Kern
Deputies Bust Bakersfield Drug Manufacturing Operation
BAKERSFIELD — Two men were arrested on Tuesday in northwest Bakersfield after deputies busted up a major drug manufacturing operation. Brett Royal, 46, and 41-year-old Matthew Watson, both Bakersfield residents,
Bodfish Man Arrested for Attacking Another Man with Hammer
BODFISH — A 60-year-old convicted felon was arrested on Sunday after attacking another man with a hammer in the small mountain town of Bodfish in the Kern River Valley. Michael
Four Charged in Maricopa Drug Bust
MARICOPA — Three people were arrested, and charges added to a fourth already serving time, after deputies raided and found drug and stolen property at a Maricopa residence on Friday
Wanted Felon Arrested for Grand Theft Auto
LAKE ISABELLA — Deputies arrested a wanted felon for stealing two cars last Thursday morning in the small mountain community of Lake Isabella. Kenneth Johnson, 29, of Bakersfield, was booked
Trio of Women Arrested in Frazier Park Drug Raid
FRAZIER PARK — Three women were arrested in Frazier Park last Friday during a drug raid that turned up a large amount of suspected methamphetamine. Alice Hobbs, Dawn Swanson and
Three Arrested in Connection with Illegal Arvin Pot Farm
ARVIN — Three people were arrested last Friday for running an illegal marijuana growing operation in a rural mountain area southeast of the City of Arvin. Artemio Alvarez, a 38-year-old
Wasco Probation Sweep Nets Seven Arrests
BAKERSFIELD — Seven individuals were arrested and three firearms were seized following a probation compliance sweep on Friday in the City of Wasco. Arrested were: Joaquin Melgoza, 29, for an
Taft Man Arrested for Domestic Assault
TAFT — A 42-year-old Taft man was arrested on Saturday for sending a woman to the hospital after severely beating her. Michael Ray Hastings was booked into the Kern County
Three Arrested Following Taft Area Probation Searches
TAFT — Sherriff’s deputies have been busy this week in the small rural southwestern Kern County town of Taft. According to the Kern County Sheriff’s Office, deputies have arrested three
Employee and Former Employee Stage Fast Food Restaurant Robbery
BUTTONWILLOW —An employee and a former employee are behind bars today, after staging a robbery of a southwest Kern County fast food restaurant last Thursday morning. Christian Orozco, 30, and
