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Incident Review Board
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center.
Date: Thursday, April 30, 2009
Time: 4:57:42 PM
Department Contact: Daniel Leper
Details:
On 4/29/09, the Incident Review Board convened to consider the discharge of Deputy John Powell’s weapon. The discharge occurred during a struggle over the weapon with a suspect, Manuel Sanchez, on April 12, 2009.
The Incident...
Incident at 123 McCord Av
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center.
Date: Thursday, April 30, 2009
Time: 3:06:26 PM
Details:
On April 29, at 8:34 pm, Deputies were dispatched to a trailer park at 123 McCord Av. in Oildale for a possible drunk subject bleeding and creating a disturbance in the trailer park. Upon Deputies arrival, they saw the subject, covered in blood, wildly swinging hedge...
Thursday, April 30, 2009 at 0230 hrs. (2:30 a.m. PST) a 3rd alarm response from the Bakersfield FIRE Department and County Fire Dept., consisting of 6 Engines, 3 Trucks, 1 Light Engine, 3 Battalion Commanders, 1 Deputy Chief and various support units responded to a report of structure fire at 2001 Haggin Oaks. First arriving companies reported heavy fire blowing from the roof of a 5,000 sq. ft. home. The residents had evacuated the home prior to the fire department’s...
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GERMAN MIRALDA M KEASBY NJ H 29/04/2009 PC 1320.5 KCS
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A Tehachapi woman accused of abuse in the hoarding of dozens of dogs and cats in a Tehachapi warehouse was committed Wednesday to Patton State Hospital.
Cynthia Gudger, 60, can stay in the hospital for up to three years or until she is found competent to stand trial, prosecutor Michael Yraceburn said.
Ten counts of felony animal cruelty, a felony county of making threats to her previous lawyer and a misdemeanor count of failing to come to court will remain pending against her, Yraceburn...
Details:The Kern County Sheriff’s Office received a citizen complaint of a subject reportedly selling marijuana to students who attend North High School. The subject resided at an apartment complex located in the 200 block of Universe Avenue. During the investigation, deputies assigned to the Major Violators Unit witnessed suspected marijuana transactions occurring at the apartment complex. During one incident, deputies observed a subject provide marijuana to a minor. ...
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JAIME ZARAGOZA M BAKERSFIELD CA 93312 H 6/2/09 PC 261(A)(2PC 289(A)(1PC 207(A) VC 2800.2(APC 243(E)(1VC 12500(A) KCS STUDENT
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Location:
1000 McNew Court,
Bakersfield, CA
Shooting 1000 Block Of McNew Court. This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office. Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center. Date: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 Time: 9:09:25 AM Department Contact: Michael Whorf Details:On April 29, 2009, at about 7:35 A.M., Deputies were dispatched to the 1000 block of McNew Court regarding a victim of a shooting. Deputies located an injured adult male identified as Odis Hanson, 28 years old. Hanson was...
On 4/28/09, Officers of the Bakersfield Police Department responded to 322 Ohio Dr. #C regarding an unknown situation. Upon arrival, Officers found a 4 year old juvenile male inside the residence suffering from severe injuries to his eyes and hands. The investigation led Officers to East Terrace Way where the suspect was located. He is identified as:
Angelo Vidal Mendoza HM 12/21/74,
The suspect, who is the victim’s father, had self inflicted injuries to his right ankle and...
Traffic Fatality
NEWS RELEASE
KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
CORONER DIVISION
This news release is prepared under the direction of the Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator for the convenience of news reporters. Facts concerning news events of major importance, which occur after the preparation of this release, will be made available to reporters at their request as soon as it is possible to do.
DECEDENT'S NAME: Pedro Aguilar...
An 11-month-old baby who accidentally fell into a backyard pond in southwest Bakersfield has died at Children's Hospital Central California in Madera.
The baby, Bryce Hayes, died Monday night, a distraught family friend Jacky Wood confirmed.
The boy's mother had gone to the store, leaving him with an adult and four children, ranging from 5 to 15 years old, when the accident happened.
When she returned the baby was found face down in a pond. The family took him out of the pond and...
Name release of homicide vicitim
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: Iva Lee...
The Register-Guard up in Eugene Oregon has a long piece about a kayaker who went missing on the upper Kern River earlier this month.
Jon Burnham apparently capsized and went over a waterfall on the river, somewhere north of the Kern County line.
From the story:
“Everyone has reacted with shock, disbelief and tears. It’s been a really difficult week,” Macy Burnham said.
Jon and Macy Burnham were among a group of 14 people who were kayaking the Kern, east of Bakersfield,...
Friends and family of the 62-year-old woman shot to death Monday night in a drive-by shooting that wounded two others described her as a loving and giving person who liked to cook for people in her neighborhood.
Iva Craig was just closing her front-yard gate in the 3500 block of Horne Street when people in a small gray car drove by and opened fire, killing her and wounding 54-year-old Mamie Foreman and 44-year-old Gregory Webb.
"She was the cook around here," said Craig's friend...
Location:
stockdale highway and gosford road,
bakersfield, CA
The BNT got the heads up that our city firefighters will be fundraising for muscular dystrophy this Thursday by standing out at Stockdale and Gosford with their boots. Folks driving by can stuff some cash in the boot to help out from 7 a.m. to noon. Here's some basics from the local city firefighters union website: Fill the Boot 09' is here! The Muscular Dystrophy Association was amazed at how much money the community donated last year and has ask for your help again. ...
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HUGO SANTIAGO M MCFARLAND CA 93250 H 27/04/2009 HS 11377(A)PC 647(F) KCS LABOR
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A 62-year-old woman was shot to death in a drive-by shooting in southeast Bakersfield where a 54-year-old woman and a 44-year-old man were wounded by gunfire, Bakersfield police reported.
The incident happened at 10:08 p.m. Tuesday on Horne Street near East Planz Road and east of Union Avenue.
The victims were standing near the east curb of Horne Street when a vehicle, described as a silver or gray compact, 4-door sedan, drove south on Horne Street.
As the car drove by, suspects...
A woman who suffered smoke inhalation in an early morning fire Sunday is recovering in the intensive care unit at Mercy Southwest Hospital, a hospital spokeswoman confirmed.
The family dog awoke the family at the 5:27 a.m. fire at 8413 Eakins Drive, but while the family got out safely, the dog died, Bakersfield firefighters reported.
It was initially believed the woman was in good condition, but she got worse and was hospitalized, a close friend reported. The son and husband are in good...
Traffic fatality on Garzoli Avenue north of Elmo Highway in McFarland had been positively 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....
A 28-year-old Bakersfield man suffered major injuries after he was ejected in a drunken driving accident Sunday afternoon on Copus Road west of Highway 99, the California Highway Patrol reported.
Sergio Casasola was driving a 1986 Toyota east on Copus Road when his car drifted off the roadway, officers said.
He turned hard the other way and lost control, causing the car to hit a dirt embankment and overturn, officers said. Casasola was not wearing a seat belt and was arrested on drunken...
Traffic fatality on Garzoli Avenue north of Elmo Highway in rural McFarland
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: ...
Press release
For immediate release
Bakersfield Police Department
April 27, 2009
Armed Robbery — Suspects at Large
At about 7:20 p.m. on April 26 officers responded to the Royal Oak Inn at 889 Oak Street regarding a robbery that had just occurred.
Everado and Maria Carillo said they were robbed at gunpoint by 3 Hispanic males as they entered their motel room.
The suspects were described as:
#1 HM 20-25 5’7”, 180 lbs, black sweater, black pants
#2 HM...
Kern County Fire Department
Press Release
To: All Media
Contact: Public Information Officer
Subject: Motor Home and Wildland Fires at the Lower Water Hole (Incident# K09-11846)
Lebec, CA: At 2:25 PM, on April 26 2009, Kern County Fire Department crews responded to a
motor home fire at the Lower Water Hole on Southbound I-5. Crews attacked the motor home fire;
achieving control at 2:50 PM. Crews simultaneously attacked a wildland fire, which had...
Recent blogposts have indicated Guthries was closing for 25 days for the first time in 34 years to remodel. It will remodel, but the real reason is:
Guthries Alley Cat is closed for 25 days because a bartender served too much alcohol to a man who later crashed and killed his friend, officials confirmed Monday.
The popular downtown bar closed on Thursday and will reopen May 18. Bar owner Ken Reed said his veteran bartender was led to believe the patron had a designated driver.
The bar,...
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JUAN JUAREZ M BAKERSFIELD CA 93307 H 26/04/2009 USC TITLE8S KCS ROOFER
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FIDEL CRUZ M BAKERSFIELD CA 93308 H 25/04/2009 USC SEC18TI KCS LABORER
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ALFRED JUAREZ M BAKERSFIELD CA H 24/04/2009 PC DETAINER KCS LABORER
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Frazier Park Stabbing
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center.
Date: Sunday, April 26, 2009
Time: 11:41:27 PM
Department Contact: Lt. J.R. Rodriguez
Phone: (661) 303-5027
Tonight, at about 10:05 pm, deputies went to a residence in the 800 block of Santa Rosa Trail, in Frazier Park. This was regarding a reported assault, with a deadly weapon, taking place.
When the...
Location:
7900 calle torcido,
bakersfield, ca
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BAKERSFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT April 26, 2009 Home Invasion Robbery and Arrests On Sunday, April 26, 2009, at 1824 hours, Bakersfield Police officers were dispatched to a residence in the 7900 block of Calle Torcido after the female resident called 911 and said she and her husband were being robbed at gunpoint. When officers arrived they found Zeus Sanchez, 23, of Los Angeles, walking away from the residence. Officers ordered him to stop and he...
Kern River Rescue
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center.
Date: Sunday, April 26, 2009
Time: 10:16:42 PM
Department Contact: Lt. J.R. Rodriguez
This afternoon, at about 6:55 pm, the Sheriff’s Office received a report of a female in the Kern River, clinging to a rock, near Democratic Springs. When the deputies arrived, they learned the female was eleven (11) years old and that she...
Raw report: Press release from sheriff's office with only this info came at 7:20 p.m. Sunday:
KCSO Search and rescue en route to call box 3 in the Kern Canyon for rescue.
Details: INCIDENT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY
Update: Rescue deemed complete at 7:50 p.m.; more to come
Looking for next of kin
NEWS RELEASE
KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
CORONER DIVISION
This news release is prepared under the direction of the Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator for the convenience of news reporters. Facts concerning news events of major importance, which occur after the preparation of this release, will be made available to reporters at their request as soon as it is possible to do.
DECEDENT'S NAME: John Doe (Hispanic...
An unidentified man suffered major injuries late Saturday after being hit by a car.
The CHP release is attached as a PDF; click the blue box.
Tehachapi, CA: At 1:19 PM, on April 25, 2009, Kern County Fire
Department initiated a structure fire response to reports of a
completely involved modular home fire at 26477 Cummings Valley Road.
Upon arrival, engine crews attacked a fire, which was consuming an 1800
square foot modular home. The structure fire extended into the adjacent
grass and brush. Fire was moving rapidly uphill and threatening several
other structures and the wildland fire area. The structure fire...
A Sunday morning fire on Eakins Drive, southwest of Gosford and White, left two civilians injured and apparently killed the family dog that alerted them to the blaze.
For the full Fire Department release, click the blue box. Fire department photos are attached.
Here is the narrative portion of the release:
Sunday, April 26, 2009 at 0527 hrs. (5:27 a.m. PST) a reinforced 1st alarm from the Bakersfield FIRE Department and County Fire Dept., consisting of 3...
The CHP report is attached as a PDF; click on blue box to download (1 page)
BAKERSFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT
NEWS RELEASE
April 24, 2009
Victim of a Shooting.
On Friday, at 2335 hours, Bakersfield Police Officers were dispatched to the 1300 block of E. Planz Road regarding the victim of a gunshot. Officers made contact with Brianna Hodges, 16 years of Bakersfield, who said she was walking with friends in the 3000 block of Lotus Lane. She said a vehicle described as a 2003-2006, black four door sedan, drove past them slowly...
BAKERSFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT
NEWS RELEASE
April 25, 2009
Bomb Threat Arrest
At 1657 hours, The BPD Communications Center received a payphone “911” call that there was a "bomb" at the Valley Plaza, 2701 Ming Avenue. Bakersfield Police Officers responded and with help from Valley Plaza Security the actual payphone used was located near the bathrooms inside the food court. Officers then viewed video surveillance and observed two male...
Clyde Bivins, the man that prompted Aera Energy to barricade itself against him, wrote us a letter.
Here's his complaint. He was getting $3,000 for a long term disability policy he had with Aera, but now he's getting about $1,000.
The reason for the difference is he's getting other types of pay — Social Security or state disability — which is offsetting the amount he would be getting with the long term disability policy.
That is a very common practice with group, long term...
Fatal Traffic Accident
NEWS RELEASE
KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
CORONER DIVISION
This news release is prepared under the direction of the Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator for the convenience of news reporters. Facts concerning news events of major importance, which occur after the preparation of this release, will be made available to reporters at their request as soon as it is possible to do.
DECEDENT'S NAME: Miltos...
Bomb Squad callout in Mojave.
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center.
Date: Friday, April 24, 2009
Time: 2:05:33 PM
Department Contact: Michael Whorf
Details:On April 24, 2009, at about 9:20 A.M., a deputy went to 1906 Barstow Road in Mojave to serve an eviction notice. The residence was vacant. In the front yard of the residence the deputy located a box containing several devices shaped...
The Idaho Statesman has a long piece on a local man, John Green, who is accused of beating an Idaho man to death last year. Apparently the guy and another man drove from Bakersfield to Boise and tied Doug Halpin up, hoping to scare him into moving.
What happened next, according to the Statesman:
"We were supposed to get (Halpin) out of the house," said Green, who faces life in prison for first-degree murder when he is sentenced this summer. "I don't know why we left without...
Kern County Probation Department
Recognizes National Crime Victims’ Rights Week
Bakersfield, CA, April 20, 2009: The Kern County Probation Department’s Victim Witness Assistance Program and the Victim Witness Auxiliary Board are pleased to sponsor a community campaign to promote awareness of and sensitivity to the rights of victims during the week of April 26 –May 2, 2009.
The Kern County Board of Supervisors will issue a proclamation in honor of...
Three men who pleaded no contest to a reduced charge of conspiracy to commit mayhem in what once was a murder-for-hire case were sentenced Friday to eight years in prison.
Jesus Estrada, Alberto Torres and Cesar Montoya once faced up to life in prison for murder charges, but they accepted a plea bargain to a reduced charge.
They were hired by two businessmen, Francis Giangrossi, owner of Coast Roofing, and Jim Skiba, a supervisor, to hurt Steven Stewart, who once had a relationship with...
CHP NEWS
CONTACT: Officer E. Smith Mojave Area Office
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 24, 2009
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The preliminary hearing for three nursing home employees charged with elder abuse and improperly drugging patients at Kern Valley Healthcare District’s nursing facility has been delayed to Aug. 19.
The defendants — Gwen D. Hughes, 55, the former director of nursing; Debbi Gayle Hayes, 51, the facility’s former pharmacist, and Dr. Hoshang M. Pormir, 48, a staff physician — have pleaded not guilty to 24 felony counts of elder abuse causing harm or death.
The...
Supect arrested during shooting investigation
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center.
Date: Friday, April 24, 2009
Time: 4:48:20 AM
Department Contact: P.I.O.
Details:
On 4-24-09 at approximately 0145 hours, Deputies from the Kern County Sheriff’s Office were sent to the 2100 block of Kingston Place to investigate possible shots fired. Deputies arrived in the area and located a...
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JOSE RUIZ M DELANO CA 93215 H 23/04/2009 PC 487(A) KCS LABORER
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Gang Enforcement in Southeast Bakersfield nets 15 arrests
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center.
Date: Thursday, April 23, 2009
Time: 11:17:33 PM
Department Contact: Lt Russ Albro
Details:
In response to gang violence and gang graffiti in the southeast area of Bakersfield, Deputies from the Sheriff's Gang Suppression Section, Officers from the Bakersfield PD Special Enforcement Unit and...
I visited the Bakersfield Police Department Thursday morning for the chief's annual meetup with local media.
Some interesting tidbits were thrown out, including some grim budget numbers for the department.
Like everyone else, they have been hit by the economy and have lost 29 sworn officer positions and a dozen or so civilian positions thanks to a hiring freeze.
Those cuts gutted some of the department's special units, including a much loved team that tackled long-term problems and...
Burglary Suspect caught
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center.
Date: Thursday, April 23, 2009
Time: 2:28:34 PM
Department Contact: James Craig
Details:
Deputies were dispatched to a suspicious circumstance / possible burglary in progress in East Bakersfield. The victim was driving by her house and saw an unknown truck in front of her house. The victim stopped at her...
13th Annual Moose Anderson Days event.
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center.
Date: Thursday, April 23, 2009
Time: 10:11:38 AM
Department Contact: Michael Whorf
Details:On April 25th and 26th, 2009, Deputies with the Kern County Sheriff’s Office Off Highway Vehicle Team and several members of the Kern Valley, Lamont and East Bakersfield Sheriff’s Activities Leagues will be...
District Attorney Ed Jagels said Thursday that the target gang program he announced last summer has been "very successful" with 85 percent of 105 shot callers being in custody, dead, moved out of state or the subject of warrants and pending cases.
Using six of the worst examples, five are behind bars and one is dead, Jagels said. Three were just convicted in a triple murder case.
The program is so successful that it is adding another gang, the Colonia Bakers, to its target list....
Bakersfield police received a report of a mountain lion near the bike path at Lake Truxtun on Thursday at about 7:30 a.m.
An officer went out to look for it, but found nothing, Sgt. Greg Terry said.
These solitary animals try to avoid contacts with humans. Unlike most wild cats, they hunt not only at night but during the day as well. In the wild, they usually prey on large mammals.
A 25-year-old Naples, Florida man was arrested on sexual assault charges after he barged his way into a Bakersfield woman's home and lewdly touched her, police reported.
The incident happened Wednesday at 2:18 p.m. in the 8700 block of Hoodsport Avenue just north of the Northwest Promenade shopping center.
Lee Collins was selling magazines at the victim's home. She declined, but then he asked for a glass of water.
She left him with the front door open to go to the kitchen to get water. He...
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RONALD RUSH M BAKERSFIELD CA 93301 W 22/04/2009 PC 653.75 PC 243(B) PC 69 KCS
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An 81-year-old senior volunteer with the Kern County Sheriff's Department was badly injured Wednesday when a patrol car accidentally rolled over her, the California Highway Patrol reported.
Mary Ellen Nichols was riding with volunteer Manuel Terrazas, 73, at 1:17 p.m. when their car, a 1997 Crown Victoria, became high centered on an asphalt curb at 21501 Caliente Creek Road, officers said.
Nichols got out and knelt down behind the car to see what the problem was. Terrazas then got...
Stolen Tortoise Recovered
A 10 year old Sulcata Tortoise, stolen on 4/21/09 from the 3200 block of
Dartmouth Street, has been recovered and returned to its owner.
This morning, 4/22/09, at approximately 11:20 a.m. the Bakersfield Police
Department received a phone call from a subject who was in possession of the
tortoise. The subject said that she had found the tortoise on the street, in the
same neighborhood where it was stolen, and was afraid it would be hit by a car.
She took...
Details:Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood is pleased to announce that thirteen year old Clara Bruno was selected as the California Police Activities League Young Woman of the Year for 2008. There are over 120 Police Activities Leagues in the State of California, consisting of over 200,000 members.
Clara is a member of the Kern County Sheriff’s Activities League (SAL) in Lamont. Clara currently has served over 1000 hours of community service in the Lamont area,...
About 3,400 customers were affected by a power outage Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning in southwest Bakersfield, PG&E confirmed.
The outage in the general area between Panama and White lanes, Gosford and New Stine roads, began at 4:30 p.m. and wasn't completely fixed until 3 a.m., spokeswoman Cynthia Pollard said.
It was caused by a blown cable in an underground splice box, she said.
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JOSE TAPIA M DELANO CA 93215 H 21/04/2009 USC TITLE 8 KCS LABORER
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DECEDENT'S NAME: Withheld ; CASE #: C00796-09
CITY OF RESIDENCE: &nb sp; AGE:
TYPE OF CASE: Traffic Accident
DATE OF INCIDENT: 04/20/2009 &nb sp; TIME: 2010
LOCATION: Northbound I-5, just north of Lost Hills overcrossing
DATE OF DEATH: 04/20/2009 &nb sp; TIME: 2010
PLACE OF DEATH: At the...
A 47-year-old Rosamond man died while camping in the desert with other people, the Kern County coroner's staff reported.
Matai Power was found dead Sunday at 9:43 a.m., the office reported. An autopsy was conducted Tuesday, but the cause and manner of death are pending further investigation, the staff reported.
A 15-year-old Frazier Park boy fell about 600 feet to his death Monday night off the Apache Saddle Trail near Pine Mountain Club, officials reported.
The Kern County Fire Department was called about 7:26 p.m. to the scene about 15 miles west of Frazier Park, but the very steep cliff and approaching darkness made a rescue dangerous, firefighters said.
A paramedic reached the boy Monday night, but the boy died before he could be carried out. Crews returned on Tuesday where the body of Michael...
For the second time in less than a week, an envelope containing a suspicious substance — which turned out to be harmless — was sent to a top law enforcement officer in Bakersfield.
This one was addressed to District Attorney Ed Jagels and was discovered Tuesday at about 9:30 a.m. when an employee opened the envelope, Bakersfield police said.
Several employees in the immediate area were evacuated for a couple hours as the envelope was examined by the Environmental Health...
A 51-year-old woman has pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter charges and the infraction of running a red light stemming from the death of the president of the Assistance League in March.
Deborah Lynn Adams-Eustachio is set for a pretrial hearing on May 8.
The victim in the March 3 morning crash at Gosford Road and Camino Media was Judith Ann Michel, 75, president of the league which helped give school clothes to needy children.
Michel’s vehicle...
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MERCARIO HERNANDEZ M DELANO CA 93215 H 20/04/2009 USC TITLE 8 KCS LABOR
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A 19-year-old Bakersfield man on his way back from Oregon dozed off early this morning and crashed into a tree, killing him, on Highway 99 near 7th Standard Road.
The young man identified as Landon Roger Brownell was driving a 2004 Honda Civic in the southbound lanes of the freeway at 12:26 a.m. when he drifted off the road into a Eucalyptus tree, the California Highway Patrol reported.
Two gang members surrounded by 14 armed guards and several district attorney investigators were sentenced Monday to spend the rest of their lives in prison for three murders and other shootings.
A third defendant can expect the same type of sentence on May 1. His attorney was ill on Monday.
Prosecutor Cynthia Zimmer said what the high security, high stakes case means to the community is “it makes a difference when witnesses come forward.”
Besides taking...
The three-year-old case of now convicted child abuser Justin Erbacher was delayed again Monday as his new attorney attempts to establish grounds for a new trial.
A hearing was set June 17 to determine whether Erbacher’s former attorney was ineffective for not asking to examine the personnel records of an investigating officer in the case.
If the new attorney, Brian McNamara, establishes that Erbacher’s trial attorney, Michael Webb, was ineffective, a new trial could be...
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WILLIAM GRAHAM M BAKERSFIELD CA W 18/04/2009 PC 647(F) KCS LABORER
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FRANKLIN LANGSTON M BAKERSFIELD CA 93307 B 18/04/2009 VC 14601.2(VC 16028(A) KCS LABORER
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Location:
113 south street,
taft, ca
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office. Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center. Date: Sunday, April 19, 2009 Time: 11:06:30 PM Department Contact: Sgt. M. Downs Details:On 4-19-09 at 1735 hours deputies from the Taft Substation responded to 113 South Street in Taft. On their arrival they found Samuel James Pierce, a white male, 40 years of age, suffering from a stab wound to the left side of his ribcage. Pierce was...
Oildale, CA. – Sunday April 19th, 2009 at approximately 4:28 PM, a call
was received by the Kern County Fire Dept. for a structure & attic fire
in the 100 block of N. Chester Ave. 23 Kern County and Bakersfield City
Firefighters responded to this incident.
Upon arrival, crews were faced with a developing fire in a single story
apartment. Due to the 2 apartments sharing an attic, the fire had
partially spread into another unit that was not involved in the original...
Residential fire on Virginia Avenue
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, CA. – Sunday April 19th, 2009 at approximately 11:49 AM, a
call was received for a structure and attic fire in the 1600 block of
Virginia St. 30 Kern County and Bakersfield City Firefighters and 11
units responded to this incident.
Upon arrival, crews were faced with a developing fire in the 2nd story
of a 2 Story care facility with 4 apartments. When the 1st crew arrived
on scene they found a locked gate hindering their entrance. Crews used a
gas powered...
KCSO Air Support Unit assists Tulare County with rescue
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center.
Date: Sunday, April 19, 2009
Time:
Department Contact: Deputy J. Nelson
Phone: (661)392-6921
Details: On 4/18/09 at approximately 1830 hours, the Kern County Sheriff's Air Support Unit was requested by the Tulare County Sheriff's Department to assist in a rescue of...
Bakersfield police say 20-year-old Tylease Jackson of Bakersfield is in critical condition after a shooting early Sunday near Ming and Real.
Jackson had been standing in front of an apartment complex in the 3800 block of Soranno Avenue, southwest of Ming and Real, when he was shot around 2:20 a.m.
Jackson was taken to Kern Medical Center with a gunshot wound to the chest.
The suspect is described as a black male.
Police don't know if the incident is gang related. An...
Lockwood Valley, CA - Saturday April 18th 2009 at approximately 12:45 P.M., a call was received by the Kern County Fire Department for a vegetation fire along Lockwood Valley Rd.
Approximately 40 Kern County Firefighters responded to this incident with assistance from Forest Service, Ventura County, Santa Barbara County and CHP.
Upon arrival of the 1st crew, a fast moving vegetation fire was found. The crew quickly evaluated the fire and immediately ordered...
Traffic fatality on State Route 58
NEWS RELEASE
KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
CORONER DIVISION
This news release is prepared under the direction of the Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator for the convenience of news reporters. Facts concerning news events of major importance, which occur after the preparation of this release, will be made available to reporters at their request as soon as it is possible to do.
DECEDENT'S NAME: Aaron Dane...
Attached is the CHP report for the fatal motorcycle/car accident on Rosedale Highway Saturday night.
Below is the text of the coroner's release identifying the victims:
Double 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...
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AARON BRIGGS M BAKERSFIELD CA 93306 B 17/04/2009 PC 460(A) KCS SSI
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BAKERSFIELD POLICE
DEPARTMENT
PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
Friday, April 17, 2009
Burglary and Stolen Vehicle Operation
On 4/16/09, between 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 two detectives from the Kern County Sheriff’s Department
conducted a proactive enforcement operation. The operation targeted those
areas of the City of...
Arrest made in Wendy's burglary
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center.
Date: Friday, April 17, 2009
Time: 9:49:58 AM
Department Contact: Michael Whorf
Details:
The Kern County Sheriff’s Office received a secret witness tip regarding a burglary of the Wendy’s located on North Chester Avenue. Detectives from the Sheriff’s Office General Investigations unit conducted...
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JASMIN SANCHEZ F LYNWOOD CA 93262 H 16/04/2009 VC 14601.1 KCS VOCATIONAL NURSE
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On Wednesday Bakersfield Police arrested three suspects in connection with a
residential robbery which occurred on Monday in the 10000 block of Tivoli Court.
The suspects are identified as:
Lisa Patricia Andrade (21),
Christopher Keri Banks (21), and
Nathaniel Theodore Collins (21), all of Bakersfield.
The suspects were arrested for conspiracy, robbery, carjacking, receiving stolen
property, and false imprisonment. All three suspects were booked into the Kern
County Jail.
On...
Thursday at approximately 1:30 p.m., a piece of mail was received at Sheriff's Office Headquarters. addressed tp Sheriff Donny Youngblood.
Upon opening the piece of mail, staff found that it contained a white powdery substance.
About 20 to 30 people in the the immediate building were evacuated for about three hours as a precaution. Environmental Health was called tto investigate.
The substance is harmless and appears to be baby powder, deputies said.
BAKERSFIELD, CA - April 16th 2009 at approximately 1:00 P.M., a call was received by the Kern County Fire Department for a structure fire at Winco Foods Store on Coffee Road. Approximately 21 Kern County Firefighters responded to the incident.
Upon arrival, crews were faced with an electrical intake room at the rear of the premises with slight smoke in the air, but no fire situation. A construction worker had received serious burn injuries to his upper body. After the patient was...
The Bakersfield Police Department is pleased to announce that the BPD
Dispatcher of the Year for 2008 is Rachelle Cooper.
Rachelle Cooper has been with the City of Bakersfield since 2001 when she was
hired as a clerk typist. In July 2004 she was appointed Police Dispatcher I. In
January 2009 she was promoted to her current position, Police Dispatcher II.
She is currently a trainer and acting supervisor in the Bakersfield Police
Communications Center.
During 2008, Rachelle Cooper...
A death reported early this morning in Pine Mountain Club appears to be a suicide, deputies said. It was initially investigated as a homicide but that was unfounded.
The deceased person was a woman in her early 50s, officials said.
Investigation is ongoing.
Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Time: 8:06:50 PM
Department Contact: Lt. Bart Camps
Phone: 303-5027
At approximately 3:10 p.m. Wednesday, Deputies from the east Bakersfield area were dispatched to the 1500 Blk. of Chamberlin on a report of numerous subjects fighting with baseball bats. Apparently, there had been an earlier vandalism in the area, and it is believed the subjects returned to retaliate. When deputies arrived, the subjects had dispersed, but two of the...
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MICHAEL DELEON M RIDGECREST CA 93555 H 15/04/2009 HS ...
Acting United States Attorney Lawrence G. Brown
Eastern District of California
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
TWO ARRESTED IN FRAUDULENT TAX REFUND SCHEME IN CENTRAL VALLEY
FRESNO, Calif.—Acting United States Attorney Lawrence G. Brown announced today
that ANTONIO PANTOJA AHUMADA, 46, of Planada, Calif., and ERNESTO GARCIA
GONZALEZ, 37, of Arvin, Calif., were arrested yesterday for their involvement in a fraudulent
tax refund scheme in the Central Valley. The defendants made...
Help is available for kids who have too much curiosity about playing with matches or lighters.
It's the Juvenile Fire Setters Program run by the Bakersfield Fire Department for children and their parents both in the city and in the county areas.
The one-day program is mandatory for a parent and child who have set a fire, as has happened twice this month in Oildale and south Bakersfield where children were playing with matches or a lighter.
But any parent who feels their child could use...
Acting United States Attorney Lawrence G. Brown
Eastern District of California
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Docket #: 1:09 CR 00135AWI
TAX PREPARER ARRESTED ON TAX DAY FOR EVADING TAXES
FRESNO, Calif. – Acting United States Attorney Lawrence G. Brown and Scott O’Briant, Special Agent-in-Charge, Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation, announced today that ARTHUR BURNETT LAWSON, 65, of Bakersfield, Calif., was arrested today on a federal arrest warrant...
BAKERSFIELD POLICE
DEPARTMENT
PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Sex Offender Arrested
On 4/14/09, at approximately 4:00 p.m. Bruce Riley, a registered sex offender,
classified as a Sexual Violent Predator by the California Department of Justice,
was arrested in Las Vegas by United States Marshals. Riley was arrested on an
arrest warrant for parole violation.
The Bakersfield Police Department is continuing...
BAKERSFIELD POLICE
DEPARTMENT
PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
“Adopt a Neighborhood” Anti-Graffiti Program
On 4/16/09, at 11:00 a.m. at 1117 34th Street, a new “Adopt a Neighborhood”
pilot program will be unveiled during the monthly meeting of the Keep Bakersfield
Beautiful Anti-Graffiti Task Force Committee.
Flood Bakersfield Ministries, 1117 34th Street, will partner with the City of...
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BRIAN MUNDY M BAKERSFIELD CA 93304 W 14/04/2009 VC 10851(A) KCS NONE
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Editor's note: This is the teen shot in this incident.
Determination of the Cause of Death for Silberio Rodriguez
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...
Location:
1600 Quincy Street,
Delano, CA
Kern County Fire Department Press Release DELANO, CA - Tuesday April 14th 2009 at approximately 11:21 A.M., a call was received by the Kern County Fire Department, for a structure fire in the 1600 block of Quincy Street, in Delano. 16 Kern County Firefighters responded to the incident, assisted by North Kern State Prison Fire Department. Their quick action prevented the fire from spreading throughout the house and was under control in less than 10 minutes. Upon arrival, fire crews were...
Kern County Fire Department
Press release
TEHACHAPI - CA. On Tuesday April 14th 2009 at approximately 8:18 A.M., the Kern County Fire Department received a call for an injured person at AES Generation in the 13000 block of Chantico Rd, east of Tehachapi.
The injured worker was located on a work platform approximately 100 ft high on an electricity generating windmill. The worker had received moderate injures to the leg and arm, a company EMT was on scene.
A fire crew...
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ERNESTO MACHADO M BAKERSFIELD CA 93306 H 13/04/2009 VC 12500(A)VC 23152(A) KCS LABORER
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At approximately 2:17 p.m. on 04/13/09 officers of the Bakersfield Police Department responded to a report of a traffic collision involving two motorists at the intersection of Panama Lane and Old River Road. Upon arrival officers were informed that a 2008 Nissan Titan pickup, driven by Arnie Zumbrunner, 32, of Bakersfield ran a stop sign at the intersection and struck a 1999 Harley Davidson motorcycle being driven by a 53-year-old Bakersfield man.
The motorcyclist, who was wearing a...
On Sunday at 5:30 p.m., deputies responded to Pioneer Park located at 4929 Pioneer Drive in Bakersfield, to the report of an assault with a deadly weapon in progress. The information received was about 50-60 subjects were involved in a fight and some were armed with baseball bats. There were numerous reporting parties, some of them reporting knives and bottles were also being used as weapons in the fight.
Deputies arrived and found several hundred subjects involved in a fight....
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FRANCISCO CASTILLO M BAKERSFIELD CA 93304 H 13/04/2009 US C TITLE 8US C ICEXX H KCS CONSTRUCTION ...
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GEORGE LOPEZ M BAKERSFIELD CA 93305 H 11/4/09 HS 11350(A)HS 11364 KCS LABORER
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BILLY COX M TAFT CA 93268 W 10/4/09 HS 11364 HS 11377(A)VC 14601.1( KCS OWNER
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One motorcyclist was killed and another was injured in a three-vehicle crash Sunday evening on Highway 178 near Onyx, the California Highway Patrol reported.
Ronald Travis Green, 31, riding a 2008 Suzuki motorcycle east on Highway 178 crossed solid double yellow lines into the path of a 1999 Chevrolet Astro van driven by 30-year-old Samantha Copeland of Trona, officers said.
Copeland tried to get out of the way, but the motorcycle struck the front of the van, causing the motorcycle to break...
A fight between an estimated 60-70 people at Pioneer Park, located on the south side of Pioneer Drive east of Fairfax, left a half-dozen folks injured. A pregnant woman was among those sent to the hospital.
About 50 officers from BPD, Sheriff's and CHP units responded and made several arrests.
A stab wound and a bat-inflicted head wound were the most serious injuries, though none were life threatening.
The Pioneer Park mess wasn't the only incident marring Easter in Bakersfield....
Officer Involved Shooting on Wasco Wy, Kern County
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center.
Date: Sunday, April 12, 2009
Time: 1:35:41 PM
Details:
On April 12th, at approximately 0435 hrs., Deputy John Powell of the Kern County Sheriff’s Office was patrolling in the area of Wasco Wy and Sullivan Rd., in the Northwest area of Kern County, when he saw a...
Go Navy Seals! Yay!!
From the Associated Press:
MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — An American ship captain was freed unharmed Sunday and three of his captors were killed in a daring rescue by U.S. Navy Seals that ended a five-day standoff between the world’s most powerful Navy and Somali pirates in a lifeboat far off the Horn of Africa.
Capt. Richard Phillips was in “imminent danger” of being killed before U.S. Special Operations forces shot the...
Coast Guard assists in the rescue of an injured hiker
ALAMEDA, Calif. - A Coast Guard helicopter crew assisted the San Luis Obispo Fire Department in the rescue of an injured hiker, about 25 miles south of Big Sur, Calif., around 9:45 p.m., Saturday.
The hiker's hand was struck and partially amputated by a fallen boulder.
The fire department arrived on scene, but could not complete the rescue due to nightfall and the steep terrain. A...
Names of eight people involved in a four-car crash Saturday were released by the Highway Patrol.
One driver, 27-year-old Brandon Cortez of Bakersfield, was allegedly under the influence and was arrested on suspicion of felony DUI.
Click the blue box to download the CHP report.
DoD Identifies Army Casualties
DoD Identifies Army Casualties
Sun, 12 Apr 2009 09:40:00 -0500
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IMMEDIATE RELEASE
No. 236-09
April 12, 2009
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DoD Identifies Army Casualties
The Department of Defense announced today the death of five soldiers...
Developing...more to come
Deputy involved in officer involved shooting Wasco Way/Sullivan Rd. Susp in custody.
Details: INCIDENT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY
The suspects being sought in connection with the 3/4/09 armed robbery of Keys’
Barber Shop, 762 E. Brundage Lane, have been arrested.
On 4/10/09, Patrick Harris (25), of Bakersfield, was arrested by the Kern County
Sheriff’s Department in connection with an unrelated shooting that occurred in
their jurisdiction on 4/9/09.
On 4/1/09, Carlos Ruiz, Jr. (19), of Bakersfield, was arrested by the Austin Police
Department in Austin, Texas. He is awaiting extradition back to...
Recent Arrests
On 3-26-09, Nolberto Quintero and Maria Pacheco, both from Bakersfield, were arrested by Kern County Sheriff Deputies for stealing 6 peacocks worth $420.00. Also arrested with the two was Kathy Pacheco for being in possession of illegal narcotics.
Bakersfield Activity
Tool boxes mounted in several work trucks located at 4001 State Road were broken into. The unknown suspects took miscellaneous power tools valued at $1,000.00. If you have any...
On Friday at 12:36 p.m. Bakersfield Police received a call from a citizen
reporting that a motor home, similar to the one possibly being occupied by Bruce
Riley, was parked in the 600 block of Vine Street.
Officers responded and located the motor home and confirmed that it was the
motor home previously occupied by Bruce Riley. The person in possession of the
motor home purchased it from an acquaintance of Riley approximately one week
ago.
Further information obtained...
On Friday, starting at 6:30 a.m., the Tulare County Sherrif's Office South county " MAGNET," gang unit performed an enforcement detail in the City of Delano.
The detail was aimed at curtailing gang activity and was executed with the help of the following agencies. The Delano Police Department, Tulare Police Department, Porterville Police Department, Kern County Probation, Tulare County Probation, State Parole's, Corcoran State Prison ISU, Kern County Sheriff's Gang Suppression...
Update on shooting at Isla Del Sol
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center.
Date: Friday, April 10, 2009
Time: 11:43:36 AM
Department Contact: Sgt. Rick Wood
Details:
& nbsp; On Thursday at approximately 11:44 p.m., deputies from the Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of shots fired in the area of...
Victim of a Shooting in East Bakersfield
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center.
Date: Friday, April 10, 2009
Time: 1:03:13 AM
Department Contact: Lt. Bart Camps
Details:At approximately 11:44 p.m. Deputies received a call of shots fired in the 300 Blk. of Isla Del Sol. While Deputies were responding, a description was broadcast of the possible suspects. The Sheriff's helicopter arrived on...
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HECTOR JABIN M MOJAVE CA 93501 H 9/4/09 VC 10851(A) KCS CONSTRUCTION
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Thursday April 9, 2009. At 4:41 p.m. a reinforced 1st alarm from the Bakersfield FIRE Department consisting three Engines 1 Truck 1Light Engine 1 Battalion Commander 1 Arson Investigator and 2 Safety Officers responded to a report of structure fire at the Tower Motel.
First arriving units reported heavy fire and smoke venting from a second story room of the 16 room motel. Crews worked quickly to get the fire under control and keep the fire from extending into the...
FRESNO, Calif.—Acting United States Attorney Lawrence G. Brown announced today that a federal grand jury returned a seven-count indictment charging VINCENT STEVEN BOOTH, 52; LOUISE Q. BOOTH, 49, both of Bakersfield, Calif.; and MICHAEL S. IOANE, 48, of Atwater, Calif.; with conspiracy to evade the payment of taxes, three counts of tax evasion, and four counts of presenting a fictitious instrument to the Internal Revenue Service.
This case is the product of an investigation by the...
BAKERSFIELD POLICE
DEPARTMENT
PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
Thursday, April 09, 2009
Sex Offender Being Sought - Update
The Bakersfield Police Department has obtained some additional information
regarding the registered sex offender, Bruce Riley, who is being sought for parole
violation.
He is possibly occupying and driving a:
1977 Cruise Air Motor home, blue and white in color.
The vehicle’s license plate...
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LUIS AGUILAR M BAKERSFIELD CA 93307 H 8/4/09 VC 14601.2( KCS FARM LA BOR
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BAKERSFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT
NEWS RELEASE
April 8, 2009
EVADING, PAROLE VIOLATION, HIT &RUN ARREST
At 1334 hours, Bakersfield Police Officers were dispatched to the 6500 block of Summer Breeze for a suspicious black Cadillac parked in the area and subjects loitering in the neighborhood. As officers arrived, a white Chevy Blazer drove out of the neighborhood at a high rate of speed. Officers attempted to stop the Blazer and it failed to stop. The Blazer driver led officers on a...
Kern County Fire Department
Press release
EAST BAKERSFIELD, CA - On Wednesday April 8th 2009 at approximately 6:11 P.M., a call was received by the Kern County Fire Department, for a structure fire in the 2900 block of Singing Hills Drive in East Bakersfield. 20 Kern County Firefighters responded to the incident, assisted by Bakersfield City Fire Department. Their quick action prevented the fire from spreading to adjacent properties and was under control in approximately 16 minutes.
Upon...
Did you miss the show about how a local man was convicted of murdering his family thanks, in part, to the bugs splattered on the front of his car?
"Animal Witness," a program on Animal Planet, will replay an episode Friday morning titled "Bugs in My Alibi," which will follow the murder case of Vincent Brothers.
The show, which delves into animal forensics, will detail how the bugs on Brothers' rental car led to his conviction.
The bugs on the car's air filter and...
Multi-agency gang sweep in northern Kern County and Southern Tulare County.
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center.
Date: Wednesday, April 08, 2009
Time: 3:37:54 PM
Department Contact: Michael Whorf
Details:On April 8, 2009, at about 7:00 A.M., over forty law enforcement officers from the Kern County Sheriff’s Office Gang Unit, Kern County Probation Department, Tulare County...
BAKERSFIELD POLICE
DEPARTMENT
PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
Wednesday, April 08, 2009
Sex Offender Being Sought
The Bakersfield Police Department is requesting the community’s assistance in
locating a registered sex offender who is out of compliance with sex offender
registration requirements and has also violated conditions of his parole.
The suspect:
Bruce Riley (52), white male, 6’5”, 265 lbs, brown hair and...
The 5th District Court of Appeal in Fresno upheld the conviction of Andre Ball in the Dec. 27, 2005 shooting death of Deondre Marzette at Valley Plaza.
The appellate court rejected several grounds Ball's attorneys had raised to try to overturn the conviction in the gang-related shooting death.
Ball was convicted of first degree murder and the special circumstances of murder in furtherance of a gang. He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
The shooting created...
A 10-month-old baby nearly drowned in a backyard pond in southwest Bakersfield Tuesday afternoon, according to the Bakersfield Police Department.
The boy's mother had left the baby, and four other siblings, with her boyfriend while she took another relative home, police said. The other childrens' ages range from 5- to 15-years-old. The boyfriend is wheelchair bound.
When the mother returned around 2 p.m. she noticed the baby, identified as Bryce Hayes, was missing. The family began...
Kern County Fire Department
Press Release
INYOKERN, CA - On Tuesday, April 6th 2009 at approximately 2:26 P.M., a call was received by the Kern County Fire Department for a structure fire in the 7600 block of North Brown Road in Inyokern. Approximately 15 Kern County Firefighters responded to the scene, assisted by firefighters from China Lake Naval Weapons Station who contained the fire to the structure of origin within 40 minutes.
Upon arrival, fire crews were faced with heavy smoke...
A 20 year old Bakersfield woman was killed Tuesday night when the car she was riding in drifted off the road and into a power pole south of Bakersfield.
The car was heading west on Bear Mountain Boulevard around 9:30 p.m. and had passed Ashe Road when the driver, Guy Rollins Jr., 28, allowed the car to veer off the road, according to the California Highway Patrol. Rollins suffered moderate injuries in the wreck.
The woman, Stephanie Medina, was taken to Kern Medical Center but died....
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LUIS RAMOS M BAKERSFIELD CA 93306 H 7/4/09 PC 451(B) PC 453(A) PC 404.6 KCS MECHANIC
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Update on 1300 block of Flower Street.
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center.
Date: Tuesday, April 07, 2009
Time: 3:51:25 PM
Department Contact: Michael Whorf
Details:On April 6th, deputies from the Kern County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a victim of an assault. Deputies arrived and found Gilbert Sanchez suffering from various wounds. He was taken to KMC where he died as...
Update on 400 block of Powell Lane homicide.
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center.
Date: Tuesday, April 07, 2009
Time: 3:05:52 PM
Department Contact: Michael Whorf
Details:On March 12, 2009, at about 1:10 A.M., Deputies responded to the 400 block of Powell Lane regarding a victim of a gunshot. During the course of the investigation detectives from the Kern County Sheriff’s Office...
Location:
12400 Apiary,
Bakersfield, CA
Kern County Fire Department Press Release OLD RIVER, CA - Tuesday April 7th 2009 at approximately 1:25 P.M., a call was received by the Kern County Fire Department, for a structure fire in the 12400 block of Apiary Court, south of Bakersfield. 20 Kern County Firefighters responded to the incident, assisted by Bakersfield City Fire Department. Their quick action prevented the fire from spreading throughout the house and was under control in less than 30 minutes. Upon arrival, fire crews...
National Public Safety Telecommunications Week April 12-18, 2009.
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center.
Date: Tuesday, April 07, 2009
Time: 2:52:56 PM
Department Contact: Michael Whorf
Details: The Kern County Sheriff’s Office is pleased to announce that Gloria Morgan is the 2008 Dispatcher of the Year for the Kern County Sheriff’s Office. Gloria has been with the...
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TONY HENRY M BAKERSFIELD CA 93305 B 6/4/09 PC 290.01 1(PC 290.015 KCS LABOR
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Kern County Fire Deparment
Press release
DELANO, CA -Monday April 6th 2009 at approximately 4:06 P.M., a call was received by the Kern County Fire Department for a structure fire in the 28100 block of Woollomes Ave, south of Delano. Approximately 20 Kern County Firefighters responded to the incident assisted by firefighters from the North Kern State Prison Fire Department.
Upon arrival, fire crews were faced with a doublewide mobile home and a pickup truck fully involved in fire....
Kern County Fire Department
Media Advisory
To: All Media
Subject: End of Open Burning of Vegetation
Kern County Fire Department Declares an End to Open Burning within the
State Responsibility Areas of Kern County
As of April 6th, 2009 and effective immediately the Kern County Fire Department has
declared an end of open burning within the State Responsibility Area of Kern
County.
This declaration...
Location:
1300 flower street,
bakersfield, CA
UPDATE: I posted the narrative press release from the sheriff's department at the bottom. — Davin 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...
Victim of Stabbing in East Bakersfield/SR09-10352
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center.
Date: Monday, April 06, 2009
Time: 3:47:44 AM
Department Contact: Sr. Dep Whorf
Details: On 4-6-09, at 12:46 AM, deputies contacted Miguel Espinoza 20, of Bakersfield at Kern Medical Center where he was being treated for a stab wound to the stomach. Espinoza said while at the Fastrip store located...
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THOMAS NICHOLS M FRESNO CA 93726 B 4/4/09 PC 148(A)(1PC 647(F) KCS
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GERARDO ARZOLA M DELANO CA 93215 H 4/4/09 VC 23152(A)VC 40508(A) KCS SALES
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ARMANDO HERNANDEZ M BAKERSFIELD CA 93305 H 2/4/09 USC T8SEC12 KCS LABOR
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Kern County Fire Department
Press Release
To: All Media
Contact: Public Information Officer
Subject: 2 Alarm Fire at Target
BAKERSFIELD, CA - Sunday April 5th 2009 at approximately 4:15 P.M., a call was received by the Kern County Fire
Department for a commercial structure fire at Target on Rosedale Highway in Bakersfield. Approximately 22 Kern
County and Bakersfield City Firefighters responded to the incident.
Upon arrival, fire crews were faced with a large column of thick black...
Name release on train vs. pedestrian 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: ...
Bakersfield Police Department
News Release
H Street Hit and Run
On 4/4/09 at 9:30 pm Bakersfield Police Officers responded to a call of a hit and run in the 100 block of H Street. Officers located Margarita Miranda 45, lying in the roadway with head injuries. A witness described the suspect vehicle as a green Mercury.
Approximately 20 minutes after the collision, Christina Robinson 27, responded to the scene and admitting to driving the vehicle that...
Our features editor, Jennifer Self, was pulling out of the Target on Rosedale around 4:30 p.m. Sunday when she saw everyone streaming out of the store.
Turns out there was a fire. At this it appears no one was injured and the blaze isapparently out or under control.
Don't worry; the Northwest Promenade isn't up in flames or anything.
She talked to some shoppers and an employee and it sounds like an ordered evacuation took place.
More later.
UPDATE: Jennifer just...
Carjacking Suspect Arrested in Oildale
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center.
Date: Saturday, April 04, 2009
Time: 10:34:06 PM
Department Contact: Bart Camps
Details:At approximately 7:20 p.m. Deputies from the Bakersfield area received a report of a subject beating a vehicle with a baseball bat on Manor Ave.. While the deputies were enroute, a...
April 5, 2009
Coast Guard searching California Coast for missing boater
ALAMEDA, Calif. - The U.S. Coast Guard is searching the California Coast and coastal islands today for a boater reported to be lost at sea.
Coast Guard helicopters from San Diego and Los Angeles, and a C-130 aircraft from Sacramento are searching for the sailing vessel Sea Hag after family and friends of the operator Sean Haggerty reported that the vessel was overdue to...
Train vs. Pedestrian 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: Withheld ...
BAKERSFIELD POLICE
DEPARTMENT
PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
Friday, April 03, 2009
Advance America Armed Robbery Update
The Bakersfield Police Department is continuing to investigate the armed robbery
of Advance America, 2726 Ming Avenue, which occurred on 3/31/09.
Detectives have learned that the suspects involved in the robbery may be
connected to armed robberies which have occurred at similar businesses in
northern California. There...
BAKERSFIELD POLICE
DEPARTMENT
PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
Friday, April 03, 2009
Traffic Warrant Sweep
During the month of March 2009, the Bakersfield Police Department Traffic
Enforcement Detail organized and conducted 10 separate warrant sweeps
targeting individuals with active arrest warrants related to prior arrests and/or
convictions for DUI related offenses.
Two 2-officer cars were sent out on selected days for four...
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RHONDA HOWARD F BAKERSFIELD CA B 2/4/09 HS 11350(A) KCS
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Location:
1500 pacheco,
Bakersfield, CA
BAKERSFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT NEWS RELEASE April 2, 2009 Domestic Violence, Stabbing Arrest On 4/2/09 shortly after 1800 hours, Bakersfield Police Officers responded to the 1500 Block of Pacheco Road for a possible victim of an assault. On arrival, units found the victim, Joseph Monderrick White, Male Adult 36, of Bakersfield, walking in the 100 block of Pacheco Road. He was being following the suspect, Redeena Renee Jenkins, Adult Female 39, also of Bakersfield. Officers...
Location:
711 Lincoln Avenue,
Bakersfield, CA
Kern County Fire Department Press release BAKERSFIELD, CA – On April 2, 2009, at 11:57 AM, Kern County Fire Department and Bakersfield Fire Department crews responded to a structure fire at 711 Lincoln Avenue. Upon arrival, crews engaged a rapidly extending structure fire, which was moving quickly from a completely-involved center home to houses on the east and west sides. Operations were complicated by downed, but energized power lines. Initially, firefighters concentrated on...
Drowning death that occurred on 04/01/09
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: LaJarvis Cantrell Nelson Jr....
Going to Oceano Dunes on Friday?
Better make sure your drivers license, registration and paperwork for your off road toys are all in order.
From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. officers from several agencies will be holding a checkpoint on the beach at the popular state park. The checkpoint will be on Sand Highway, south of Pier Avenue beach ramp.
Location:
5300 Lamar,
Bakersfield, CA
BAKERSFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release Thursday, April 02, 2009 Residential Burglary Arrest On 4/1/09, at 11:45 a.m. Bakersfield Police received a report of a residential burglary in progress in the 5300 block of Lamar Street. The victim called 911 after discovering that a subject was inside her home. The victim locked herself in a bedroom and remained on the phone with the police department while officers...
Location:
4000 Whirlwind Drive,
Bakersfield, CA
BAKERSFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release Thursday, April 02, 2009 Domestic Violence Arrest On 4/2/09, at 3:32 a.m. Bakersfield Police responded to a residence in the 4000 block of Whirlwind Drive regarding a subject armed with a shotgun threatening to shoot himself. The initial report was that the suspect was in the front yard of the residence armed with a shotgun. However, by the time the officers...
KGET is reporting that Dr. Esmail Nadjmabadi has taken a plea deal in the middle of his trial for allegedly touching several female patients inappropriately. Here's the gist from KGET
Dr. Esmail Nadjmabadi faces a year in jail and the revocation of his medical license.
His trial began Monday with jury selection and ended abruptly Thursday morning when the plea deal was reached.
Five women complained to the state medical board in early 2006 that they had been inappropriately...
Kern County Fire Department
Press Release
To: All Media
Contact: Sean Collins, Public Information Officer
Subject: Hazmat Incident in East Bakersfield
EAST BAKERSFIELD – CA, Thursday April 2nd 2009 at approximately 7:16 A.M., a call was
received by the Kern County Fire Department, for an unknown chemical leaking from 1 of several
55 gallon barrels. This was in a garbage collection area at the rear of commercial units in...
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LARRY MOON M BAKERSFIELD CA 93308 W 1/4/09 PC 460(A) KCS LABOR
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BAKERSFIELD POLICE
DEPARTMENT
PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
Wednesday, April 01, 2009
Child drowns in swimming pool
On 4/1/09, at 2:25 p.m. Bakersfield Police responded to a residence in the 1400
block of Berkshire Road for a report of a possible drowning.
When police arrived medical aid was already on scene and the victim, a four year
old male, was receiving CPR. He was transported to Mercy Hospital (Downtown)
where he died. The...
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center.
Date: Wednesday, April 01, 2009
Time: 2:32:24 PM
Department Contact: Michael Whorf
Details:On April 1, 2009 at about 10:50 am, detectives from the Lamont Substation, along with deputies from the Metropolitan Patrol Division, went to the 2500 block of Fairfax Road in East Bakersfield in an attempt to contact Santiago Saldago Vasquez 46 years old, who is...
Reader feedback is so much fun.
Lloyd Alexander Brown read the story in Tuesday's paper about himself, He was arrested on charges of selling counterfeit DVDs on movies still in the theaters, and not yet for sale.
Good price too. $5 each for movies like "Slumdog Millionaire" and "Bangkok Dangerous."
The 38-year-old Brown wanted to know why the newspaper singled him out. Lots of people are selling counterfeit DVDs and they aren't being arrested or getting notoriety...
Suspicious Death 1000 block of Wible Road.
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center.
Date: Wednesday, April 01, 2009
Time: 10:20:36 AM
Department Contact: Michael Whorf
Details:On April 1, 2009, at about 7:10 A.M., Deputies responded to the 1000 block of Wible Road for a report of a “man down.” Deputies and Fire personnel located a deceased White male, in his early 60’s...
Location:
900 chester avenue,
Bakersfield, CA
Kern County Fire Department Office of Public Information 5642 Victor Street Bakersfield, CA 93308 Press Release To: All Media Contact: Sean Collins, Public Information Officer Subject: Commercial Structure fire in Oildale OILDALE, CA – Tuesday March 31st 2009 at approximately 9:46 P.M., a call was received by the Kern County Fire Department for a commercial structure fire in the 900 Block...
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CHRISTOPH ERTRUJILLO M DELANO CA 93215 H 31/03/2009 USC TITLE 8USC ICEXX H KCS LABORER
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Location:
2726 Ming Avenue,
Bakersfield, CA
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BAKERSFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT March 31, 2009 At 1836 hours officers of the Bakersfield Police Department responded to the Bakersfield Cash Advance business at 2726 Ming Ave regarding an armed robbery in progress. The suspects, 2 black males in their 30s wearing grey button-up shirts and blue jeans, one wearing a blue baseball cap and the other wearing a white hard hat, entered the business while the employees were preparing to close for the... |
