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I call almost every week or weekend about this house or this neighborhood and the noise pollution from their cars or their loud parties. 5zax767 I may have some of those letters. mixed up but it's pretty close. I know someone there was on probation or parole or something at least last year....
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Maybe Antonio Bruno was just tired and hadn't thought things through. Maybe he forgot about the fact that his license had been suspended twice.
Whatever the reason, Bruno's car was impounded Tuesday morning when he drove to the California Highway Patrol office on Buck Owens Boulevard for a...
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A gas leak closed Taft Highway for about 90 minutes Tuesday morning in the area of Airport Road.
The leak happened in a medium-pressure gas pipe and the wind was blowing the gas around the area, Kern County Fire Department spokesman Sean Collins said. The leak was reported shortly after 8:30...
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Greg Williams has heard it all.
The California Highway Patrol officer is rarely surprised by the excuses of speeding drivers he’s pulled over. There’s not much a person won’t say to get out of a ticket.
Williams said there have been some good ones over the years, including the...
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A 36-year-old Bakersfield man was arrested after leading officers on a high-speed chase early Monday morning.
Gabriel Cabrera Hernandez was speeding and weaving from side to side when a California Highway Patrol officer tried to stop him, officers said. Hernandez led the officer on a chase in...
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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...
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The California Highway Patrol is urging motorists to drive with caution on the Grapevine because of low visibility.
-- Breaking News Team reporter Jason Kotowski
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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...
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Driver Road was blocked at Kimberlina Road after a collision there Tuesday morning, California Highway Patrol officers said.
Also, a minor-injury crash hapened at Goldent State Highway and M Street, officers said.
Motorists were also asked to be prepared for possible slowed traffic because of a...
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The investigation into a September shooting where a California Highway Patrol officer shot at a moving car and hit a 14-year-old girl inside, and then failed to report it for more than an hour, is wrapping up.
The officer who fired the shot, David Mata, a five-year veteran, and his partner,...
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CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 27, 2009
DRINKING AND DRIVING, NOT SUPER
(Sacramento) Super Bowl Sunday is another opportunity to get together and celebrate with friends and family. However, the California Highway Patrol (CHP)...
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A 46-year-old woman allegedly under the influence of methamphetamine crashed into a backhoe Thursday afternoon in northeast Bakersfield and tried to hide the evidence afterwards, according to California Highway Patrol.
The backhoe was on a dirt road crossing China Grade Loop onto Tanker Road at...
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A Wasco man allegedly shot his wife in the face Tuesday night in Delano before crashing and flipping onto railroad tracks off of Highway 99 and 7th Standard Road, a Sheriff's lieutenant said.
Francisco Javier Nevares, 58, was taken to Memorial Hospital with minor injuries and will be booked on...
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California Highway Patrol is reporting a car went off of Highway 99, north of Seventh Standard Road, and overturned onto railroad tracks, leaving the only occupant pinned in.
Officers have notified possible oncoming trains, and they have stopped. Officers are in the process of clearing the...
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Planning on taking Highway 99 southbound from north Bakersfield? Better wait a bit.
California Highway Patrol is reporting a crash between a semi and a compact vehicle just north of White Lane on the highway. The car overturned, according to reports, but injuries are somehow minor.
The crash,...
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A head-on collision between two pickups south of Bakersfield killed three people, including one woman who was pulled from the flaming wreck by a California Highway Patrol officer.
According to the CHP, the wreck happened around 11:30 a.m. when a Chevy pickup barreled through the intersection...
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A tractor-trailer hauling a singlewide mobile home has overturned on northbound Interstate 5 at Gorman School Road and is blocking all but one lane, California Highway Patrol officers said.
No one is injured in the incident. Highway patrol is responding to the scene.
— Jorge...
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UPDATE (1 p.m.)
Highway 178 south of Isabella Lake is now open in both directions with no restrictions, according to California Highway Patrol.
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PREVIOUS POST:
California Highway Patrol and Caltrans officials shut down Highway 178 in both directions in the Mountain Mesa area due to...
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Update (5:50 p.m.)
California Highway Patrol has closed Highway 178 (also called Walker Pass Road) from Chimney Peak Road to Highway 14 in the Inyokern area due to heavy snow and ice. It's about a 20-mile distance.
California Highway Patrol has also reopened Highway 155, but is requiring tire...
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A head-on crash Tuesday afternoon trapped several people in their vehicles, killed at least one person and sent a vehicle 20 feet down an embankment in Tehachapi, according to California Highway Patrol reports.
County fire and Sheriff’s officials shut down roads near Cummings Valley...
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You really should learn how to drive better during the winter. Then maybe highway officials wouldn’t shut down the Grapevine.
That’s why Caltrans and California Highway Patrol said they close down Interstate 5 – because they don’t trust California drivers in the snow....
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CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 17, 2008 ...
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CHP OFFERS WET AND WINTER DRIVING SAFETY TIPS
(Sacramento) As weather forecasters warn of impending rain and snow headed for the state, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) is preparing motorists by offering safe driving tips.
“Driving in inclement weather can pose numerous safety...
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Traffic Fatality that Occurred on 11/22/2008
NEWS RELEASE
KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
CORONER DIVISION
This news release is prepared under the direction of the Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator for the convenience of news reporters. Facts concerning news events...
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There are several updates regarding a September crash that killed Shari Ramey, a 23-year-old model, dancer, Bakersfield High School coach and graduate.
Ramey was possibly lying asleep in the back of a car before it wrecked on northbound Interstate 5 near Fort Tejon. She was returning to...
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The CHP is looking for any independant witnesses that may have been in
the area of the fatal crash which occurred on SR-58 near SR-223 on
Saturday Oct 25, 2008.
Although all of the involved parties have been very helpful with the investigation, we would like an unbiased opinion of the sequence...
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California Highway Patrol on Wednesday shut down two lanes on Highway 99 north of Merle Haggard Drive, stalling traffic for hours.
According to the CHP, big rig driver Robert J. Haffner was carrying a load of two industrial batteries. A nylon tie down on one of the batteries broke and the...
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About 1,200 people have been cited on Bakersfield streets for violating a cell phone law that went into effect in July, according to statistics from area agencies.
Bakersfield California Highway Patrol officers have busted 515 people for chatting away at the wheel without a hands-free device...
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BAKERSFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release Tuesday, October 7, 2008
CHP Officer Involved Shooting
The Bakersfield Police Department has concluded its investigation...
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"This incident is currently under investigation by the CHP and Kern County Sheriff’s Department. As such, we are unable to discuss this case at this time. The CHP takes seriously any use of a firearm by its employees. The matter will be investigated thoroughly and...
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CHP Officer involved shooting
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center.
Date: Monday, September 22, 2008
Time: 2:20:25 PM
Department Contact: Michael Whorf
Phone: 661-303-4592
Details:The...
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Traffic Fatality that Occurred on 08/31/2008
NEWS RELEASE KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE CORONER DIVISION
This news release is prepared under the direction of the Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator for the convenience of news reporters. Facts concerning news events of major...
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A California Highway Patrol cruiser was trying to stop a speeding car on Interstate 5 when a tire blew out and the cruiser overturned Sunday afternoon.
The officer, whose name was not released, was traveling southbound on I-5, two miles south of Highway 58, about 1 p.m., according to the CHP....
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The cops do not have any plans for crackdowns or checkpoints around July 1 for those drivers still yapping away on their cell phones but will be enforcing the new hands-free law.
Drivers still using cell phones and not hands-free devices, can be pulled over solely for that reason because it is a...
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Some people have been wondering whether the two deputies involved in the fatal crash recently were wearing seatbelts. We called the California Highway Patrol to ask, and they sent us the report on the crash.
The clickable PDF document attached shows that they were wearing safety equipment at the...
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Q: I just read in the newspaper about a car being stopped because of illegal tinted windows. I am curious to know how much is the ticket for tinted windows and what does the California vehicle code say about tinted windows? Also, is the Bakersfield police, CHP, and Kern County Sheriff...
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