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The controversial and often confusing issue of the legality of medical marijuana dispensaries may have just received some clarification this week following remarks made by U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder.
At a news conference Wednesday, Holder seemed to say the Drug Enforcement Administration would end its raids on state-approved medical marijuana dispensaries.
Such a move could prompt a huge change in Kern County, since state law allows the use of medical marijuana. Federal law, however,...
Location:
Santa Barbara, CA
UPDATE: This AMBER ALERT was cancelled. This is an AMBER ALERT message from the California Highway Patrol. A child abduction occured on Feb. 27, at 12:45 p.m. in Santa Barbara, CA. The child is a newborn Hispanic male, 20 inches, 7 lbs. The suspect is Leianna Patricia Arzate, a Hispanic female, 33 years old, 5'1, 135 pounds, long brown hair, blue eyes, wearing either pink scrubs with a "Betty Boop" pattern or a tight light-colored shirt, black pants and a parrot tattoo on...
Location:
1200 38th Street,
Bakersfield, CA
Location:
6400 White Lane,
Bakersfield, CA
At 4 a.m. Friday morning, Bakersfield police responded to a report of an armed robbery which had just occured in the area of the 6400 block of White Lane. The victim stated that he met he suspects on a previous date at a local motel. The suspects made mention they could assist the victim with entering a vocational welding course. The suspects contacted the victim, via telephone, and offered to pick up the victim at his residence. When the victim met with the suspects, they robbed him at...
The Bakersfield Police Department has begun a daily release of crime information that has occurred in the City of Bakersfield. West side crime report East side crime report This daily report will contain information on various crimes that have been reported to the police department within the last 24 hours.
East side
West side
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 below. ONELIO ALMORA M BAKERSFIELD CA 93307 H 26/02/2009 PC 243(A) KCS COOK ...
Acting United States Attorney Lawrence G. Brown Eastern District of California
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, February 26, 2009
www.usdoj.gov/usao/cae usacae.edcapress@usdoj.gov
Docket #: 1:07-cr-054-OWW
BAKERSFIELD VETERAN CONVICTED OF DEFRAUDING DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
FRESNO, Calif.—Acting United States Attorney Lawrence G. Brown announced today
that a federal jury returned a guilty verdict today, convicting ROGER KEITH REMY, 55, of Bakersfield, Calif., of three...
Location:
955 Stanislaus Street,
Maricopa, CA
A second-grade teacher at Maricopa Elementary School was arrested at school Thursday afternoon on suspicion of being under the influence of drugs. Dori Rochelle Keigley, 45, was suspected of being under the influence of a stimulant at about 1:45 p.m. She was displaying odd behavior, according to the Sheriff’s Department. Deputies took her into custody for being under the influence, and 17 counts of child endangerment. Superintendent of Maricopa Unified School District Terry Wolfe...
I was called for jury duty this week and spent a half day or so watching a jury being seated for a misdemeanor trial.
This was my second time being called for jury duty. Both times I've ended up being called into a courtroom but never seated. I’ve never even been questioned. (It's kind of a disappointment since I would love to see if I actually would end up on a jury, since my job is all about covering courts.)
As always, there seemed to be a few people who desperately wanted...
A college student rings the bell and asks whether you want to buy books to help her raise money for a trip abroad.
Yeah, sure. She’s probably just trying to get your personal information and rip you off, right?
That’s what some people residents thought, and that’s also what KGET Channel 17 reported Thursday.
But that’s not the case, Bakersfield police say.
Sgt. Greg Terry said the department has received several calls regarding similar incidents in the city this...
Here is a look into some cases investigators were looking into, courtesy of search warrants filed in court:
• Nail gun = $359. Dewalt saw = $679. Working together with a Home Depot employee to steal these items, along with others worth anywhere from $12,000 to $16,000 = jail time.
Last week, police arrested an employee at the Home Depot on Ming Avenue after they found he was letting two of his alleged accomplices walk out with thousands in items.
Police finished searching the...
Location:
9280 Rosedale Highway,
Bakersfield, CA
Location:
20526 Adobe Road,
Bakersfield, CA
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 below. THOMAS JEFFREY M ROSAMOND CA 93560 W 25/02/2009 PC 273.6(A) KCS SWAP MEET VENDOR ...
The Bakersfield Police Department has begun a daily release of crime information that has occurred in the City of Bakersfield. West side crime report East side crime report This daily report will contain information on various crimes that have been reported to the police department within the last 24 hours.
East side
West side
Location:
200 Avenida Castro,
Delano, CA
On 02-24-09, at about 1600 hours, Officers from this department conducted an investigation on a residence located in the 200 Block of Avenida Castro. Upon the officer’s arrival to the residence, two males were detained. A search of the residence revealed four firearms, including one assault rifle similiar to an AK-47 and 12 pounds of suspected methamphetamine. Arrested were: Edgar Aguirre 234 Avenida Castro Unemployed DOB: 08-07-1982 Arrested 2-24-09 @ 1645hrs. Booked at Delano...
Kern County Fire Department news release:
PINE MOUNTAIN CLUB, CA – Sunday March 1st 2009 at 8:00 A.M, the Kern
County Fire Department will start paramedic service at station 58 Pine
Mountain. This is the first time that KCFD has provided a paramedic
service to any area within Kern County.
The residents of Pine Mountain Club voted in last November’s ballot
to raise the funds needed to provide a 24hr paramedic service to their
community.
The following firefighters will...
The man suspected of being responsible for a drunken driving crash that killed an 18-year-old Arvin High athlete and Cal State Bakersfield student has taken a plea bargain.
Francisco Nestor Santo, of Arvin, pleaded no contest a vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated charge, according to court records. He faces up to 10 years in prison.
The 22-year-old is said to be the driver in a Feb. 8 crash that killed Noemi Perez, who was set to start her freshman season on the Cal State Bakersfield...
The sentencing of a Bakersfield man found guilty of abducting and raping two women in 2006 has been delayed until late April because the defense attorney is asking for a new trial.
Sentencing for Steven Allen Bennett was scheduled for Thursday, but his attorney Brian McNamara motioned for a new trial. They are due back in court, to hear the judge’s decision, in April 29, prosecutor Mark Pafford said.
Bennett could possibly get sentenced that day.
A jury convicted the 25-year-old...
Here are some interesting cases officers looked into told through recently submitted search warrants we obtained:
• Officers will ask a judge’s permission to search almost anywhere and anything to find evidence of crimes: vehicles, Myspace accounts, someone’s mouth for saliva/DNA.
But a recent search at Lerdo Jail’s minimum-security facility was a bit disturbing.
A confidential informant advised detention deputies that an inmate was using and possessed...
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 below. ALISSA REEVES F TAFT CA 93268 W 24/02/2009 HS 11550(A) KCS OFFICER ...
The California Highway Patrol is urging motorists to drive with caution on the Grapevine because of low visibility.
-- Breaking News Team reporter Jason Kotowski
Location:
7th Standard Road and Santa Fe Way,
Bakersfield, CA
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office. Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center. Date: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 Time: 9:53:22 PM Details: On February 24, 2009, at approximately 6:15 pm, the Kern County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center received a report of a robbery that had taken place in the area of 7th Standard Road at Santa Fe Way. When the Deputies contacted the victim of the robbery, he told them while eastbound...
Arvin Police Department
NEWS RELEASE
February 24, 2009
STREET INTERDICTION TEAM VISITS THE CITY OF ARVIN
The Kern/Tulare County Street Interdiction Team (“SIT”)(County-wide gang task force) conducted an operation in the City of Arvin on February 21, 2009. Since its inception, SIT has also received the support of County, State, and Federal law enforcement agencies.
The multi-jurisdictional SIT team consisted of about (35) city, county, state, and federal...
Location:
5501 norris road,
bakersfield, ca
The Bakersfield Police Department has begun a daily release of crime information that has occurred in the City of Bakersfield. West side crime report East side crime report This daily report will contain information on various crimes that have been reported to the police department within the last 24 hours.
East side
West side
Location:
1200 Stockdale Hwy,
Bakersfield, CA
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office. Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center. Date: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 Time: 2:04:29 PM The Sheriff's Activities League's Annual Fishing Derby will be held Saturday, February 28, 2009 at The Park at Riverwalk on Stockdale Hwy. Check-in begins at 7 a.m., with the derby scheduled from 8 to noon. Tickets are $5 for children (17 & under) and $10 for adults. There will be prizes, a...
For Immediate Release & nbsp; Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Secret Witness reward offered in unsolved homicide cases
The Secret Witness Program is offering a reward of up to $5,000.00 for
information leading to the arrest and filing of a criminal complaint in the following
unsolved homicide cases:
The murder of Luis Eduardo Martinez (19), of Bakersfield, who...
Location:
4700 Beechwood Street,
Bakersfield, CA
For Immediate Release & nbsp; Tuesday, February 24, 2009 38th Street Homicide Arrest On 2/24/09, at approximately 4:00 a.m. Bakersfield Police arrested Rantana Crowley (18), of Bakersfield, for the murder of Joshua Turner which occurred on 2/22/09, at 1200 38th Street. Crowley was located by officers at an apartment complex in the 4700 block of Beechwood Street. He...
A dogged and revered defense attorney, inspiring religious teacher and loving husband is a resume not many men can boast of.
Stanley Simrin, however, was all those things and more, becoming one of Kern County’s most respected criminal defense attorneys in his nearly four decades of practicing law. He worked hard and never mentioned stopping until a stroke hospitalized him in late November.
Simrin, 79, died Tuesday morning.
“He was the most marvelous person I’ve ever...
Location:
1207 Alila Avenue,
Delano, CA
A Delano man was arrested Monday on suspicion of operating a chop shop that stripped stolen vehicles of their parts, according to the California Highway Patrol. Martin Calvillo Villa, 18, allegedly owned and operated the property in the area of Earlimart where the stolen cars were stripped, officer said. A 2003 white Cadillac Escalade stolen out of Bakersfield and a 2002 maroon Chevy Silverado stolen out of Visalia were found on the property. Anyone with information about the case is asked...
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 below. ALICIA STOKES F BAKERSFIELD CA 93307 W 23/02/2009 HS 11550(A) KCS LABORER ALICIA STOKES F ...
The power went out here at The Californian and to 1,700 other customers in the downtown area this afternoon. The power went out just before 2 p.m. and came back on around 3:15 p.m.
The cause? Apparently a palm frond hit the power lines somewhere around 24th Street.
Anyone out there lose their power?
Fortunately we've got a generator to power our essentials (computers, phones, police scanners!) But it was getting warm in here.
-- Davin McHenry, BNT
The case against a California City man accused of the murder and rape of his 14-year-old niece has been postponed seven months because of forensic evidence involved.
A forensics lab needs more time to review evidence in the case against Phillip Ellison, 41. He was arrested March last year after California City police said DNA linked him to Jamesha Terry’s death.
A trial date is scheduled for Sept. 21, but that remains to be seen.
“We’re kind of at the mercy of the...
A man fell about 20 feet at a Kern County energy facility and suffered moderate injuries, Kern County firefighters said.
The man fell shortly before noon Monday at the Pastoria Power Plant facility at Tejon Ranch south of Bakersfield. He was helping change the filter inside an air filtration unit when he fell.
A fire crew made contact with the victim who was stabilized before being secured to a backboard. A second fire crew utilized a ladder truck to gain access to the patient from...
The trial of two teens accused of brutally murdering an elderly couple is set to begin in October.
Kyle Hoffman and Luis William Palafox are scheduled to have a readiness hearing on Oct. 2, with a trial following on Oct. 13, according to Superior Court.
They each face two first-degree murder counts each for the deaths of Joseph and Dorothy Parrott. Hoffman and Palafox allegedly broke into the Parrotts' home in southwest Bakersfield in early August.
They planned to burglarize the home...
Not sure what crimes these folks were arrested for? Check out our list below or click on the link below.
COREY HUBBARD M BAKERSFIELD CA 93307 B 21/02/2009 VC 14601.1( KCS SALES
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Not sure what crimes these folks were arrested for? Check out our list below or click on the link below.
COREY HUBBARD M BAKERSFIELD CA 93307 B 21/02/2009 VC 14601.1( KCS SALES
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Not sure what crimes these folks were arrested for? Check out our list below or click on the link below.
RAMON ESPARZA M BAKERSFIELD CA 93306 H 20/02/2009 PC 496D VC 10851(A) KCS UNEMPLOY ED ...
Location:
800 Truxtun Avenue,
Bakersfield, CA
Undercover DMV investigators bought counterfeit government documents from suspects outside of two Bakersfield grocery stores. The investigation led to a sizable counterfeiting ring which resulted in officers seizing counterfeiting equipment and $12,850 in cash, according to the DMV. Several arrests were also made. A press conference was scheduled for 2 p.m. on Monday. -- Breaking News Team reporter Jason Kotowski For a story on the bust, go HERE.
The Bakersfield Police Department has begun a daily release of crime information that has occurred in the City of Bakersfield. West side crime report East side crime report This daily report will contain information on various crimes that have been reported to the police department within the last 24 hours.
East side
West side
Location:
1200 38th Street,
Bakersfield, CA
Name Release of Homicide Victim from 1200 38th Street on 02/22/2009 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: Joshua...
Location:
700 Irene Street,
Bakersfield, CA
On February 22, 2009, at approximately 7:48 pm, the Kern County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center received a report of an assault victim at the La Rosa Market located at 700 Irene Street. When Deputies arrived they learned a male subject, age 28, had been stabbed twice in the neck by a male subject during a disturbance outside of the business. The victim told Deputies the incident began when he was leaving the market and became involved in a verbal argument with...
Location:
South P St. and Southgate 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: Friday, February 20, 2009 Time: 5:41:29 PM Details: On 2/4/2009 at approximately 6:45am a 16-year-old South High school student was walking to school in the area of South P St and Southgate Dr. when two unknown male juveniles approached the young man and asked him if he wanted to buy some Marijuana. The young man declined the offer. The two unknown...
Location:
Brian Way,
Tehachapi, CA
Date: Friday, February 20, 2009 Time: 2:41:01 PM Department Contact: Richard Wood Phone: 823-6060 Details: At 9:21 pm on 2/17/09, Deputies from Tehachapi Substation responded to a report of a burglary that just occurred at Witt’s, an office supply store on Brian Way in Golden Hills. On arrival, Deputies found a glass front door to the business had been smashed with a rock. A review of a security video supplied by store employees showed two white male...
The Bakersfield Police Department has begun a daily release of crime information that has occurred in the City of Bakersfield. West side crime report East side crime report This daily report will contain information on various crimes that have been reported to the police department within the last 24 hours.
East side
West side
Location:
1200 8th place,
wasco, CA
Kern County Sheriff's Office news release: Details: On 2-20-09, Kern County Sheriff's Deputies from the Wasco Substation, (with assistance from the KCSO Gang Unit), were investigating possible drug activity in the 1200 blk of 8th Pl. After surveillance of the area, Deputies contacted Alex Neri (25 years, of Wasco) and conducted a probation search of his residence. Deputies located approximately 12 grams of suspected methamphetamine (estimated street value of...
Location:
3300 Planz Road,
Bakersfield, CA
Not sure what crimes these folks were arrested for? Check out our list below or click on the link below.
JOSE ZUBELDIA M BAKERSFIELD CA 93309 H 19/02/2009 PC 1203.2(A KCS ELECTRICIAN
...
The Bakersfield Police Department has begun a daily release of crime information that has occurred in the City of Bakersfield. West side crime report East side crime report This daily report will contain information on various crimes that have been reported to the police department within the last 24 hours.
East side
West side
Location:
4001 Ming Avenue,
Bakersfield, CA
At 1021 hours, Bakersfield Police Officers were dispatched to the report of embezzlement at the Home Depot on Ming Ave. The investigation found that Home Depot employee Jacob Freeman, Male adult 34 years of Bakersfield; was observed on security video charging Leroy and Louis Randall, Male adults 38 both of Bakersfield; for merchandise significantly below the normal retail price. The Randal’s were paying a smaller reduced fee and leaving the store with various goods. Multiple...
Here are some interesting cases officers are looking into told through recently submitted search warrants we obtained:
• The suspicious death earlier this week in Rosedale remains just that.
The stepfather of Michael Damian De La Garza, 22, found him slumped over in the passenger seat of a Chevy Blazer inside a garage of their Rosedale home, according to a search warrant.
The stepfather told officers that it was “unusual” for the blazer to be parked inside of the...
BPD at City Hall North for a report of a suspicious package inside a bathroom. The building is in the process of being evacuated. Truxtun Avenue will be closed between Chester Avenue and 'H' Street.
Location:
100 Buchanan,
Taft, CA
TAFT, CA - On Wednesday, February 18th 2009 at approximately 04:26 A.M., a call was received by the Kern County Fire Department for a structure fire in the 100 block of Buchanan Street in Ford City, Taft. Approximately 16 Kern County Firefighters responded to the scene. Upon arrival, fire crews were faced with 2 structures and a garage on the property. The garage was fully involved with fire and quickly spreading to one of the structures. Firefighters were informed that an elderly resident...
from a Kern County Fire Department press release:
EAST BAKERSFIELD, CA - On Thursday February 19th 2009 at approximately 9:11 A.M., a call was received by the Kern County Fire Department for a 20 year old mother who was in the process of child birth. The fire crew from Kern county Fire Station 42 assisted with delivery of the baby.
Upon arrival, firefighters were faced with a female who was in the process of delivering her baby in the bathroom of their home on Kentucky Street in East...
Gang Deputies along with Wasco Deputies serve search warrant at house in Wasco.
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center.
Date: Thursday, February 19, 2009
Time: 11:06:41 AM
Department Contact: Lt. Mike Rasce
Details: Wasco City Deputies conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle being driven by Fabian Lopez Alvarado, 36, of Wasco, CA. Wasco Deputies located a small amount of Methamphetamine on...
Location:
3300 Planz Road,
Bakersfield, CA
One of two suspects in an early February convenience store robbery has been arrested. Jorge Chavez, 21, was taken into custody at a residence in the 7400 block of Maleta Court on an outstanding warrant, Bakersfield police said. He had been identified through a Secret Witness tip as a possible suspect in an armed robbery at the Howard's Market on 3300 Planz Road on Feb. 8. Officers found a gun and clothing believed to have been used in the robbery, police said. Chavez was arrested on...
Elvis is staying in the building. Indefinitely.
Elvis Dwayne Presley, 50, was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of kidnapping, battery with serious bodily injury and violating civil rights by force or threat of force, deputies said. He was being held at the downtown jail on $127,500 bail.
-- Breaking News Team reporter Jason Kotowski
Blame Lance Armstrong.
Yes, he's an amazing athlete, but he'll also be the reason that Highway 46 will be closed in both directions from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. today. Armstrong and his crew will be biking though the northwest part of Kern County today and they'll race along Highway 46 during that time, California Highway Patrol officers said.
The closure will be between Highways 33 and 41, officers said. Caltrans will have detours in place.
-- Breaking News Team reporter Jason Kotowski
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 below. STEVEN PUNTEL M ROSAMOND CA 93560 W 18/02/2009 PC 314(2) VC 22450(A) KCS ...
Suspicious Death Autopsy Results
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: Michael Damian De La...
Location:
Rosamond, CA
Carjacking Suspect Arrested in Rosamond This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office. Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center. Date: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 Time: 2:53:02 PM Details: On 2-18-09, at approximately 12:55 p.m., Rosamond deputies were dispatched to a report of a car jacking that just occurred at the Rosamond Post Office. Deputies learned that the suspect simulated a gun in his pocket and fled in an unknown...
Location:
5100 Centaur Street,
Bakersfield, CA
BAKERSFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release Wednesday, February 18, 2009 Residential Robbery On 2/18/09, at 8:45 a.m. Bakersfield Police received a report of a residential robbery in the 5100 block of Centaur Street. The victim, Mary Jean Ybarra (38), reported that she exited her bathroom and observed the suspect, armed with a knife, standing in the hallway. She moved toward the front door and so did the suspect. A...
Caltrans officials, as part of a re-enactment of a crash that killed a deputy in 2006, tried to sell a videotape of the scenario to prosecutors in the case against Daniel Patrick Willsey, and not the defense.
That was one of several issues discussed Wednesday morning in court where a judge denied the defense’s request to subpoena Caltrans officials and their findings of the re-enactment.
The district attorney’s office did not accept the offer to buy the tape, and informed...
Location:
Centaur Street,
Bakersfield, CA
A school was on lockdown Wednesday morning because a suspect in a residential robbery was on the loose in the area. Kendrick School was on lockdown following the robbery on Centaur Street, which was reported about 8:45 a.m. Bakersfield police had few immediate details, but scanner traffic indicated the suspect was armed with a knife and had injured a woman's hand during the robbery. -- Breaking News Team reporter Jason Kotowski
The Bakersfield Police Department has begun a daily release of crime information that has occurred in the City of Bakersfield. West side crime report East side crime report This daily report will contain information on various crimes that have been reported to the police department within the last 24 hours.
East side
West side
A Kern County man is accused of raping four University of San Francisco students after giving them alcohol until they passed out.
Ryan Kenneth Caskey, 21, was arrested by San Francisco police on Friday on suspicion of four counts of rape of an unconscious person and four counts of assault with force likely to produce great bodily injury, San Francisco police said.
Caskey is a resident of Keene, northwest of Tehachapi and southeast of Caliente. He attended Garces Memorial High School.
High...
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 below. DEANDRE MCTHROW M BAKERSFIELD CA 93307 B 17/02/2009 PC 4573.6 KCS CONSTRUCTION ...
Location:
1813 East California Avenue,
Bakersfield, CA
On February 17, 2009, at approximately 8:50 pm, Deputies were sent to 1813 East California regarding the robbery of several people. When Deputies arrived, they learned a group of employees of the La Bonita Tortilla Company were socializing in the parking lot after work. While there, they were confronted by two (2) black males, who were armed with handguns, demanding their wallets. One of the victims refused and was then struck by one of the suspects in the face,...
Kern County sheriff's deputies were investigating a parking lot robbery and pistol whipping of employees of a business on East California Avenue.
Two men armed with revolvers approached employees of La Bonita Inc. at 1813 E. California Avenue at about 9 p.m., deputies said.
One employee was pistol whipped while another was robbed of a wallet, deputies said.
The suspects drove off in a box-like car, possibly a Lincoln which was driven by a female, deputies said.
On 2/17/09, at approximately 1:33 p.m. a Bakersfield Police officer was flagged
down by a City of Bakersfield employee regarding a suspicious device in the
9000 block of Olive Drive.
The officer located the suspicious device in the median between the east and
west bound lanes of Olive Drive. The device was similar in shape and size to
that of a pipe bomb.
The roadway was closed and the Bakersfield Police Department Bomb Squad
was called to the scene.
The Bomb Squad used...
Somebody ripped up a classroom at Foothill High School over the weekend, Kern County sheriff’s deputies reported.
The unknown person or persons broke in Sunday night and wreaked $15,000 worth of damage by busting up television, computers, desk and other classroom items, Lt. J.R. Rodriguez said.
No suspect information was available after the 9:30 p.m. break in, he said.
No criminal charges will be filed against a 6th grade teacher who allegedly pulled the hair of a defiant girl.
The teacher, 47-year-old Kathryn Irwin, denied pulling the hair of the 14-year-old eighth-grader who reportedly ignored the teacher’s command to spit out her gum, Chief Deputy District Attorney Michael Saleen said.
Prosecutors didn’t think the alleged wrongdoing by the Walter Stiern Middle School teacher was serious enough to justify the time and expense of a trial,...
Location:
10000 ming ave,
bakersfield, ca
BAKERSFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT PRESS RELEASE Contact: Sergeant Greg Terry Public Information Officer For Immediate Release Tuesday, February 17, 2009 Violation of court order arrest On 2/17/09, at 6:21 a.m. Bakersfield Police received a 911 call from Aera Energy, 10000 Ming Avenue, regarding suspicious circumstances involving a former employee. The former employee, Clyde Bivins (58), of Bakersfield, was observed driving recklessly in the...
Wesley Davis has 23 children, but he will not let the memory of one of his sons die.
His love for Wendale Davis who was 16-years old when he was killed in a drive-by shooting nearly three years ago comes out in very public ways.
On the first anniversary, about 80 people gathered on the steps of the Bakersfield Police Department demanding justice.
A year later, about 75 gathered at the young boy's grave seeking the same thing.
This year as the third aniversary approaches, a...
On Tuesday February 17, 2009 the Bakersfield Police Department Traffic Enforcement Detail conducted a “Click It or Ticket It” enforcement event, where additional officers were fielded to specifically target motorists in violation of seatbelt and child safety laws, between the hours of 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM.
As a result of this enforcement event, 39 motorists were stopped and contacted by officers. Thirty of those motorists received citations for one of the above listed...
The district attorney’s office is dropping all charges against Joaquin Gracilazo Cruz, the bail bondsman accused of embezzlement.
Cruz, 66, died Saturday from complications of pancreatic cancer. He was due in court March 3 to answer to more than a dozen felony charges involving tricking and coercing clients into giving up property that had been put up for bail.
The district attorney’s office has decided to drop all of them. But court cases for four others charged with...
Man running in and out of traffic on HWY14 arrested.
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center.
Date: Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Time: 2:53:52 PM
Department Contact: Tyson Davis
Details:
On 2-17-2009 at approximately 0615 hours CHP Officers from the Ridgecrest Station were dispatched to a vehicle accident on Hwy 14 near SR178. Prior to their arrival Kern County Sheriff’s...
Location:
olive drive and riverlakes drive,
bakersfield, ca
Heading toward the Olive Drive and Riverlakes area? Might want to plan for some possible detours. Here's the word from the police: BPD onscene of a suspicious device, possible pipe bomb, at Olive Drive and Riverlakes Drive. The BPD Bomb Squad is being called out and traffic is being diverted. I'll be enroute there shortly. We'll have more as the story unfolds. Until then, check out Jason's recent piece on all the toys the bomb squad have.
The arraignment for Lawrence Ray Thompson, 54, arrested in connection with the death of an 8-year-old skateboarder, has been delayed from today to March 2.
No charges have yet been filed against Thompson. As of Monday afternoon, investigation reports had not been submitted to the District Attorney's office.
Sometimes cases like this have been investigated for weeks for months before charges are filed. The CHP said the case is still under investigation but no estimate was given about how...
Location:
8601 Hageman Road,
Bakersfield, CA
The current firefighter training academy will be graduating on Friday February 20th 2009. This will be taking place in the Auditorium at Centennial High School on Olive Drive in Bakersfield. The ceremony will commence at 6:00 P.M. and will last approximately 3 hours. Those graduating are: Samuel Adams, III, Whittier, CA Brian Powers, Bakersfield, CA Matthew Rodriguez, Bakersfield, CA ...
Location:
30798 Highway 46,
Bakersfield, CA
The current firefighter training academy will soon be graduating. With this comes the opportunity to experience a real structure fire under a controlled environment. The Kern County Fire Department Training Staff will be conducting a series of controlled fires in a structure at 30798 Highway 46, cross street of Beech, on Wednesday February 18th 2009. The fires will commence at approximately 10:30 A.M. and will end with the final burn at around 2:00 P.M. -- Kern County Fire Department
Seven people were injured in a crash on Highway 58 on Monday afternoon.
Rufino Olivera, 44, was driving family and friends west on Highway 58 just east of Bealeville Road when he believed his brakes failed, California Highway Patrol officers said. He couldn't slow his 2005 Nissan Pathfinder and drove up a dirt hillside, striking a large drainage pipe.
Olivera steered back towards the roadway and the Pathfinder rolled several times, blocking the westbound Highway 58 lanes, officers said....
Recently I wrote a story about stalkers, specificially focusing on the case of a man who allegedly stalked and killed a gas station clerk last year.
I was wondering if anyone has any creepy or strange cases they've dealt with over the years regarding someone stalking them or maybe an ex who was acting in a similar manner. How did you handle it? Was it necessary to get police involved?
-- Breaking News Team reporter Jason Kotowski
Light snow was falling on the Grapevine on Tuesday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol.
All lanes remained open but officers are urging motorists to drive carefully. Icy conditions were reported at the summit.
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 below. JOHN MCKAY M BAKERSFIELD CA 93309 W 16/02/2009 PC 487(A) PC 496(A) VC 10851(A) KCS ROUGHNECK ...
Here are a few law enforcement press releases from Sunday:
Wasco robbery/kidnapping:
Wasco Deputies arrest Robbery/Kidnapping suspect, recovering stolen property.
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center.
Date: Sunday, February 15, 2009
Time: 10:32:23 AM
Details: Deputies following up on a reported Robbery/Kidnapping arrested two men in connection with the crimes on Sunday...
Deadlock (again).
It's heading toward 2 p.m. Sunday, and state lawmakers still have no budget deal, reports indicate.
I have calls out to Ashburn, Florez, Gilmore and Fuller, though who knows if they can even get to a phone. Everyone has been in lockdown.
A Fuller aide told me they were supposed to reconvene at 1 p.m.; KQED's Twitter log indicates they've just been allowed to get showers and food.
Florez just emailed me with this just-posted online Sac Bee...
Recent Court Activity
As stated in last weeks fax net, the Kern County Deputy District Attorney that is assigned to the Rural Crime Investigation Unit was in trial involving Michael Smith for stealing copper wire from his employer, EIU Electrical. Just as the people's case against Smith was concluding, Smith changed his plea to guilty. Smith will be sentenced on March 9, 2009. One of Smith's co-defendants, Christopher Franks, whom testified against Smith, was then sentenced...
I've been around too long. I thought the man accused of killing the 8-year-old skateboarder might have a great defense on whether he was drunk at the time.
Lawrence Ray Thompson, 54, was arrested on charges of vehicular manslaughter while driving under the influence of alcohol and felony hit and run in the Wednesday night death of Brandon Brownen, the California Highway Patrol reported.
But it was that detail of how officers waited to get a search warrant before they entered Thompson's...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, February 13, 2009
BAKERSFIELD MOTHER AND DAUGHTERS INDICTED FOR TAX FRAUD
FRESNO, Calif.—Acting United States Attorney Lawrence G. Brown announced today that a federal grand jury returned a 70-count indictment charging RAMONA CAMPOS, 53, and her daughter VERONICA MERCEDES CAMPOS, 26, both of Bakersfield, Calif., with one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States with respect to claims and RAMONA CAMPOS, VERONICA CAMPOS and MELISSA ANN LOPEZ, 36,...
A reader sent this photo in saying it was taken in the Hart Flat area before they closed Highway 58.
Location:
hart flat road,
bakersfield, CA
California Highway Patrol has closed Highway 58 in both directions at Hart Flat Road because of snow fall. The snow has caused several vehicles to get stuck in the lanes. Drivers are advised to use alternate routes. Hart Flat Road is about 30 miles west of Bakersfield Also, snow is falling at the Grapevine, but lanes are still open. UPDATE (2:35 p.m.) Snow has stopped falling at the Graepvine, and CHP officers have stopped escorting vehicles. UPDATE (3:40 p.m.) The road will be closed...
The police send out stats and maps each day that show most of the crimes that happened the day before. Here's the latest info.
West side crime stats
East side crime stats
MINOR INJURY COLLISION WESTBOUND STATE ROUTE 58 EAST OF TEHACHAPI BLVD
On February 12, 2009 at approximately 7:45 A.M . Mr. Wilfredo Pujanes (56 year old male, Sacramento, Ca) was driving his 2001 Ford Ranger Pick Up as it was snowing. Due to Mr. Pujanes unsafe speed for the slick roadway conditions, he lost control of his vehicle. His vehicle left the roadway and overturned . The passenger of the vehicle, Ms. Merlita Pujanes (49 year old female, Sacramento, Ca) received...
Location:
7th Street and Broadway,
Wasco, CA
Hit and Run Accident in Wasco This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office. Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center. Date: Friday, February 13, 2009 Time: 10:12:18 AM Department Contact: Sr. Dep. Bob Venable Details: On 02/10/09 at approximately 1:25 p.m., deputies from the Kern County Sheriff's Department Wasco Substation received a report of a hit and run accident involving a vehicle striking a cement barricade that was...
Note: The CHP just sent this over, even though it happened last Friday.
MAN BRANDISHING FIREARM ARRESTED BY CHP
On February 6, 2009 at approximately 5:00 P.M . a concerned citizen reported a driver of a Gold in color Chevrolet S-10 Pick up displaying a handgun in a threatening manner. The citizen reported the vehicle was traveling westbound on State Route 58 approaching the Tehachapi Area.
Officer O. Barnes Responded to the area of the freeway and observed a vehicle matching...
Vertical, a magazine focusing on the civil helicopter industry in North America, is highlighting a Kern County Sheriff’s helicopter and its “life-saving” efforts.
The department got the Bell Huey II helicopter in October last year. The roughly $4.5 million chopper was supposed to help in search and rescue and disaster operations.
Vertical highlighted two recent rescue efforts involving the Huey:
• “On January 18, three missing motorcyclists were...
Location:
East Belle Terrace and Madison Street,
Bakersfield, CA
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 below. BRIAN RODRIGUES M ROSAMOND CA 93560 W 12/2/09 VC 14601.1(VC 23222(B) KCS ...
A power outage affected downtown businesses and government buildings around the Rabobank Arena for about two hours Thursday morning, PG&E said.
An underground problem near Q and 17th steets caused the outage at 9:15 a.m., spokeswoman Cynthia Pollard said.
Power was restored to all 360 customers by 11 a.m., she said.
BAKERSFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
Thursday, February 12, 2009
On 2/12/09 between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. various units of the
Bakersfield Police Department along with members of the Kern County Auto
Theft Task Force and three additional officers from the local office of the
California Highway Patrol conducted a proactive patrol operation targeting areas
of the City of Bakersfield where there has been a recent increase in...
Location:
3400 Cholla Drive,
South Lake, CA
KERN COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT P RESS RELEASE SOUTH LAKE, CA - February 12th 2009 approximately 11:10 A.M., a call was received by the Kern County Fire Department for a structure fire in the 3400 block of Cholla Drive in South Lake. Approximately 21 Kern County Firefighters assisted by a crew from the US Forest Service responded to the incident. Upon arrival, crews were faced with 2 mobile homes positioned closely together, separated by an elevated walkway. 1...
I started working on a missing person’s story back in November that ended up turning into a “bizarre” case, to use the words of the detective in charge of investigating it.
Melissa Cano Avila, 26, called me to see if we would write a story and help her find her husband, Billy Avila, who up and disappeared in late October.
He took their car and was missing for seven days before she called me. She had already filed a missing persons report with police, she said....
The Bakersfield Police Department release crime information that has occurred in the City of Bakersfield every day.
West side crime report
East side crime report
The daily report contains information on various crimes that have been reported to the police department within the last 24 hours.
Taft Police Department's shift bulletin is rather quaint. We get a copy faxed to us every day and it's still addressed to an editor who left many years ago and more often than not it's upside down when we receive it.
The usual fare is roaming dogs, miscreants at the skate park and a couple of drunks refusing to leave a bar.
Here's a couple of examples from the latest bulletin:
1. Officers contacted reporting party regarding the theft of his bicycle. After a brief search the bicycle...
Location:
900 L Street,
Bakersfield, CA
Just after midnight last night, BPD officers reported to shots fired in the area of 10th and L streets.They found an adult male tentatively identified as James Deloney, DOB 01-04-75, in the east alley of the 900 block of L Street suffering from a single gunshot wound to his back. He was transported by ambulance to a local hospital where he is listed as stable. There is little suspect information. If you have any information, call the BPD at 327-7111.
Location:
Brush Creek Avenue and Sherman Peak Drive,
Bakersfield, CA
California Highway Patrol -- At approximately 2135 hours, Lawrence Ray Thompson was traveling northbound on Brush Creek Ave to westbound Sherman Peak Dr when he struck a juvenile riding his skateboard on Sherman Peak Dr. Thompson fled the scene westbound on Sherman Peak then south on Karen Anne Wy. Witnesses followed Thompson to his residence at 318 Tanner Michael and were able to positively identify Thompson's vehicle as Thompson drove it into his garage. Meanwhile...
Latest update -- Snow has stopped falling in the Grapevine area as of 9:26 a.m.
Here's the earlier report --
Snow was falling on Interstate 5 over the Grapevine on Thursday morning and the California Highway Patrol was urging motorists to use caution.
I-5 was open as of 6:53 a.m. and officers were driving through the area to slow traffic down, officers said.
For the latest road conditions, call 1-800-427-ROAD.
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 below. MARK BETANCOURT M BAKERSFIELD CA 93305 B 11/2/09 PC 1320(A) HS 11357(B) KCS LABOR ...
Location:
South H Street and Wilson Road,
Bakersfield, CA
On Wednesday February 11, 2009 at about 7:04 PM, officers of the Bakersfield Police Department came upon an injury collision which had just occurred in the intersection of South H Street and Wilson Road. A gold Dodge Intrepid driven by Calvin Williams, 56, of Bakersfield was completing a turning maneuver from southbound South H Street to eastbound Wilson Road when his vehicle was broadsided by a white Nissan Maxima being driven...
Location:
Weedpatch Highway and Mountain View Road,
Kern, CA
Three men were taken into custody after running from a crash scene involving three vehicles, including a semi, near Lamont, according to California Highway Patrol. Their names were not immediately available. CHP officials said the Sheriff’s Department was first on scene around 11:15 p.m. near Mountain View Road and Weedpatch Highway. Three men ran from their vehicle after the crash and ran toward a nearby school. But before they could make it, a deputy held them at gunpoint...
A hazing team will be paid $7,500 to mount a two-week hazing campaign against defecating crows in Delano, according to a story on KGET-17's Web site.
The crows have become such a nuisance that residents are using umbrellas to protect themselves from the bird droppings, Ali Dhain, the General Manager with Family Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, told the TV station.
The Fresno company in charge of the hazing campaign, Wildlife Control Technologies, goes back to basics when dealing with such problems....
Location:
San Luis Obispo, CA
Officials are trying to figure out how a fake AMBER Alert was sent out Tuesday to wireless subscribers, including to those in Bakersfield, according to the California Highway Patrol. The cell phone text message sent out to people in Bakersfield, Fresno and San Luis Obispo warned that a 7–year-old girl was abducted in San Luis Obispo County by someone in a silver truck. Highway patrol officials realized it was a hoax when there was no match to the license plate given for the...
From The Law Offices of Kyle J. Humphrey --
The Kern County District Attorney’s Office moved to dismiss all charges alleged against Mr. Caleb Michael Bland at the preliminary hearing scheduled for today’s date. The District Attorney’ Office moved for dismissal of four counts alleging that Mr. Bland had knowingly received stolen property and two counts alleging that Mr. Bland had contributed to the delinquency of a minor.
The sole witnesses against Mr. Bland were two...
Bear Valley Police Department
******** PRESS RELEASE ********
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (February 11, 2009)
Suspect Wanted for Grand Theft, Money Laundering, and Computer Crimes
The Bear Valley Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating an individual who is the suspect in an investigation involving the theft and laundering of more than three hundred twenty-four thousand dollars.
The investigation, which began in the summer of 2008, came about...
The Bakersfield Police Department has begun a daily release of crime information that has occurred in the City of Bakersfield.
West side crime report
East side crime report
This daily report will contain information on various crimes that have been reported to the police department within the last 24 hours.
The power cut out here at The Californian for a little bit around 11:30 this morning. We also hear it was out in Westchester.
Was the power out where you live/work? Where is that?
-- Davin McHenry, Breaking News Team
UPDATE: (1 p.m.):
Officials at PG&E said they have no record of an outage in the area at that time. One person did report losing power, but there were no widespread outages at the time.
BAKERSFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Howard’s Market Robbery Update
The Bakersfield Police Department is requesting the community’s assistance in
identifying and locating the suspects responsible for the armed robbery of the
Howard’s Market, 3300 Planz Road, which occurred on 2/8/09.
No one was injured during the robbery. The suspects are described as:
#1 - hispanic...
Location:
1771 Highway 58,
Mojave, CA
On February 10, 2009 at approximately 8:00 pm, the Kern County Sheriff’s Office Mojave Jail was temporarily closed. This was done as a precaution as it was learned an inmate at the Mojave Jail may be contagious with Meningitis. The inmate and four (4) Sheriff’s Office personnel, who were exposed to the inmate, are being treated at the Antelope Valley Hospital in Lancaster. There were no other inmates or Sheriff’s personnel exposed. The Mojave Jail...
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 below. XOCHILT ALVAREZ F DELANO CA 93215 H 10/2/09 HS 11550(A)PC 853.9 KCS LABORER ...
Here's a story out of Lake Isabella that as a father made me wince:
A 17-year-old Lake Isabella boy stabbed his stepfather Tuesday night during an argument, Kern County sheriff’s deputies reported.
The youth ran away, but was caught a short distance away at Woodrow Wallace Middle School on Erskine Creek Road, Lt. J.R. Rodriguez reported.
The father whose name was not released had at least two wounds to his back and was taken to a hospital, Rodriguez said. His wounds were not life...
A federal panel has suggested the state release 36,000 to 57,000 inmates in the state to help stabilize what it calls horrible health care.
Kern County District Attorney Ed Jagels said the "very liberal" panel doesn't acknowledge the health care improvements. He said the panel's tentative ruling would amount to letting bad guys get away with property crime.
Kern's Public Defender Mark Arnold said there are lots of people in prison who are harmless, and the prisons are in a good...
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
Details: On February 12th and 13th, 2009, the Kern County Sheriff's Office will be undergoing an electrical panel upgrade in Building B at the Headquarters Facility, 1350 Norris Road. The planned power outage will prohibit certain public services, such as applicant Livescan and other fingerprinting services, licensing, concealed weapons permits and obtaining copies of reports at the Crime Reports Unit. The building will...
Location:
1011 Melwood Street,
Bakersfield, CA
Investigation Nets Large Cocaine, Meth & Cash Seizure. 5 Arrests. This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office. Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center. Date: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 Time: 2:13:50 PM Details: The Kern County Sheriff’s Department Major Violator Unit and the Southern Tri-County High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force (STC HIDTA) conducted a joint investigation into a drug trafficking organization...
Funeral services for Noemi Perez, the Cal State Bakersfield distance runner who was killed in a car crash Sunday night, will be held Thursday at 1 p.m. at the Arvin Funeral Home, 600 Tucker St.
A viewing will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Perez, a member of the CSUB track and field and cross country teams, was a mathematics major at CSUB and a 2008 Arvin High graduate, where she was the school’s Female Athlete of the Year her senior year.
The Bakersfield Police Department has begun a daily release of crime information that has occurred in the City of Bakersfield. West side crime report East side crime report This daily report will contain information on various crimes that have been reported to the police department within the last 24 hours.
East side
West side
Location:
Chester Avenue and Truxtun Avenue,
Bakersfield, CA
Church leaders will unite tonight at the Liberty Bell downtown to pray for all families struggling through these tough economic times. The group, comprised of eight Bakersfield churches, will meet at 6:15 p.m. rain or shine, according to Faith in Action executive director Andrae Gonzales. The group last year launched a campaign called “Youth First” to connect with area teens in hopes of preventing violent events, like the one that killed 81-year-old Ezequiel Jimenez Perez...
A convicted child abuser said to have molested four young girls, including three adoptive siblings, is asking for a new lawyer.
Justin James Erbacher, 24, was found guilty in August of nine felony counts, including continuous sexual abuse of the girls and sodomy of a victim under 14 years old.
He was scheduled to be sentenced Tuesday morning, but Erbacher motioned for a new lawyer first. After a few hours behind closed doors to decide on the matter, the motion and the sentencing was delayed...
A GET bus driver has been charged with misdemeanor vehicle manslaughter for a fatal accident in late December.
Priscilla Martinez, 50, was driving a bus north on H Street on Dec. 26 and turned left onto 24th Street, Bakersfield police said. She struck 62-year-old James Tate, who was walking north in the crosswalk.
Tate died two hours after the accident.
Martinez had been placed on administrative leave following the accident. When reached Tuesday, GET officials would only say Martinez...
Press release from the Tulare County Sheriff's Department
Funeral services for Sergeant Greg Hernandez will be at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Visalia on Friday, February 13, 2009 at 1:00 PM. The address is 608 N. Church St. Graveside services will follow at the Exeter Cemetery, 719 E. Marinette (Ave. 288), in Exeter.
A fund has been established for anyone who may be interested:
Tulare County Deputy Sheriff’s Benevolent Association
In Honor of Greg Hernandez
Tulare County...
Since January 2009, deputies from the Rosamond Substation, with support from the Sheriff’s Office Off Road Vehicle Team, have been actively patrolling the west side of Rosamond for off road violations. This area includes the desert and mountain areas west of 170th Street West from Avenue A to the Tehachapi Mountains. Since the weekend patrols have begun, deputies have issued over 21 citations for various off road violations. These patrols are expected to continue.
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 below. ROBERT DOMINGUEZ M DELANO CA 93215 H 9/2/09 PC 148(A)(1PC 243(A) KCS ...
Location:
213 lois lane,
bakersfield, CA
Monday, Feb. 9, 2009 at 1225 hrs. (12:25 p.m. PST) a reinforced 1st alarm from the Bakersfield FIRE Department and County Fire Dept., consisting of 3 Engines, 2 Trucks, 1 Light Engine, 1 Battalion Commander, and various support units responded to a report of structure fire at a South Bakersfield location. First arriving companies reported light smoke emitting from a home. Upon further investigation a kitchen fire was found. The residents had evacuated the home prior to the fire...
The Bakersfield Police Department has begun a daily release of crime information that has occurred in the City of Bakersfield. West side crime report East side crime report This daily report will contain information on various crimes that have been reported to the police department within the last 24 hours.
East side
West side
Snow is falling on Interstate 5 over the Grapevine and the California Highway Patrol is urging motorists to slow down to help avoid crashes.
Officers are repeatedly crossing that stretch of I-5 to slow traffic down, officers said.
Motorists can call 1-800-427-ROAD for the latest in road conditions.
Location:
900 Feliz Drive,
Bakersfield, CA
A year ago today, police got involved in a shootout with a reported gang leader. The shootout with Leon Anderson Jr. left him dead after being hit nine times, and Officer Dennis Eddy hurt. He would eventually lose part of his leg. The year that followed that night saw threats from gangs to police, a claim filed by Anderson’s family against police, and a police investigation into the shooting. It also saw a community gather around the six-year veteran officer as he fought...
Highway 58 has been reopened between Kern and San Luis Obispo counties.
The roadway had been closed since about 9:30 a.m. because of heavy snow in the area, California Highway Patrol officers said. It was reopened about 1:30 p.m.
Officers are investigating a hit-and-run in the Green Acres area in which a vehicle damaged a power pole, knocking out power to homes in the area.
The crash happened at Glenn Street and Calloway Frontage Road, officers said.
Also, a rock slide blocked eastbound lanes of Highway 178 at mile marker 25 shortly after 6:30 a.m., officers said. The rock slide happened in the Upper Richbar area.
Caltrans workers were removing the rocks.
Officers believe an Arvin man was driving drunk Sunday when he collided with two vehicles and killed a teenager.
Francisco Nestor Santo, 22, was arrested on suspicion of charges including DUI and gross vehicular manslaughter, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Santo was driving east on Highway 223 east of Vineland Road at about 7 p.m., officers said. He entered the westbound lane and hit a vehicle driven by Bakersfield resident Francisco Becerra.
Santo continued driving eastbound...
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 below. DONALD NEAULT M BAKERSFIELD CA 93307 W 8/2/09 PC 243(A) PC 594(B)(2 KCS ...
Raw report from the Kern County Fire Department
SHAFTER, CA - Sunday February 8th at approximately 3:50 P.M., a call was received by the Kern County Fire Department, for a structure fire in the 100 block of Stone Ave in Shafter. 9
Kern County Firefighters and 3 Engines from Shafter, Wasco and Bakersfield responded to the incident. Their quick action prevented the fire from spreading to adjacent properties and was under control in approximately 20 minutes.
Upon arrival, fire crews were...
Not sure what crimes these folks were arrested for? Check out our list below or click on the link below.
JESUS PANIAGUA M DELANO CA H 07/02/2009 PC 4573.6 HS 11377(A) KCS FARM LAB
CHRISTOPHER FLINK M ...
Bakersfield police say two men armed with a handgun robbed the Howards Mini Mart at 3300 Planz just after 3 am Sunday, shooting at but not hurting the clerk.
The suspects are described as Hispanic males in their late teens or early 20s.
One was 5'8" wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, dark pants and was armed with the gun.
The second was 5'9" with a thin build, white shirt and dark shorts.
The suspects pointed the gun at the clerk and demanded money, then fired a shot at...
Here's a Raw Report from the sheriff's office:
Bomb Call Unit Call Out
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center.
Date: Saturday, February 07, 2009
Time: 5:08:37 PM
On February 7, 2009 at approximately 12:24 a Kern County Sheriff’s Deputy returned to his vehicle after having lunch at a restaurant in Mojave.
When the Deputy reached his patrol vehicle he observed a...
This is an edited release from the Bakersfield Police Department.
A 15-year-old Bakersfield boy was sent to the hospital with what police believe were minor injuries after he was struck by a car in a crosswalk at just after 7 a.m. Friday.
Bo Whinery had just stepped off the curb at Olive and Riverlakes drives when he was struck by a Honda driven by Madhai Ummadi, 40, also of Bakersfield.
Ummadi told police he didn't see the teen enter the crosswalk prior to making his turn.
Alcohol was...
Looks like the Tulare county deputy who got in a wreck last week has died from his injuries.
Kern County has lost two sheriff's deputies in car wrecks in the past couple of years.
Deputy James Throne died when he collided with another deputy near Lamont in May, 2008, and Deputy William Joseph “Joe” Hudnall, died in Nov. 2006 in a car accident while transporting a prisoner through the Kern River Canyon.
Tulare press release below....
Tulare County Sheriff’s Department...
Location:
20900 Yerba Boulevard,
California City, Ca
Rewritten from a Kern County Sheriff's Department news release: Kern County Sheriff's Deputy Peter Pinto suffered a cut to his hand Friday morning when he was allegedly attacked by a woman with a 6-foot ladder who told him to go away. Pinto, of the Sheriff's Office, Civil section, got a decidedly uncivil welcome when he knocked on the door of a California City home and attempted to evict the 35-year-old woman inside. Pinto was not alone. He arrived with a California City Police Officer,...
The Bakersfield Police Department has begun a daily release of crime information that has occurred in the City of Bakersfield. West side crime report East side crime report This daily report will contain information on various crimes that have been reported to the police department within the last 24 hours.
East side
West side
Location:
4104 Teal St.,
Bakersfield, CA
Friday, Feb. 6, 2009 at 1045 hrs (10:45 a.m. PST) a reinforced 1st alarm response from the Bakersfield FIRE Department consisting of 4 Engines, 2 Trucks, 1 Light Engine, 3 Battalion Commanders, 2 Safety Officers, 1 Arson Unit and various support units responded to a structure fire in south Bakersfield. The 911 call originated inside the home of the fire. The caller stated that an occupant was trapped inside a bedroom that was on fire. Smoke and heat had cut off escape from the apartment....
According to a story on KERO-23's Web site, the Kern County Sheriff's substation at Buttonwillow is one of a few county buildings still not up to current safety standards.
Thus, in the case of a substantial earthquake the building could collapse and potentially squash the 12-15 deputies who work out of the substation.
The building is one of 13 left over from a 1981 list of 143 unreinforced building that either had to be demolished or reinforced, the story says.
Buttonwillow residents are...
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 below. CHARLES RICE M BAKERSFIELD CA 93305 W 5/2/09 PC 487(A) KCS CONST LABOR ...
Location:
1300 Potomac Avenue,
Bakersfield, CA
From a Bakersfield Police Department press release: At 2017 hours, 02/05/09, FRANCISCO CRUZ 25 years, reported that two subjects came to his residence in the 1300 block Potomac Avenue to look at pit bull puppies he had for sale. When told by Cruz that three of the puppies were not for sale, one of the suspects, a Black male in his 20’s, brandished a black semi-automatic handgun and told Cruz that they were taking the puppies. Both suspects took the three blue pit bull... |
