A 54-year-old man is in custody for allegedly grabbing a child at a southwest Bakersfield convenience store. Bakersfield police report Tino Ibach was arrested July 1 after he allegedly grabbed the child’s hands inside the store in the 3600 block of Stockdale Highway on June 30. The child’s mother stepped in and confronted Ibach, who…… Read More
The California Highway Patrol will launch a statewide Holiday Enforcement Period for the July 4 weekend. Beginning at 6:01 p.m. Thursday and continuing through 11:59 p.m. Sunday, all available CHP officers will be out in full force, focusing on impaired, distracted and aggressive drivers. During a recent statewide crackdown in June, CHP officers issued nearly…… Read More
A Bakersfield man faces two years in prison after pleading no contest to two felony charges in connection to a deadly hit and run crash five years ago. Roman Bernal, 28, pleaded no contest Tuesday to vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence and hit and run causing death. Police say Bernal struck a pedestrian who was…… Read More
Two people are facing charges after a traffic stop in Delano leads to a drug and gun bust. Officers pulled over a VW Beetle in the 1800 block of Garces Highway June 27 during a targeted operation where they report finding methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia, and a ghost gun. Luis Rojas, 34, and Elisavet Gamino, 32,…… Read More
Kern County firefighters tackled a two-alarm fire at a poultry farm near Wasco. Flames broke out at around 2:20 Tuesday afternoon at Central Valley Eggs near Highway 46 and Gun Club Road. 41 first responders rolled out to the three-story building where all the employees got out safely and no chickens were hurt. No firefighters…… Read More
A man was found dead in the Kern River. The body was pulled from the water Monday morning near Riverside Park in Kernville. Deputies say the victim’s leg was caught on a raft. He was pronounced dead at the scene. More than 340 people have died in the Kern River since 1968.… Read More
A 71-year-old Bakersfield man has admitted to distributing child porn. Neal Pendleton entered a no-contest plea to the charges Friday. A charge of selling obscene matter was dismissed.. He was arrested June 7 when several law enforcement agencies served a search warrant at his home in the 1000 block Shattuck Avenue. Pendleton remains in jail…… Read More
An iconic Bakersfield building has been destroyed by fire. Crews responded early Monday morning to the Seven-Up bottling plant on east 18th Street to find the structure fully engulfed in flames. The building was vacant after the company moved out several weeks ago. It was built in 1934. There were no reports of injuries. The…… Read More
A woman faces manslaughter charges following the death of a child left inside a car in south Bakersfield. Police responded Sunday afternoon to the 10 block of South Real Road to find two children, ages one and two, unattended inside a hot car with outside temperatures reaching between 99 and 101 degrees. Police say the…… Read More
A man has been severely burned during an explosion and fire in Taft. It happened Sunday at around 11 a.m. in the 100 block of Loma Vista Avenue where firefighters and Taft police found the badly injured man in front of a burning garage. The Midway Driller reports the man was taken to Taft Airport…… Read More
