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Bakersfield man with grand theft warrant arrested in Delano Target thefts
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (194+ words) BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A Bakersfield man, with a warrant for grand theft, was arrested after allegedly stealing about $200 in Target merchandise in Delano and was linked to a separate theft days earlier. The Delano Police Department said on September…...
Bakersfield police seek help identifying suspect in Ming Avenue burglary, check stolen
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (142+ words) BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the community’s help in identifying a man accused of breaking into a building and stealing a personal check. Bakersfield police said on Sunday, August 2nd, 2026, at around 6:15 a.m., the…...
Police searching for man accused of kicking security door at Chester Lane home
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (117+ words) BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the community’s help in identifying a man accused of kicking the security door of a home on Chester Lane. Police said on Sunday, July 12th, 2026, at around 11:26 p.m., the…...
Bakersfield police arrest 7, cite 7 in downtown quality-of-life sweep
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (196+ words) Bakersfield police arrested seven people and cited seven others last Wednesday during a quality-of-life operation in downtown Bakersfield following complaints. Bakersfield police arrested seven people and cited seven others last Wednesday during a quality-of-life operation in downtown Bakersfield following complaints…...
Two arrested during Bakersfield police's DUI checkpoint and saturation patrol
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (169+ words) BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A DUI checkpoint and a DUI saturation patrol by the Bakersfield Police Department led to two people being arrested for suspected DUI. The Bakersfield Police Department Traffic Unit conducted a DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint on Friday,…...
BPD searching for woman accused of throwing object at car and shattering windshield
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (130+ words) KBAK BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the community’s help in identifying a woman accused of throwing an object at a parked car on Panama Lane, near Wible Road. Police said on Tuesday, August 11th, 2026, at…...
CHP says Camry driver ran away from scene after hitting and killing Bakersfield man
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (304+ words) The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified the man killed in a hit-and-run crash on Fairfax Road as 35-year-old Pablo Pizano Ortiz of Bakersfield. CREDIT: KNN.NEWS, Rocelia Ruiz) BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — CHP is looking for the driver of…...
Bakersfield says gun-related homicides are down despite recent high school shooting
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (211+ words) Bakersfield officials say gun-related homicides are down this year, even as residents remain shaken after a shooting at Independence High School weeks ago that killed 17-year-old Levi Brown. “We also understand that incidents like this can impact how safe people…...
East Bakersfield family mourns Pablo Ortiz, killed in apparent hit-and-run
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (276+ words) by Steve Virgen, Eyewitness News A family in east Bakersfield is mourning the death of 35-year-old Pablo Ortiz, who relatives say was struck and killed in an apparent hit-and-run on Fairfax Road early Saturday morning. Alejandro Yepez said his older…...
Driver arrested after South Union hit-and-run crash kills woman
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (208+ words) BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A 36-year-old man was arrested for allegedly killing a woman in a hit-and-run crash on South Union Avenue Sunday night. The Bakersfield Police Department said on September 6, 2026, at around 7:31 p.m., officers were called to the 2500 block…...