A shallow magnitude 3.1 earthquake was reported in the morning near Bakersfield, According to the United States Geological Survey, the quake hit at 7:19 am 11 miles southwest of Bakersfield at a shallow depth of 12 miles. The U-S-G-S says shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the…… Read More
For the first time in months, a Bakersfield staple has reopened their doors.… Read More
On May 24, 2021, at approximately 11:30 a.m., Kern County Sheriff’s Office deputies assigned to the Metro Patrol Division conducted a traffic enforcement stop on a vehicle in the area of Brundage Lane and Cottonwood Road.… Read More
The Bakersfield Police Department is requesting the community’s assistance in identifying the following person suspected of residential burglary.… Read More
Sideshows and street racing continue to be a problem in Bakersfield, and tonight the Bakersfield Police Department is holding a virtual town hall for the public to ask questions and voice their concerns. B-P-D Sergeant Robert Pair says he understands the complaints. He says those types of events are dangerous, and the culprits are hard…… Read More
Bakersfield police are crediting D-N-A evidence and a law change for an arrest in a 14 year-old sexual assault case. 44 year-old Paul Strategos was taken into custody for allegedly assaulting a six year-old child in Bakersfield in 2007. Sergeant Robert Pair says there would be no D-N-A match available if a law hasn’t been…… Read More
On May 18, 2021, at about 7:36 AM, a Bakersfield Police officer in a marked K9 vehicle was traveling to assist officers who were in a foot pursuit of an auto theft suspect in southwest Bakersfield.… Read More
The Kern County Coroner’s Office have released the causes of death for two people found on March 19th.… Read More
It is legal for you to record police officers in the process of making an arrest or other activity, but there are rules. Those rules are the topic of a Bakersfield Community Policing workshop this evening…. Bakersfield Police Department Community Relations Specialist Kelsey Brackett says the meeting will be done via Zoom from 6:30 to…… Read More
