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Bakersfield athlete killed in bicycle race
A Bakersfield mother of two who took up competitive cycling nine months ago after an injury ended her marathoning career died Sunday while competing in a bicycle race outside Yosemite National Park.
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Statewide search on for suspects
A statewide manhunt was underway Monday following a brazen and apparently random attack on a California Highway Patrol officer who suffered injuries to his hand and chest after a suspect opened fire.
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Prostitution sting nets 15 arrests
A prostitution sting netted 15 arrests Wednesday. Three female Bakersfield Police officers and one female investigator for the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) pretended to be prostitutes at a motel located near three ABC licensed establishments, according to an ABC news release.
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Armed man shot and killed by police in northwest Bakersfield apartment
A Bakersfield police officer shot and killed a man who was armed with a gun in a northwest Bakersfield apartment Monday morning.
* 187 - Murder
* 191.5, 193 c - Vehicular Manslaughter
Twenty-year sentence for Delano man who shared child porn
Albert Garza, 53, of Delano, was sentenced Monday to 20 years in prison for sharing and possessing child pornography.
Crop tractor driver struck, killed by train in Visalia area
The driver of a row crop tractor was killed after driving the tractor onto railroad tracks directly in front of an oncoming train.
Firefighters called to a haystack fire
Kern County and Bakersfield firefighters were called to a fire in a haystack storage building Monday night.
Gas leak contained on South Union Avenue
A gas leak shut down part of South Union Avenue Monday.
Armed man shot and killed by police in northwest Bakersfield apartment
A Bakersfield police officer shot and killed a man who was armed with a gun in a northwest Bakersfield apartment Monday morning.
Kern County fire crew headed to Arizona wildfire
The Kern County Fire Department's Crew 7, also known as the Rio Bravo Interagency Hotshot Crew, are responding to Phoenix, Ariz. to assist with wildfire suppression efforts.
County parks employee crashes into back of police cruiser
A county vehicle crashed into the back of a Bakersfield police cruiser responding to a report of a suicide Monday morning.
Suspect wanted for fraud, theft
Bakersfield police are asking for the public's help identifying a suspect wanted for credit card fraud and theft.
One sentenced, one pleads guilty in growing pot on public land
Aurelio Anaya-Sanchez, 37, of Lamont, was sentenced Monday to three years and two months in prison for conspiring to grow, distribute and possess with intent to distribute marijuana grown on public land.
Mother accused of using child to deliver drugs
A mother is accused of using her 6-year-old son to deliver methamphetamine.
Arrest Log for May 13
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Officer-involved shooting reported in northwest Bakersfield
Bakersfield Police reported an officer-involved shooting in the 8300 block of White Squall Road in northwest Bakersfield Monday morning.
