Police: Both teenagers were armed in southwest bakersfield shooting

New information in the case of a pair of 15 year old boys involved in a killing at the Marketplace in southwest Bakersfield. Police chief Greg Terry tells KGET-TV the shooting Sunday night involving suspected trigger man Albert Briseno, Jr. and the victim Prince Banner was not a random act. There’s word on social media…Read More

Tinted windows contribute to Fresno crash

A man is recovering after a vehicle with a dark window tint rammed his truck off the road in Fresno. It happened last Friday on Highway 180 near the Highway 99 interchange when the driver of the vehicle with the tinted windows was unable to see the pickup beside them because of the excessive window…Read More

boy killed in accident in northeast bakersfield

A young boy is dead after being struck by a vehicle in northeast Bakersfield. Police responded Wednesday afternoon to the intersection of Columbus and Loyola Streets to an accident between a car and a bicyclist where they found the boy who was riding the bike lying in the roadway. First responders worked on the child…Read More

Pistol-Whipping boyfriend gets two decades in prison

A Bakersfield man has been found guilty of assault and spousal abuse for pistol-whipping his girlfriend. Stephen Swain, 40, was convicted Friday and faces up to 24 years and 4 months in prison after he broke his girlfriend’s jaw at their home in north Bakersfield in April 2023. He was also convicted of four counts…Read More

Suspected Teenage Car thief arrested in bear valley springs

A teenager has been arrested after being accused of several thefts in Bear Valley Springs. Officers responded on November 9 to the 29000 block of Jamaica Dunes Drive where they detained a sixteen year old suspect involved in a car theft. Police say they found burglary tools and items connected to several other stolen vehicles.…Read More

Suspected teenage Shooter Surrenders to Bakersfield Police

A fifteen year old boy suspected in a fatal shooting of another teenager at the Marketplace in Southwest Bakersfield has turned himself in. Bakersfield Police say Albert Briseno, Jr. surrendered to authorities Tuesday afternoon in connection to the shooting death of Prince Banner, 15, in a parking lot of the shopping center on Sunday. Friends…Read More

bakersfield man dies in auto accident in pixley

The California Highway Patrol in Visalia reports a fatal single-vehicle crash that involved a man from Bakersfield. The man identified as a 27-year-old died early Saturday morning during a wreck on Highway 99 near Avenue 96 in Pixley. Officers say his Honda drifted to the right and onto the shoulder where it struck a Eucalyptus…Read More

Human remains found in taft

Homicide detectives have opened a case after human remains are found in Taft. Kern County Sheriff’s deputies and detectives responded Monday afternoon to Kerto Road near Petroleum Club Road where the discovery was made. There’s no word how long the person had been there. The coroner’s office will release the name later.Read More

Marketplace Murder Suspect On the Run

The search continues for the person who shot a teenager to death in southwest Bakersfield. Authorities say Albert Briseno, Jr., 15, has been identified as the suspect involved in a shooting Sunday night at the Marketplace on Ming Avenue where another 15-year-old boy was found near Edwards Cinema in the parking lot across from Cal…Read More

Coroner Releases Name of Man Who Caused Fatal Crash

The Kern County Coroner’s Office has released the name of a man who allegedly drove a speeding car that caused a fatal wreck in east Bakersfield. Authorities say Javier Hernandez, 29, of Wasco, was ejected from the vehicle when it crashed into a Bakersfield police car at Kern and Niles streets October 13, 2024. His…Read More