UPDATE: All three suspects have been identified in the officer-involved-shooting.… Read More
KCSO, Other Agencies Bust Numerous Marijuana Grows
Almost 30 adults were arrested while several guns and hundreds of pounds of marijuana were seized during a illegal marijuana grow bust.… Read More
Bakersfield Police Graduates New Class of Officers
A new class of Bakersfield Police officers graduated the 27th Peace Officer’s Basic Academy.… Read More
Jail Escapee Caught After Two Months of Freedom
A murder suspect that escaped from the Lerdo Detention Facility in April is now back behind bars. Bakersfield Police Sergeant Robert Pair says officers were doing surveillance on a residence in the area of River Boulevard and Height Street… The chase ended after Johnson crashed into a parked car. The two people in that car…… Read More
A Toddler Injured in a Weekend Shooting
On Saturday, June 19, 2021 at approximately 9:57 P.M., Bakersfield Police officers were dispatched to the 500 block of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard for a ShotSpotter activation.… Read More
Suspect Wounded in Officer Involved Shooting
A man refuses to pull over to BPD and a chase ends in an officer-involved-shooting Wednesday night.… Read More
A Flex Alert Issued as Heat Wave Approaches
With possible record-high temperatures forecast for Thursday, June 17, the state’s grid operator has called for afternoon and evening energy conservation tomorrow throughout California as one way to make sure that the supply of power stays ahead of demand.… Read More
Police Looking for Hit and Run Suspect
UPDATE: The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the community’s assistance in locating a suspect wanted for hit and run resulting in injuries.… Read More
Bakersfield Police Make Arrest in 1997 Cold Case
A man has been arrested for a murder and sexual assault of a woman from over 20 years ago.… Read More
Kern County Resident Wins $50,000 in Governor’s Vax Lottery
Governor Newsom has announced the newest 15 winners of 50-thousand dollars in his vaccination lottery, and there was one local winner… That person will be notified, and if permission is given, will be announced. Newsom says even with the re-opening next week, people need to get vaccinated… Ten winners of one-and-a-half million dollars each, will…… Read More
