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
Bakersfield Man Allegedly Sends Sexual Messages to Porterville Child
A Bakersfield man faces charges after allegedly sending sexual messages to a Porterville minor. On Monday, Porterville police arrested Eladio Lara, 22, after serving a search warrant at his house in the 600 block of L Street in Bakersfield. He’s charged with contacting a minor for sexual purposes, sending harmful material to seduce a minor,…… Read More
kern crews help fight southland blaze
Crews from Kern County are helping firefighters battle a fast-moving wildfire near expensive properties along the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu while hundreds of residents fled another fire farther north as forecasters warned of the potential for “extreme and life-threatening” blazes. Los Angeles County Fire crews on Wednesday scrambled to contain the Broad Fire near…… Read More
