’s help in identifying the victims in a major fraud...
For Immediate Release Monday, October 06, 2008
Officer instructs at International Law Enforcement Academy
In September 2008 Bakersfield Police Lieutenant Hajir Nuriddin traveled to
Botswana, Africa, to instruct at the International Law Enforcement Academy.
Lt. Nuriddin was personally selected by the Federal Bureau of Investigation to
travel with their instructors to Africa and...
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 MARVIN DITTAWAY M BAKERSFIELD CA 93307 B 5/10/08 PC 148(A)(1PC 647(F) KCS LABORER ...
Location:
3300 15th Street West,
Rosamond, CA
Double Stabbing in Rosamond This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office. Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center. Date: Sunday, October 05, 2008 Time: 4:06:09 PM Details: On October 5, 2008 at approximately 9:15 a.m. Kern County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a peace disturbance at 3300 15th Street West space #281, in Rosamond. The peace disturbance was reported by a neighbor. While deputies were responding to...
Reporter Jorge Barrientos has a piece today on local taggers turning violent and starting to resemble street gangs more and more.
It has apparently gotten so bad that when a body was found recently with some paint underneath the police thought they had their first tagging-related murder. Turned out not to be the case, but its noteable the cops are thinking that way.
I'm kind of amazed it has taken this long for taggers and gangs to become more alike.
One important fact: Despite the...
Location:
1311 emery,
Bakersfield, CA
Sunday, Oct. 5, 2008 at 0500 hrs. (5:00 a.m. PST) a reinforced 1st alarm from the Bakersfield FIRE Department, consisting of 3 Engines, 2 Trucks, 1 squad, 1 Battalion Commanders, 1 Arson Unit, and various support units responded to a report of structure fire at a South Bakersfield location (1311 Emery Ave.) First arriving companies reported smoke emitting from a vacant home. Upon further investigation a working fire was found in the rear of the structure. BFD companies deployed hose...
Location:
6201 wible,
Bakersfield, CA
Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008 at 1252 hrs. (12:52 p.m. PST) a reinforced 1 alarm from the Bakersfield FIRE Department and the Kern County Fire Dept., consisting of 4 Engines, 2 Trucks, 1 squad, 1 Battalion Commanders, 1 Arson Unit, and various support units responded to a report of structure fire at a South Bakersfield location (6201 Wible Rd.) First arriving companies reported heavy smoke and fire emitting from a doublewide mobile home. BFD companies deployed hose lines to the interior of...
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 RUBEN SALAZAR M DELANO CA 93215 H 4/10/08 PC 12031(A)VC 12500(A)PC 1320(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 FRANCISCO BAUTISTA M BAKERSFIELD CA 93305 H 3/10/08 VC 40508(A)VC 27360(A)VC 12500(A) KCS LABOR ...
Action film star Thomas Jane may have to serve a tougher sentence than he expected for a drunken driving arrest in Kern County last March.
Barely two weeks after getting what appeared to be a favorable resolution to his drunken driving charge, Jane’s case returned to Kern County Superior Court this week for a hearing related to his sentencing, according to the Kern County Superior Court Web site.
The star of the Hollywood film “The Punisher” pleaded no contest Sept. 16...
Location:
200 T Street,
Bakersfield, CA
A 20-year-old man shot a prostitute in the back because she got tired of having sex for 10 minutes, according to a search warrant. Ryan Graham and the victim agreed to a deal of $20 for sex in the west alley of the 200 block of T Street on Sept. 17, police said. The 26-year-old woman got tired of having sex for 10 minutes in the vehicle, the court document said. The suspect got mad at her and she was shot in the back as she left the vehicle. The woman suffered a collapsed lung and was...
A Bakersfield man working on a pipeline in Paso Robles was killed in a construction accident on Thursday evening.
Jacob Gaines, 24, died when an excavator hit a water line and submerged him and another man who were working in a trench at the time, San Luis Obispo Deputy Coroner Steve Crawford said. An autopsy hadn’t been performed yet, but all indications were that the men drowned.
The accident happened at 8:52 p.m. at the intersection of Niblick and South River roads, Crawford said....
A former Garces Memorial High School teacher who had oral sex with a minor was released from jail about four months short of his 1-year sentence.
Marshall David Neal, 34, was released from jail on Tuesday, according to the Kern County Sheriff’s Department.
On Jan. 31, Neal pleaded no contest to one felony count of having oral sex with a person under 18, according to Kern County Superior Court records. As part of the plea deal, he was sentenced to a year in jail and a second charge of...
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center.
Date: Friday, October 03, 2008
Time: 11:52:22 AM
Details: Sheriff Donny Youngblood will hold a press conference Monday, Oct. 6th at 10:00 am at Sheriff's Headquarters. The purpose is to unveil the Sheriff's Office's new medium-lift "Huey II" helicopter. The helicopter will be on display, and Sheriff Youngblood will be available to answer...
Location:
1989 D St,
Wasco, CA
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office. Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center. Date: Friday, October 03, 2008 Time: 10:33:45 AM Details:On 10/3/08 at about 5:00 am members of the Kern County Sheriff's Department Special Weapons and Tactics Team (SWAT) and Wasco City Deputies executed a search warrant at 1989 "D" street in Wasco. Upon searching the residence deputies located and seized a moderate amount of Marijuana,...
Contact: Sergeant Greg Terry
Public Information Officer
For Immediate Release Friday, October 03, 2008
Business Burglaries
The Bakersfield Police Department is requesting the community’s assistance in
identifying suspects responsible for a series of commercial burglaries which have
occurred over the past several months.
...
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 MICHAEL MONTGOMERY M BAKERSFIELD CA 93307 B 2/10/08 PC 3056 KCS UNKNOWN ... |
