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Shafter Man is Arrested for Stealing Equipment from PG&E
SHAFTER — A 42-year Shafter man was arrested earlier this week after allegedly stealing a piece of equipment from one of California’s largest utility companies. Vernon Phillips was booked into
Suspect Arrested for Drugs After Fleeing Police
BAKERSFIELD — A man suspected of selling drugs in east Bakersfield, was arrested on Wednesday night after running from police. Eric Frank Grijalva was booked into the Sheriff’s Central Receiving
Felon Arrested for Guns, Drugs During Traffic Stop
BAKERSFIELD — A 32-year-old convicted felon was arrested Wednesday afternoon on weapons and narcotics charges during a routine traffic stop in Bakersfield. Miguel Angel Montes was booked into the Central
Elderly Man Arrested for Murder After Attacking Neighbor
WOFFORD HEIGHTS — An elderly man was arrested on Saturday morning in the small mountain town of Wofford Heights in the Kern River Valley, for allegedly stabbing and beating another
Three Arrested for Smuggling Cocaine Throughout California
BAKERSFIELD — Three men were arrested on Thursday in northwest Bakersfield for smuggling large amounts of cocaine throughout California. Justino Torres, 23 years old from Mexicali Mexico, and 54-year-old Miguel
Man Faces Federal Charges after Growing Pot on Government Land
KERN COUNTY — A 24-year-old Lamont man was arrested on Friday after deputies raided a clandestine marijuana garden located on Bureau of Land Management property off of Old Ox Court
Taft Man Arrested for Having Sex with 14-year-old Girl
TAFT— A 21-year-old man was arrested on Monday in Taft, for having sex with an underage girl. Baltazar Garcia Silvia was booked into the Taft City Jail for a felony
Tehachapi Mother Arrested After Leaving Child in Vacant Field Overnight
TEHACHAPI — A 34-year-old mother was arrested on Sunday after allegedly abandoning her two-year-old child in a vacant field in downtown Tehachapi. Stacey Nikkel, of Tehachapi was booked into the
Knife-Wielding Elderly Man is Shot, Killed by Police
BAKERSFIELD — An elderly man was shot and killed on Sunday night after a confrontation with sheriff’s deputies in east Bakersfield. Gregory Johnson, 67, of Bakersfield, was pronounced dead by doctors
Three Arrested for Picking Lemons from a Maricopa Farm
MARICOPA — Three men were arrested on Sunday evening for illegally picking lemons from a property owned by a large Maricopa farming outfit. Efrain Casillas, 37, 34-year-old Eduardo Castro and
