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Man arrested for killing another man in store parking lot

BAKERSFIELD — The search for a suspect accused of killing a 23-old man in the parking lot of a store in December ended on Wednesday with one in custody. According

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Woman arrested for driving a stolen vehicle

TEHACHAPI  — Police have arrested a Tehachapi woman for driving a stolen vehicle on Thursday morning. Victoria Rojas, 24, was taken into custody and booked into the Kern County Jail

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Two felons arrested after traffic stop ends in chase

BAKERSFIELD — A routine traffic stop ended with two felons in custody after one of them led police on a high speed chase through streets of Bakersfield on Thursday morning.

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Parolee tries to use fake bills and then eats them

TEHACHAPI — A 29-year-old Panorama City man was arrested in Tehachapi on Wednesday morning after trying to pass counterfeit bills at a local convenience store. Tony Ross, a Los Angeles

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Man Beats Up Girlfriend And Mother Before Barricading Himself Inside Home

TEHACHAPI  — Police arrested a 56-year-old man on Tuesday night after he allegedly assaulted two females following a domestic dispute, then barricaded himself in his residence. Stephen Anthony Damian, was

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Lemon thief busted in Taft

TAFT — An 55-year-old man has been arrested for stealing lemons from a local orchard. Jose Pena, 55,  of Taft, was booked at the Taft City Jail for grand theft,

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One arrested after deputies discover large weapons cache and drugs

ROSAMOND —Sheriff’s deputies serving a search warrant on Friday, found a lot more than even they expected. According to the Kern County Sheriff’s Office, deputies assigned to the Rosamond substation

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Felon arrested after stealing from construction site

ROSEDALE — Police arrested a 38-year-old felon on Friday after following leads from an investigation of theft from several northwest Bakersfield construction sites. According to the Kern County Sheriff’s Office,

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Man arrested for attempted murder of pregnant woman

TAFT — Police arrested a man after he allegedly tried choking a pregnant woman to death on Wednesday afternoon in the small rural town of Taft in southwest Kern County.

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Gun Battle Lands One Man in Hospital, Convicted Felon Back in Custody

BAKERSFIELD — One man is listed in serious condition at a local hospital and one man is behind bars after a late night fight erupts in a gun battle on