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California Border Agent Impersonation
6+ hour, 40+ min ago (50+ words) Bakersfield. com Sorry, an error occurred. Account processing issue - the email address may already exist Get Bakersfield. com's top local, sports, entertainment, and opinion headlines via email each morning. Get the latest news, notes and analysis from throughout Kern County…...
End of Watch: Fallen TCSO Deputy Randy Hoppert, 'The bravest man I've ever known,' remembered
11+ hour, 34+ min ago (978+ words) VISALIA " A powerful show of unity and respect filled the sanctuary of First Assembly of God as hundreds gathered to honor Tulare County Sheriff's Deputy Randy Hoppert, who lost his life in the line of duty on April 9 in Porterville....
Shooting in Mc Farland leads police to increase security measures
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (104+ words) Bakersfield. com Print & Digital Access Active Subs w/ emails Print & Digital Access Gift A shooting Sunday in Mc Farland prompted police to increase security at a festival later in the day. A parked vehicle sustained damage but no one was…...
ICE quietly opens detention center in Mc Farland
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (167+ words) Bakersfield. com The Central Valley Annex in Mc Farland on July 8, 2024. Immigration and Customs Enforcement again has expanded in California's Central Valley, activating a new 700-bed detention facility operated by the for-profit prison company GEO Group. Advocates say the agency…...
Stratton sworn in as Bakersfield's police chief
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (129+ words) Kern County Superior Court Judge John Brownlee, right, administers the oath of office to Brent Stratton to be chief of the Bakersfield Police Department, left, next to his wife, April." Pastor Charles Myles, right, leads a prayer for the newly…...
Retiring BPD Chief Terry honored for decades of service
6+ day, 10+ hour ago (196+ words) Bakersfield Police Chief Greg Terry holds the ceremonial street sign, Greg Terry Way, gifted to him Wednesday evening by Bakersfield city staff in thanks for his decades of service to the community. Bakersfield Police Assistant Chief Brent Stratton led the…...
15-year-old arrested on suspicion of sexual battery, false imprisonment
6+ day, 14+ hour ago (238+ words) Bakersfield. com A 15-year-old has been arrested and charged with sexual battery, false imprisonment and assault to commit a felony in connection with an incident March 23 in the 9000 block of Camino Media, the Bakersfield Police Department reported. It said the…...
Weldon man arrested after vehicle pursuit, collision, domestic violence report
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (106+ words) A Weldon man was arrested Friday evening after a vehicle pursuit, traffic collision and officer-involved shooting, the Kern County Sheriff's Office reported. A KCSO news release said the agency found. .. A Weldon man was arrested Friday evening after a vehicle…...
Our View: Justice? DA Zimmer fires crime victim advocate
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (156+ words) The merits of Kern County District Attorney Cynthia Zimmer's decision to fire a crime victims advocate may be debatable. But what is undeniable is the tone-deaf timing of her decision. It fuels an. .. The merits of Kern County District Attorney…...
Officer-involved shooting in Onyx deemed within KCSO policy
1+ week, 6+ day ago (79+ words) The Bakersfield Californian Print & Digital Access Active Subs w/ emails Print & Digital Access Gift An incident review board convened by the Kern County Sheriff's Office has determined an officer-involved shooting March 13 in Onyx was within department policy. No one was…...