Kern
Major Bust Yields Nearly 4,000 Marijuana Plants, Two Arrests
DELANO — Two men are behind bars after investigators busted up a major pot farm operation in Delano on last week. Ignacio Valencia, 27, and 39-year-old Juan Carlos Palacios Gomes, both
Bakersfield Drug Lab Busted, Four Arrested
BAKERSFIELD — Three men were arrested on Thursday after police discovered a clandestine drug lab during a probation search in southwest Bakersfield. Lenis Broadway, 30, and 25-year-old Megan Martin were
Fugitive Who Turns Taser on Deputy is Arrested
BAKERSFIELD — A man wanted by authorities was taken into custody after trying to use a Taser on deputies at a Motel 6 in east Bakersfield on Saturday. Richard Romo,
Armed Robbery Suspects Arrested in East Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD — Two men suspected of robbing four people at gunpoint in an alley in east Bakersfield are in custody. Andres Aguirre-Aguilar, 19, and 24-year-old Andres Rivera were both booked
Four Arrested for April Assault in Weedpatch
WEEDPATCH— Four people in the small community of Weedpatch just south of Lamont in Kern County were arrested on Wednesday in connection with an assault that occurred earlier this year.
Two Arrested for Assault Weapons During Possible Poaching Operation
LOST HILLS — Two men were arrested for possessing illegal assault weapons they alledgely used to poach animals in a rural area 20 miles northeast of Bakersfield. Edgar Rios-Medina, 24,
Suspect Arrested in Tehachapi Double Homicide
TEHACHAPI — A 28-year-old man suspected of murdering two other men early Monday morning in Tehachapi, has been arrested. Joaquin Balassa was booked at the Kern county Jail for two counts
Delano Shooting Suspects Arrested in Tulare County
DELANO — A pair of suspects accused of shooting from a moving vehicle at a another vehicle were arrested in Tulare Country on Thursday. David Ruiz-Padilla, 22, and 34-year-old Edward
Crackdown on Drugs Leads to Eight Arrests
BORON — Eight individuals were arrested during crackdown on illegal drug activity in the Boron area and surrounding community this past week. Booked into the Mojave Jail were, 34-year-old Kimberly
Lamont Murder Suspect Arrested in Buttonwillow After 5 Years
BUTTONWILLOW — A 20-year-old murder suspect is behind bars after running from authorities for five years. Tadeo Saucido Rodriguez was booked into the Kern County Jail for one count of first
