Bakersfield police say their officer of the year is Carlos Arvizu and their top detective is Jared Diederich.… Read More
SECRET WITNESS UPS REWARD MONEY
Secret Witness of Kern County has received an anonymous donation as police try to find the suspect or suspects responsible for the murder of Bakersfield attorney Marcos Vargas.… Read More
SENTENCE IN METH LAB, ASSAULT CASE
A judge has sentenced two men who were charged with running a meth lab on Rosewall Street in south Bakersfield.… Read More
TEHACHAPI REACHES SAFETY MARK
The City of Tehachapi says they’ve reached an employee safety milestone by recording an injury free year for its workforce for the first time.… Read More
THIRD ROBBER OF ELDERLY WOMAN TAKES DEAL
The third person charged in the home invasion robbery and torture of an elderly woman on Stine Road in Bakersfield has pleaded no contest to burglary.… Read More
DOWNTOWN BAR SHOOTING PLEA
The man charged with shooting three people outside a downtown Bakersfield bar has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and other charges.… Read More
BILL WRIGHT TOYOTA EMPLOYEE DIES IN CRASH
The driver of a Bill Wright Toyota flatbed truck involved in a two-car crash on Wilson and New Stine roads has died, 49-year-old Timothy Pappas of Bakersfield.… Read More
COUNCIL APPROVES CROSSWALK
Bakersfield City Council has voted six to one to install a new signalized crosswalk at 24th and Pine streets, replacing those to be removed for the widening project.… Read More
MORE CHARGES IN OPERATION BLIND MICE
Bakersfield Police say 21 people face state charges in connection with Operation Blind Mice, including attempted murder, weapons and grand theft.… Read More
PERSON OF INTEREST ARRESTED IN GUYTON CASE
Bakersfield Police say a person of interest has been arrested for the murder of five-year-old Kayson Guyton, and that suspect may have been id’d by a suspected gang member who died in an unrelated officer-involved shooting.… Read More
