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1. Defendant who shot officer sentenced to 73 years to life

   The fourth and final defendant charged in connection with a 2009 shooting that injured a Bakersfield police officer was sentenced to 73 years to life in prison Wednesday morning.

3. 'Recent events' lead to postponement of Law Enforcement Day

   The Kern County Sheriff's Office has postponed Law Enforcement Day at the Sheriff's Office, originally scheduled for Saturday.

4. Cause of apartment fire is electrical

   Bakersfield City firefighters said Wednesday that a Tuesday night apartment fire was electrical, due to a refrigerator in a garage.

5. Man suffers major head trauma in park assault

   A 32-year-old man was assaulted by about 11 people Tuesday night in Sears Park, leaving him with what Kern County Sheriff's deputies called major head trauma.

6. Kidnapping lasts several hours

   Kern County Sheriff's deputies found a woman uninjured at an Oildale residence after she'd been kidnapped for several hours, including being forcibly removed from a store.

7. CHP conducting motorcycle safety operation

   California Highway Patrol officers throughout the Central Valley will be conducting a motorcycle safety operation Friday in an effort to lower deaths and injuries.
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   Life sentence for man involved in officer's 2009 shooting

   The third of four defendants charged in connection with the 2009 shooting of a Bakersfield police officer learned Monday that he'll likely spend the rest of his life behind bars.

10. Child's cause of death pending laboratory studies

    Cause of death of a 2-month-old Tehachapi child is pending laboratory studies, according to a coroner's office news release.

11. Two men - one on 'bath salts' - arrested for firing guns

    About 7:45 p.m. Friday, deputies responded to the area of Third Avenue and E Street in Taft Heights for a report of two men walking in the area armed with rifles.
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    Were you caught in traffic in I-5 fire?

    CASTAIC -- A 50-acre wildfire started by a burning tractor-trailer north of Los Angeles slowed northbound traffic on Interstate 5 to a crawl and briefly threatened a mobile home park before firefighters stopped its progress.

13. Police looking for 17-year-old dad, baby

    A father who fled with his infant son after an alleged domestic violence incident was found late Tuesday afternoon.
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    Sheriff's deputies in beating incident not placed on leave

    When sheriff's deputies participate in an officer-involved shooting, they are automatically placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of an internal investigation into whether the shooting was within policy.

15. Driver busted with carload of drugs

    About midnight Sunday, a sheriff's deputy traveling north on Highway 99 in the area of Union Avenue saw a vehicle speeding and stopped the driver.