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1. Arvin man stabbed

   By THE BAKERSFIELD CALIFORNIAN

   Saturday, May 18 2013 06:58 PM

   A 53-year-old man was taken to Kern Medical Center Friday night after he was stabbed in the side during an altercation in Arvin.

   The Arvin Police Department found the man wounded after officers were summoned to the parking lot of 668 Comanche Drive about 9:37 p.m. Friday.

   Augustin Sandoval, 53, had been cut over his right rig cage and had a puncture wound to his right bicep, police said.

   Suspect Aaron Vasquez, 21, had arrived earlier with Maria Marcos to see her children, and argued with the victim when Sandoval told him not to be in the area, police said.

   Vasquez retrieved an unknown sharp weapon from his vehicle and injured Sandoval before fleeing the scene with Marcos, police said.

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3. Grand fire 70 percent contained

   Firefighters have the 4,358-acre Grand Fire in Frazier Park about 70 percent contained, according to an update firefighters issued about 6:30 a.m. Saturday.

4. Harris death ruled homicide

   The Kern County Sheriff's Office Coroner Section Saturday released a cause of death for Michael Leon Harris, 21, who died after a shooting last week.

5. New Santa Clarita fire burns close to I-5

   SANTA CLARITA -- As firefighters took on a stubborn 3-day-old wildfire Friday in rough terrain north of Los Angeles, a second and more serious blaze broke out 30 miles away near Interstate 5, quickly surging to more than 500 acres, briefly threatening an elementary school and leading to the precautionary evacuation of nearly 20 homes.
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   Fire line built around Grand Fire; new blaze in Santa Clarita

   SANTA CLARITA -- As firefighters took on the stubborn 3-day-old Grand Fire in rough terrain southeast of Frazier Park, a second blaze broke out Friday evening 30 miles away near Interstate 5, quickly surging to more than 500 acres, briefly threatening an elementary school and leading to the precautionary evacuation of nearly 20 homes.
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   Fire south of Bakersfield briefly threatens structures

   A fire just south of Bakersfield Friday afternoon briefly threatened structures but was contained by early evening.

8. From the news conference: Attorney representing witnesses to Silva's death speaks

   John Tello, the attorney for six people who say they were witnesses to the incident between David Sal Silva and law enforcement before Silva's death, said at a 5 p.m. Friday news conference that attorney Daniel Rodriguez will now represent them.
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    Fire south of Bakersfield under investigation

    A fire just south of Bakersfield Friday afternoon briefly threatened structures but firefighters were gaining some containment as of Friday evening.
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    Sex offender at large after removing GPS monitor Thursday

    The Kern County Sheriff's Office is asking the public's help in locating Gregory Nichols, a parolee at large and registered sex offender who disabled his GPS monitoring device Thursday.

12. Suspect wanted in two burglaries at Walgreens

    Bakersfield police are requesting the public's help identifying a suspect wanted for burglary and petty theft.

13. Police have submitted report to DA's office regarding alleged assault at rehabilitation center

    Bakersfield police have completed an investigation regarding a patient who allegedly sexually assaulted another patient at the Rehabilitation Center of Bakersfield and have submitted a report to the Kern County District Attorney's office for review.
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    Convicted sex offender at large after removing ankle monitor

    Parolee and registered sex offender David Anthony Aguilar has removed or disabled his GPS tracking ankle monitor and his whereabouts are unknown.
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    Registered sex offender at large

    Local law enforcement is searching for parolee and registered sex offender Susano Cervantes, who removed or disabled his GPS tracking ankle monitor.