An elderly Bakersfield man has been arraigned on child pornography charges. Joseph Maretich, 64, pleaded not guilty on Friday to a charge of possessing child sexual abuse material. An investigation began October 16 when an employee in the Bakersfield Police Department Digital Forensics Unit noticed what appeared to be child sexual abuse material on Maretich’s…… Read More
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atv rider killed in east bakersfield accident
A quad rider is dead after an accident in east Bakersfield. Police responded Sunday afternoon to reports of a crash involving an off-road vehicle that overturned in the foothills near the 11000 block of Kern Canyon Road just east of the roadway. The man died at the scene after the four-seater struck a rut and…… Read More
former bakersfield cop sentenced after fatal car crash
A former Bakersfield police officer has been sentenced to time served and community service after a fatal crash east of Bakersfield. Ricardo Robles, 26, ran a stop sign at South Vineland and Muller roads and struck two Grimmway Farms workers driving home from work in January 2023. Mario Lares, 31, was killed and Ana Hernadez,…… Read More
GRIMMWAY CARROTS RECALLED
Organic carrots produced by a major Kern County farmer have been linked to a deadly E. coli outbreak impacting eighteen states. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Sunday several sizes and brands of bagged organic baby and whole carrots have been recalled by Grimmway Farms due to the potential E. coli contamination. The…… Read More
Wasco man sentenced for DUI crash
A Wasco man convicted of charges in a drunk-driving crash that left a toddler dead will spend eight years in prison. Irving Rodriguez-Barazza was sentenced Thursday after an accident that killed Aislyn Tejeda, 1, at Burbank Street and Shafter Avenue in Shafter in July 2022. Five other people were injured when their Jeep was pushed…… Read More
bakersfield shooting suspect to be released
A fifteen year old boy being held in connection to a fatal shooting at a southwest Bakersfield shopping center is set to be released from custody. Albert Briseno, Jr. surrendered to police on Tuesday in connection to the death of Prince Banner, 15, at the Marketplace on Ming Avenue but prosecutors told investigators Thursday there’s…… Read More
Police: Both teenagers were armed in southwest bakersfield shooting
New information in the case of a pair of 15 year old boys involved in a killing at the Marketplace in southwest Bakersfield. Police chief Greg Terry tells KGET-TV the shooting Sunday night involving suspected trigger man Albert Briseno, Jr. and the victim Prince Banner was not a random act. There’s word on social media…… Read More
Tinted windows contribute to Fresno crash
A man is recovering after a vehicle with a dark window tint rammed his truck off the road in Fresno. It happened last Friday on Highway 180 near the Highway 99 interchange when the driver of the vehicle with the tinted windows was unable to see the pickup beside them because of the excessive window…… Read More
boy killed in accident in northeast bakersfield
A young boy is dead after being struck by a vehicle in northeast Bakersfield. Police responded Wednesday afternoon to the intersection of Columbus and Loyola Streets to an accident between a car and a bicyclist where they found the boy who was riding the bike lying in the roadway. First responders worked on the child…… Read More
Pistol-Whipping boyfriend gets two decades in prison
A Bakersfield man has been found guilty of assault and spousal abuse for pistol-whipping his girlfriend. Stephen Swain, 40, was convicted Friday and faces up to 24 years and 4 months in prison after he broke his girlfriend’s jaw at their home in north Bakersfield in April 2023. He was also convicted of four counts…… Read More
