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  1. East Bakersfield resident bound, robbed

    By BREAKING NEWS
    Wednesday, Feb 22 2012 07:53 PM

    Two intruders tied up a man, then ransacked and robbed his east Bakersfield home Wednesday afternoon.

    Kern County Sheriff's deputies were dispatched at about 3:25 p.m. to a report of a robbery in the 2200 block of Pictoria Drive, according to a Kern County Sheriff's Department news release.

    The victim told deputies that two white men knocked on his door at about 3 p.m., the news release said. When the victim answered the door, one of the men produced a handgun and forced the man back into his home, where they tied him up, deputies said.

    The intruders ransacked the residence and took several firearms, jewelry, a computer and a 2004 two-tone, green Mazda Tribute, the news release said. They left the victim tied up, but he called the Sheriff's Department several minutes later after freeing himself, deputies said.

    One suspect was described as 6 feet tall with dark hair. He was wearing a blue windbreaker and blue jeans.

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  3. Police conduct court sting on unlicensed drivers

    On Wednesday morning, Bakersfield police conducted a court sting operation at Kern County Superior Court at 1215 Truxtun Ave., focusing on drivers who were unlicensed or driving on a suspended license.

  4. Hundreds of Verizon customers in Lost Hills lose service after line cut

    A total of 481 Verizon customers have lost phone service to their homes in the Lost Hills area after a Verizon line was accidentally cut Wednesday.

  5. Autopsy shows Kernville man died of drowning

    An autopsy determined a Kernville man drowned in the Kern River in a Feb. 15 accident near Highway 178.

  6. Arrest Log for Feb. 21

    Not sure what crimes these folks were arrested for? Check out our list below or click on the link below.

  7. DUI checkpoint scheduled for Saturday

    On Saturday, Bakersfield police will conduct a DUI/Driver License checkpoint at an undisclosed location in Bakersfield.

  8. Sheriff's Department to offer Community Academy

    The Kern County Sheriff's Department will be offering a Community Academy to residents of Kern County.

  9. Three injured in car crash

    Three people suffered minor injuries in a Tuesday night car crash in south Bakersfield.

  10. Inmate who hanged himself was charged with murder

    The inmate who hanged himself at Lerdo Jail's maximum-medium facility Sunday has been identified as Walter Jacobo.

  11. Cause of suspicious fire unknown Tuesday night

    No one was harmed in a fire at a vacant south Bakersfield house Tuesday night but investigators were looking for the cause of the fire.

  12. Deputies find suspect in fatal stabbing

    Investigators found a man suspected of fatally stabbing a relative Tuesday at a Motel 6 several hours after the stabbing.

  13. Child dies after falling in pool

    A 2-year-old Bakersfield boy died at a Madera hospital Tuesday morning, the day after he fell into a swimming pool.

  14. Stabbing suspect arrested

    At 1 p.m. Jan. 15, deputies responded to a victim of a stabbing in the 1200 block of Rosamond and identified 18-year-old Javier Rodriguez as a suspect.







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