Police are investigating an officer-involved shooting that left a man dead in south Bakersfield, and the Chief’s son has been put on paid leave.… Read More
FATAL FIRE IN FRAZIER PARK
The deaths of two people whose bodies were found after fire destroyed a home in Frazier Park are being investigated.… Read More
MCFARLAND FIRE DAMAGES STRIP MALL
Kern County arson investigators are looking into the cause of a fire at a strip mall in McFarland that caused $300-thousand in damage.… Read More
MISSING BABY FOUND
A two-month-old baby who was the subject of a weekend Amber Alert has been found safe in Bakersfield and his father has been arrested.… Read More
BPD CRUISER INJURES MAN
A man is recovering after he was struck by an officer’s car in southwest Bakersfield.… Read More
SENTENCING DELAY WITH A TWIST
Sentencing for the woman convicted of plotting with her lover to kill her husband has been postponed to February 16th.… Read More
MAN FOUND IN OVERTURNED PICKUP IDENTIFIED
The coroner’s office has identified the driver found in an overturned Nissan pickup on DiGiorgio Road as 46-year-old Gerardo Amescua of Arvin.… Read More
BPD OFFICER FACING DRUG, EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGES
The District Attorney’s Office is filing misdemeanor charges against a Bakersfield police officer accused of having drugs and property either stolen from the city or embezzled.… Read More
MAN IDENTIFIED FROM FATAL CRASH
The coroner’s office has identified one of four people killed in a wrong-way crash on 7th Standard Road as 30-year-old Nick Miranda of Sunnyvale.… Read More
SENTENCE IN FATAL POT SHOP SHOOTING
A judge has sentenced a 17-year-old boy to more than 36 years in prison for a fatal shooting at the Green Hut pot shop on Union Avenue in Bakersfield.… Read More
