20+ hour, 50+ min ago  (133+ words) Three people arrested in drug bust at 3 locations around Bakersfield'Bakersfield.com There people were arrested this week on suspicion of having narcotics for sale, the Bakersfield Police Department announced Friday. A BPD news release said Ashley Garcia, age 19; Jose Jacobo,…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (171+ words) McFarland PD arrests second juvenile on suspicion of threatening school shooting'Bakersfield.com A second 13-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of threatening violence at McFarland Junior High School, the city's police department reported. The McFarland Police Department said in a…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago  (332+ words) Community Voices: Less crime, or changing legal definitions and enforcement?Bakersfield.com Less crime, City Manager Christian Clegg? ("Community Voices: Success and commitment in reducing violence in Bakersfield and Kern," March 7.) Really? Tell that to its victims, retailers and crime-ridden…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago  (90+ words) Steven Quick homicide suspect.jpg'Bakersfield.com Steven Quick, 27, is described by KCSO as white, 6 feet, 1 inch, 165 pounds, with blond hair and blue eyes. The Kern County Sheriff's Office is looking for a man who is wanted in connection to a…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago  (98+ words) Coroner IDs woman who died in custody'Bakersfield.com Print & Digital Access Active Subs w/ emails Print & Digital Access Gift The Kern County coroner's office on Monday released the name of a Rosamond woman who died at a hospital while in…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago  (86+ words) Suspect sought after deadly Oildale bar shooting'Bakersfield.com The Kern County Sheriff's Office is looking for a man who is wanted in connection to a deadly shooting" next to the Long-branch Saloon in Oildale just after midnight Saturday.Steven Quick,…...

1+ week, 21+ hour ago  (725+ words) Bakersfield Assistant Chief of Police Brent Stratton will be the next chief of the Bakersfield Police Department, the city announced Friday, and will take over the department May 1. Speaking to reporters Friday, Stratton said he was honored to lead the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (124+ words) 3 people accused of buying alcohol for under-age people'Bakersfield.com Three people have been arrested, released and cited in west Bakersfield on suspicion of buying alcohol for people under the age of 21. The Bakersfield Police Department said Thursday the "shoulder tap…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (301+ words) Police body camera footage shows bargoers and pedestrians fleeing and ducking for cover in the chaotic moments after a gunman killed three people in a mass shooting outside a Texas bar. The terrifying moments captured by officers and surveillance cameras…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (188+ words) Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks to press Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, in Scottsdale, Ariz. Kristi Noem, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, speaks at the border with Mexico, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, in Nogales, Ariz. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is seen…...