CRIME & SAFETY
Police launch search for runaway teen last seen on Panama Lane
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Police are asking for the community’s help locating a missing runaway teen who was last seen on Panama Lane. BPD say Kevin Valenzuela, 17, was last seen in the at the intersection of Panama Lane and Lowry Street on Wednesday at approximately 7:30 a.m. He is considered at-risk due to being […]
Firefighters extinguish 3-alarm fire in thrift store
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A three-alarm fire broke out at Bernard Thrift store early Thursday morning. The fire broke out at Bernard Thrift store, located at 20 Bernard Street, just before 6 a.m. Video from the scene shows Bakersfield firefighters attacking the flames from the roof of the structure. Bakersfield Fire Department Battalion Chief Tim […]
Coroner identifies man shot at River Boulevard and Panorama Drive
The Kern County coroner’s office has identified the man who was shot and killed in a parking lot at River Boulevard and Panorama Drive at the Bluffs on April 19. Ronald Josue Rivera Hernandez, 24, of Bakersfield died there at about 11:20 p.m., according to the coroner.
Letter to the editor: The arrest is just the first step
I am one of the people who almost never agrees with our current governor, Gavin Newsom. That is my current opinion, until this announcement of the partnership with the Bakersfield Police Department and California Highway Patrol to reduce our crime problem. I just want Newsom to not forget that our...
BPD: Man shot and killed on V Street
A man was shot to death around 6:45 p.m. Thursday in the 800 block of V Street, according to the Bakersfield Police Department. BPD said the man was dead upon officers' arrival and the Kern County coroner’s office will release his name.
Bakersfield Matters: Putting the brakes on human trafficking: From testimonials to task force, Kern tackling problem head-on
Kern County tops too many undesirable lists to count, not the least of which is incidences of human trafficking. According to the FBI, the problem here has doubled in the last five years, as evidenced by a two-day sting operation in January that resulted in seven arrests and the identification of other victims, with 24 more arrests pending.
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