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Man suspected of stealing body part from crime scene appears in Bakersfield court
The man suspected of taking a body part from a pedestrian who was hit and killed by a train last week in Wasco appeared Wednesday in Kern County Superior Court in Bakersfield for the first time since being charged in the high-profile case. Rosendo Tellez, 27, was in court for...
‘He knew what he was doing’: Sheriff Donny Youngblood expresses disgust over former Delano police chief’s arrest in child predator sting
"Having a former chief of police exhibit this type of conduct is frightening, not only to citizens that live here but to me as well," Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood said.
2 hospitalized after fiery crash on Golden State Hwy
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Two people are in the hospital after a fiery crash near northwest Bakersfield. Video from the scene shows fire crews spraying down a mangled car from the crash. The collision happened around 1 a.m. Tuesday at the intersection of Golden State Highway and Seventh Standard Road, according to a witness. The […]
BPD arrests man on suspicion of fraudulently purchasing building materials
A man was arrested Monday after he was suspected of fraudulently posing as a construction employee to gather building materials, the Bakersfield Police Department reported. Adrian Tinoco, 33, is suspected of four counts of burglary, two counts of attempted grand theft, attempted burglary, grand theft, organized retail theft and identity theft, according to BPD.
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