A man was hospitalized after an officer-involved shooting in Porterville. Officers responded late Friday night to a house in the 1000 block of North Salisbury Street for reports of several gunshots heard in the area. Officers say Sebastian Martinez pointed a gun at them as he came outside when they knocked on the front door.…… Read More
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two men in custody after high-speed chase
Two men are in custody after a high-speed pursuit in east Bakersfield. It started at around 9:00 a.m. Friday when police tried to stop an allegedly stolen SUV in the 3200 block of Bernard Street. Julian Lugo, 36, and Douglas Morgan, 63, reportedly led police on a chase that ended almost an hour later on…… Read More
$10,000 reward offered in delano fatal shooting case
Kern Secret Witness is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest of a suspect or suspects connected to the murder of a 21-year-old man in Delano. Police say Adam Guillen was killed and three other people were injured during a shooting in January 2020 in the area of County Line…… Read More
highway patrol searching for hit-and-run suspect
The California Highway Patrol is looking for help finding a woman responsible for a hit-and-run crash that left a man dead in north Bakersfield. It happened July 12, 2024 on Universe Avenue west of North Chester Avenue when a Nissan Pathfinder struck and killed Michael Long, 34, who was walking westbound on Universe Avenue. The…… Read More
suspected Car thief leads cops on high-speed chase
A suspected car thief in in custody after a high-speed chase that started in Bakersfield and ended near Castaic. It began at around 12:45 p.m. Thursday on Burr Street when a man saw someone stealing his pickup and alerted police who spotted the vehicle and gave chase. The pursuit began near Stockdale Highway and the…… Read More
bakersfield man enters plea to sex charges
A Bakersfield man has pleaded no contest to engaging in sex acts with a teenage girl. Matthew Vales, 25, was arrested on Wednesday and pleaded no contest to two felony counts. Authorities say he had a sexually explicit conversation with the girl, received sexually explicit content from her, and sent her sexually graphic videos. He…… Read More
inmate found dead at kern valley state prison
An inmate has been found dead at North Kern State Prison in Delano. Authorities are calling the case a homicide after Enrique Gomeztagle, 31, was found unresponsive in his cell on Wednesday evening. His cell mate, Kevin Langston, 34, was moved to restricted housing following the incident. Gomeztagle was serving a two year sentence for…… Read More
Bakersfield police searching for assault suspects
Bakersfield police are asking for the community’s help identifying two men accused of assault. Officers say one of the suspects seriously injured a victim during an assault outside a business in the 1700 block of Brundage Lane on November 2, 2024. The man was driven from the scene by another person. Suspect 1 is 25…… Read More
northwest bakersfield shooting suspect convicted
A man has been convicted of attempted murder in connection to a shooting that injured a man in northwest Bakersfield. Shawn Brown, 45, was also convicted Wednesday of assault with a semi-automatic firearm, carrying a loaded firearm without registration, and attempted second-degree robbery after shooting his victim several times in the 13000 block of Rosedale…… Read More
suspected delano Kidnappers accept plea deals
Two people accused of kidnapping and robbing an elderly woman in Delano have accepted plea deals. Claudia Toqueca and Christian Chauta made deals with prosecutors Tuesday after barging into the home of a 70-year-old woman on May 9, 2024, forcing her to drive them to the bank, then stealing $25,000 which she withdrew from her…… Read More
