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Doctor says jailed bondsman has four to six months to live
The Bakersfield bondsman accused of tricking and coercing clients into giving up property that had been put up for bail has about four to six month to live, his doctor confirmed Thursday.
Last teen sentenced in beating death of 81-year-old
Demitris King was sentenced to about 10 years in juvenile jail and will go free by his 25th birthday at least.See who got ARRESTED yesterday!
Bondsman accused of fraud appears in court
Hearings have been set for a Bakersfield bondsman, his wife and others charged together with dozens of felonies after they allegedly tricked and coerced clients into giving up property that had been put up for bail.Man pretending to be cop kicks in couple's door, steals wallet
Police are now looking for another police impersonator after man with a gun wearing badge around his neck busted through a couple's apartment Wednesday morning and stole a wallet before running away and being chased by the victim, police said.Woman arrested after alleged drunken wreck on Rosedale Highway
A 21-year-old Bakersfield woman was arrested Tuesday night for allegedly driving under the influence and crashing into a car stopped for a train on Rosedale Highway, according to the California Highway Patrol.See who got ARRESTED yesterday!
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Former school employee acquitted in lewd acts case, convicted of battery
A former Centennial High School employee was acquitted Tuesday of committing lewd acts with a girl under 14.Police issue 126 tickets during safety belt enforcement effort
Bakersfield Police on Monday and Tuesday issued 126 citations to drivers during a safety belt enforcement, impounded two vehicles and arrested someone for possession of methamphetamine for sale, police said.
Man accused in drunken fatal wreck appears in court, faces victim's family
Martin Martinez always taught his son, Andrew, about forgiveness. The 17-year-old boy tried to remember that Tuesday as he faced the man accused of killing his father in a hit-and-run crash.Police: Fake cop stopped drivers
Bakersfield Police Department is looking for police impersonators pulling people over using police lights in the last two days in southwest Bakersfield. At one point the suspects asked victims to remove clothing, police said.
Tehachapi inmate steals prison truck in escape, caught in Bakersfield
A 40-year-old inmate at a Tehachapi prison who escaped Monday morning by stealing a prison truck was captured later that afternoon near a motel in east Bakersfield.Man run over while trying to stop carjacker
A man suffered a broken leg after he was carjacked Monday night at a gas station in Wasco and clung to his truck while it was being driven off, then fell off and was finally run over.See who got ARRESTED yesterday!
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Possible carjacking in Wasco
Someone may have been the victim of a carjacking Monday night in Wasco.
'AIDS does happen in Kern County'
Fourteen years ago at age 22, April Rogers sat in a doctor’s office, making promises to God.Man's body found in McFarland canal
A body was found floating in a canal in McFarland on Monday.Suspected carjacker leaps into canal to avoid arrest
A suspected carjacker led deputies on a chase Monday and tried to get away by jumping into a canal in Oildale.Budget woes kill off meth-fighting team
The law enforcement unit aimed at battling the methamphetamine problem in Kern County will soon be no more.New lawyers sworn in
Eleven law students from Bakersfield passed the 2008 California Bar Exam, according to a list released by the California State Bar Association. Seven of the new attorneys were sworn in Monday afternoon at a ceremony hosted by the Kern County Bar Association.
Should a driver with three DUIs get two weeks before reporting to jail?
Mark Anthony Patton’s previous drunk driving convictions wouldn’t have been enough to jail him a week before police said he got drunk again and killed a man, attorneys said Monday.Advertisement