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KCSO investigating shooting in East Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD, Calif., (KGET) — One person is wounded after a shooting in an alley in East Bakersfield Thursday morning. An official with the Kern County Sheriff’s Office told 17 News deputies were dispatched to an alley on Pearl and Haley streets at about 9:59 Thursday for a victim of a gunshot wound. Upon deputy arrival, […]
Woman dead in Mohawk St. rollover crash
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Bakersfield police are investigating a crash that left a woman dead Wednesday morning on Mohawk Street. Emergency crews were called to Mohawk Street and Refinery Avenue around 7:17 a.m. for a report of a rollover crash. Upon police arrival, a woman was suffering from major injuries in the driver’s seat. She […]
1 arrested, meth and fentanyl seized in southeast Bakersfield: KCSO
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A man was arrested for allegedly possessing a firearm and ammunition as a felon on Saturday, according to the Kern County Sheriff’s Office. On July 20, 41-year-old James Pallemeier, was arrested after a search warrant was executed in the 100 block of Quantico Avenue by the KCSO Gang Suppression Unit. Pallemeier […]
Fatal knife fight between clerk and shoplifter raises questions about poverty, hunger and frustration with petty crime
The death of a shoplifter allegedly at the hands of a frustrated store employee raises uncomfortable questions of right and wrong, and society's greater problems.
Manslaughter charge filed in deadly Hwy 178 crash
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Prosecutors have filed a charge of vehicular manslaughter against a 22-year-old man they allege drove on the wrong side of Highway 178, causing a head-on collision that killed an Onyx man. Glenn Dale Watson is also charged with three counts of driving the wrong way on a divided highway causing injury, […]
Bakersfield PD searches for man suspected of robbing Happy Mart
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the community’s assistance in identifying a man suspected of robbing the Happy Mart on Taft Highway. Police say the man allegedly walked into the Happy Mart located at 3221 Taft Highway on June 3 and brandished a firearm before demanding money. Bakersfield police describe […]
Bakersfield Robbery Suspects Arrested After High-Speed Pursuit Ends in Victorville
VICTORVILLE, Calif. (VVNG.com) — Five suspects involved in a Bakersfield robbery were apprehended after their high-speed pursuit crossed into San Bernardino County and prompted Walmart to be evacuated on Wednesday. At approximately 11:38 a.m., on July 24, 2024, deputies from the Victor Valley Station were dispatched to assist the...
13-year-old reported missing out of NW Bakersfield found: KCSO
UPDATE (9:30 p.m.): The sheriff’s office said the 13-year-old reported missing Tuesday afternoon has been found. BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Sheriff’s deputies are asking for help to find a missing 13-year-old boy who was last seen Tuesday afternoon. Officials said Samuel Jamie Osuna was last seen at around 2:30 p.m. in the area of Castlemaine […]
Hearing for man charged in 2-year-old son’s fentanyl death postponed
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A man charged with murder after his 2-year-old son died after coming in contact with fentanyl had his preliminary hearing postponed Wednesday to mid-September. The hearing, at which a judge will determine if there’s sufficient evidence for the case to proceed, is now set for Sept. 13. Raul Rivera, 24, agreed to […]
Trial continues Thursday in prison counselor’s slaying
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Trial resumed Thursday afternoon for Sebastian Parra and Robert Roberts, charged with murder and attempted robbery in the slaying of a prison counselor who was charging an electric vehicle. Prosecutors say Parra handed Roberts a gun, and Roberts shot Benny Alcala Jr., 43, when the counselor ran after they tried to […]
BPD: Two bodies found in a canal on Coffee Road, no signs of trauma
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Two bodies, that police say had no obvious signs of trauma, were found in a canal near Coffee Road Tuesday morning. The Bakersfield Police Department said on July 23, 2024, at about 9:50 a.m., officers were called to the 3100 block of Coffee Road to help the fire department, who found two bodies in the canal.
Man who molested 2 teens resentenced to life term
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A Kern County man who molested two teenagers was resentenced to a life term in prison Wednesday after it was determined he was initially given too much time. Miguel Castillo Jr., 45, was resentenced to 15 years to life, plus 13 years. He was previously serving 25 years to life, plus […]
3 charged after 3 wounded in Wasco stabbing
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Three men are facing charges after three people were stabbed last week in Wasco, according to court records. Edgar Medina, 21, Alex Medina, 24, and Roberto Carlos Acosta, 22, were arrested early Friday after police found the victims — all of who survived — suffering from cuts and puncture wounds, according […]
Driver sustains life-threatening injuries after semi truck crashes into Wofford Heights house
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Kern County Fire Department firefighters responded to the scene of a structure fire after a semi-truck crashed into a house in Wofford Heights Thursday afternoon, officials said. When KCFD arrived, said the truck was coming down Evans Grade when the brakes went out. The semi-truck then crashed through a power-pole and […]
Man pleads no contest to manslaughter in Lamont gas station shooting after murder convictions tossed
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — From serving life without parole to having an upcoming release date. That’s been the legal trajectory of Jim Langston, whose murder and robbery convictions for a 2016 shooting in Lamont were overturned, an appeals court ruling incriminating statements he made before being read his Miranda rights were improperly admitted at trial. […]
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