A woman was arrested Thursday morning for vandalism and resisting arrest after she allegedly took down a United States flag at Hart Park and raised the Mexican flag in its place. The Kern County Sheriff’s Office says park rangers were called to Hart Park for multiple reports of someone trying to steal the U.S. flag…… Read More
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Bakersfield man convicted after attacking wife with scissors
A Bakersfield man has been convicted after attacking his wife with a deadly weapon as she shielded the couple’s one-year-old child. Wilson Morales was found guilty last Friday on numerous charges including domestic violence and felony child abuse. The incident occured last April when Morales and his wife got into an altercation after coming home…… Read More
suspected shooter acquitted
A Kern County jury has acquitted a man who faced twenty four years in prison after a shooting that took place in a corral in southeast Bakersfield. Jose Gutierrez was found not guilty of shooting a man in the foot after the jury believed his testimony about what happened on June 17, 2023. Gutierrez said…… Read More
CHP’s Crash Campaign yields results
Highway Patrol officers arrested one person after a pursuit and issued 114 tickets during their “Crash Campaign” operation throughout Bakersfield. Officers from the Bakersfield, Visalia, Porterville, Fort Tejon, and Buttonwillow areas conducted an operation on state routes Monday afternoon aimed at reducing fatal and injury-inducing crashes. Four warnings were given and four vehicles were impounded.…… Read More
search is on for jewelry thieves
Kern County Sheriff’s Office deputies are searching for two men who robbed a popular jewelry store in east Bakersfield. It happened in January when the crooks stole three gold rings valued at $3,000 dollars from the counter at Elizalde Jewelry in Mercado Latino on Edison Highway. The men took off in a black Mercedes sedan.…… Read More
hearing for former kern county supervisor will proceed
A judge has denied a request to further postpone a hearing on a domestic violence restraining order brought against former Kern County supervisor Zack Scrivner. The judge on Tuesday passed down a ruling ordering witnesses including police and minors to testify about happened at Scrivner’s home last year. Scrivner, 51, is prohibited from contacting his…… Read More
new information on shafter teacher accused of sex crimes
Authorities say numerous files containing child pornography were uploaded through Kik Messenger accounts linked to a Shafter teacher. Police say they searched the cell phone of Zachary McGraw, 38, who teaches 6th grade at Golden Oak Elementary School after receiving an alert about the uploads and determined his IP address was used. McGraw reportedly admitted…… Read More
sex offender enters plea to groping charges
A convicted Bakersfield sex offender has pleaded no contest to groping an EMT while in the back of an ambulance. Myron Washington, Jr., 32, pleaded no contest on Monday to charges of assault with the intent to commit a sex crime, failure to register as a sex offender and indecent exposure after being found competent…… Read More
shafter teacher accused on sex charges
A 6th grade teacher at Golden Oak Elementary School in Shafter is facing sex charges. Zachary McGraw, 38, was charged Monday with advertising for distribution and possession of child pornography. Bakersfield Police and other law enforcement agencies executed a search warrant at McGraw’s home in the 15000 block of Pinion Court in December. He was…… Read More
suspected kern county killer surrenders in florida
A man accused of killing his roommate then setting his body on fire in east Bakersfield has turned himself in to authorities in Florida. Timothy Coons, Jr., 33, is awaiting extradition after surrendering to the Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office on Sunday. Authorities say he shot 51-year-old William Irving twice in the back and set fire…… Read More
