A man is under arrest after an officer-involved shooting near Valley Plaza Mall. It happened Tuesday morning when Kern County Sheriff’s deputies chased a man who allegedly stole beer from a Rite Aid at Ming Avenue and H Street. Deputies say Jeremy Pletcher, 34, led them on a chase that ended with a SWAT standoff…… Read More
A Kern County jury has found a 47-year-old man guilty of sexually abusing a girl starting when she was 11. Marco Paiz was found guilty Friday on three felony counts. The victims diary, a DNA-tested towel, and a recorded phone call helped prosecutors build the case after the victim first reported the abuse in 2018.…… Read More
A Ridgecrest man is behind bars after allegedly stealing some high-priced bicycles. Police responded Saturday to a call about somebody leaving a neighborhood pushing a pair of bikes. Officers say they caught up with Johnathan Mancinelli, 34, who was allegedly walking away with the bicycles, one of which cost between $1,000 and $5,000. Mancinelli is…… Read More
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are bringing their Fighting Oligarchy tour to Bakersfield. The pair of anti-Trump lawmakers are set to appear downtown Tuesday morning. AOC and Sanders tore into President Trump’s immigration policies during a rally in Los Angeles on Sunday. Doors to Dignity Health Arena on Truxtun Avenue…… Read More
A 27-year-old man from Elk Grove is accused of kidnapping a 10-year-old girl from Taft after meeting her online. Deputies say Mathew Naval picked up the girl on Saturday. She was found safe in Sacramento County the next day and is now back with family. Naval will be brought to Kern County to face charges.…… Read More
U.S. Marshals are offering a $35,000 reward for information leading to the capture of Cesar Hernandez. Hernandez, 34, escaped custody of state prison guards in Delano four months ago and was found in Mexico in April. The State Force for Citizen’s Security is the agency involved in a shootout with Hernandez. 33-year-old agent Abigail Esparza…… Read More
The 11-year chase is finally complete − and it took a playoff. USA Today reports Rory McIlroy emerged victorious at Augusta National as the winner of the 89th Masters tournament, capturing the one major that eluded him and putting himself in golf immortality. McIlroy was in a showdown with Justin Rose, with both tied at…… Read More
A Bakersfield man faces more than seven years in prison in Kern County’s first conviction related to Proposition 36. Dennis Ghianuly was found guilty on April 10 of possession of hard drugs with two or more priors and petty theft with two or more priors. Both felonies are new crimes as a result of the…… Read More
A trio of suspects has been arrested in Northridge, CA., after investigators allegedly found evidence relating to EBT fraud, some of which occured in Kern County. Norbert Karaba, 34, Nicolae Bud, 51, and Giorgio Marcelo, 29, were apprehended April 10 when investigators from the Kern County District Attorney’s Office along with LA County law enforcement…… Read More
We’re learning more about a tragic fire that took the lives of a mother and her four young children in the eastern Kern desert town of Edwards. Witness in the 18200 block of Claymine Road told dispatchers about a trailer fully engulfed in flames at around 12:15 a.m. Thursday. A mother in her twenties identified…… Read More
