CRIME & SAFETY
Coroner identifies woman struck, killed by hit-and-run driver at Ming Ave and South P St
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office identified a woman who was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver early Saturday morning in south Bakersfield. The coroner identified the woman as Estella Andino, 45, of Bakersfield. Bakersfield police said Andino was struck by a vehicle just after 2 a.m. at the intersection of […]
11 people account for swath of downtown crime, city says
Fewer than a dozen people are responsible for a wide swath of crime in downtown Bakersfield, according to an in-house study presented by city staff at Thursday’s Public Safety and Vital Services Commission meeting. Bakersfield City Manager Christian Clegg told the eight-commissioner panel that it is on these 11...
BPD searches for man suspected of robbing store with skateboard
The Bakersfield Police Department is looking for a man suspected of robbing a Rite Aid in the 1600 block of 23rd Street on March 22 after threatening staff with his skateboard. BPD described the suspect as a slim, 6-foot-tall white or Hispanic man in his 30s. He was seen wearing...
2-Vehicle Bakersfield Traffic Collision Leaves 2 Injured, 1 Trapped
BAKERSFIELD, Calif., Apr. 17 (KNN) — A traffic collision involving two vehicles in a Bakersfield intersection Tuesday night, left two people injured with one of them trapped inside a vehicle. The collision occurred around 9:47 p.m. at Union Avenue and Brundage Lane. Responding Bakersfield police officers found two vehicles...
Man suspected of Christmas parade crash arrested on suspicion of DUI
The man suspected of crashing his truck into a crowd of people before the annual Bakersfield Christmas Parade was arrested Wednesday night in the 2000 block of Oak Street on suspicion of driving under the influence. Alan Lewis Booth, 72, was booked into Lerdo Jail on suspicion of driving under...
17-year-old reported missing was last seen in central Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A family is asking for help to find a teenager who they haven’t heard from since early April. The Bakersfield Department said Annikah Samarripas, 17, was last seen in the 1400 block of S Street on April 4 at around 8 a.m. Samarripas is described as being 4 feet, 11 inches, […]
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