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
Bakersfield police are working to identify a woman wanted for alleged assault. Police say the suspect, between 20 and 30 years old, is believed to have joined other suspects in assaulting a victim outside Dignity Health Arena on Truxtun Avenue at around 11 p.m. March 30. The woman is described as 5 feet, 4 inches…… Read More
A Kern County woman accused of elder abuse is on the run. The Kern County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public for help locating Tory Baxter who is wanted for suspected elder abuse and identity theft. KCSO hasn’t released much information about the case, however they want anyone with any pertinent information to reach out…… Read More
A 41-year-old man was arrested Thursday afternoon following a standoff with police in east Bakersfield. It happened shortly before 3:00 p.m. when officers responded to a call to check the welfare of Alejandro Leon who allegedly refused to come out of the house in the 2900 block of Baylor Street. Leon reportedly assaulted a family…… Read More
A third-strike offender who robbed the same Rite Aid store in Bakersfield five times in one month has been sentenced to 100 years to life in prison. The crimes happened between July 15 and 25, 2024, when Jonathan Goodrich, 45, repeatedly targeted the Rite Aid on 34th Street. Authorities say during the crime spree, Goodrich…… Read More
A man accused of setting a fire that damaged the Kern County Veterans Memorial is headed to a mental health hospital after being found not competent to stand trial. A hearing was held Tuesday for Oscar Ibarra, 40, where a judge sent him to treatment for two years. The memorial on Truxtun Avenue was damaged…… Read More
A 30-year-old registered sex offender was sentenced Wednesday to a year in jail for trying to hug an 11-year-old Bakersfield girl. Prosecutors say Jaylen Cates approached the girl outdoors last November and said, “Come here and give me a hug so I can keep you warm.” A bystander stepped in and told the girl to…… Read More
