CRIME & SAFETY
2 hospitalized with severe injuries after head-on crash in NW Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Two people were taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries after a head-on crash in northwest Bakersfield early Monday morning, officials said. Kern County firefighters were dispatched to the area of Snow and Zerker roads for a rescue response crash at around 6:30 a.m. Upon firefighters’ arrival, two vehicles were found. […]
Kern Sheriff’s office seeks help finding shooter in 2020 murder
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help locating the shooter from a murder over four years ago. Ricardo Lopez Jr., 22, was found dead in an orchard near Corn Camp Road and Highway 58 in Buttonwillow in December 2020. He was found with a gunshot to his head and […]
Abbasi called KCSO 181 times in a month: docs
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) –David Abbasi would not be ignored. The former Kern County Board of Supervisors candidate made 181 calls in March to the sheriff’s communications center — including at least 17 calls to 911 — most of them over someone smoking inside a business with which he shares a wall, according to newly released […]
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