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Lemon thief busted in Taft
TAFT — An 55-year-old man has been arrested for stealing lemons from a local orchard. Jose Pena, 55, of Taft, was booked at the Taft City Jail for grand theft,
One arrested after deputies discover large weapons cache and drugs
ROSAMOND —Sheriff’s deputies serving a search warrant on Friday, found a lot more than even they expected. According to the Kern County Sheriff’s Office, deputies assigned to the Rosamond substation
Felon arrested after stealing from construction site
ROSEDALE — Police arrested a 38-year-old felon on Friday after following leads from an investigation of theft from several northwest Bakersfield construction sites. According to the Kern County Sheriff’s Office,
Man arrested for attempted murder of pregnant woman
TAFT — Police arrested a man after he allegedly tried choking a pregnant woman to death on Wednesday afternoon in the small rural town of Taft in southwest Kern County.
Detectives arrest three in major Bakersfield meth bust
BAKERSFIELD — Three men were arrested on Wednesday in connection with large methamphetamine operation in south Bakersfield. Harold Morales, 45, 35-year-old Jose Alvarez and 27-year-old Frankie Gomez, all of Bakersfield,
Arrest made in Bakersfield homicide investigation
BAKERSFIELD — A man suspected of killing another man in the early morning hours last weekend in southwest Bakersfield is behind bars after being apprehended by authorities on Thursday afternoon.
Drug bust yields gun, meth, cash
Three men were arrested in South Bakersfield Wednesday on suspicion of trafficking large amounts of methamphetamine. Harold Morales, 45, Jose Alvarez, 35, and Frankie Gomez, 27, were booked after detectives
Man tried to flee after DUI crash that killed woman
A 24-year-old Bakersfield man involved in a car crash that killed a woman has been arrested for driving under the influence of drugs. Alex Rubio was speeding in a residential
Teen murder suspect turns himself in at Bakersfield TV station
BAKERSFIELD — A teenager accused of murder turned himself in at a Bakersfield television station on Sunday night. Brendan Sanders, walked into KGET studios in Bakersfield about 9 p.m., on
Three arrested in botched robbery attempt
BAKERSFIELD — Three men were arrested early Tuesday morning in connection with a robbery at a local market earlier in the week that left one suspect shot in the head.