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Bakersfield and Kern County fire agencies team up for undercover fireworks busts ahead of Fourth of July
Investigators have seized more than 10,000 pounds of illegal fireworks through undercover stings, and 179 extra Kern County Fire personnel will be on duty July 3rd and 4th
KERO 23ABC · Jul 2
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Kern County coroner ID's person found dead in residential swimming pool
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- The Kern County coroner has identified a person who was found dead in a Bakersfield swimming pool on Tuesday. The coroner identified the person as 71-year-old Sarwa Ama Aldoori of Bakersfield. Aldoori was found deceased in a residential swimming pool in the 1400 block of Pineglen Drive on June 30, at [...]
KGET 17 News · Jul 1
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Kern County coroner ID's person found dead in residential swimming pool
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- The Kern County coroner has identified a person who was found dead in a Bakersfield swimming pool on Tuesday. The coroner identified the person as 71-year-old Sarwa Ama Aldoori of Bakersfield. Aldoori was found deceased in a residential swimming pool in the 1400 block of Pineglen Drive on June 30, at [...]
KGET 17 News · Jul 1
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CHP Fort Tejon to host Start Smart class for teen drivers, parents
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- The California Highway Patrol Fort Tejon is set to host a free Start Smart class for newly licensed and future teen drivers and their parents. The class is set for July 21 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at 1033 Lebec Rd., according to CHP. Officials will discuss responsibilities of driving, [...]
KGET 17 News · Jul 1
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Bakersfield police search for two men wanted for credit card fraud
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- The Bakersfield Police Department is searching for two men wanted for allegedly using someone else's credit card to make several purchases at a Costco. Police said the two incidents happened June 3 at the Costco located at 3800 Rosedale Hwy. The total amount of items purchased adds up to $10,000, according [...]
KGET 17 News · Jul 1
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Bakersfield PD seeks public's help identifying 3 suspects in 7-Eleven armed robbery
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the community’s help in identifying three men accused of an armed robbery at the 7-Eleven on Union Avenue. On Wednesday, May 27, three men entered the 7-Eleven at 1900 Union Ave. One suspect guarded the front door while the other two pointed a firearm [...]
KGET 17 News · Jul 1
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Coroner ID's man killed in single-vehicle crash on Interstate 5
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- The Kern County Coroner's Office identified a man who was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 5 near Highway 43. Coroner officials said Andrian Ariza Nucup, 36, of San Bernardino was the driver of a vehicle that veered off the roadway on Interstate 5 and collided with a retaining wall [...]
KGET 17 News · Jul 1
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Bakersfield police searching for man who allegedly stole pool equipment
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- Law enforcement is looking for a man who was involved in a grand theft crime at a southwest Bakersfield home in May. The Bakersfield Police Department is seeking the public's help in identifying the alleged suspect involved in the theft that occurred on May 21, on the 4700 block of Winners [...]
KGET 17 News · Jul 1
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Bakersfield Christmas Parade crash defendant gets new attorney
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- The attorney who represented Bakersfield Christmas Parade crash defendant Alan Booth over the past two and a half years declared a conflict Wednesday and was relieved as counsel. Moving forward, Booth will be represented by attorney BreAnne Ruelas through the Indigent Defense Program. At Wednesday's hearing, Ruelas and prosecutor Brandon Stallings [...]
KGET 17 News · Jul 1
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Former CSUB basketball assistant coach Kevin Mays takes plea deal in pimping and child pornography case
Kevin Mays, the former assistant basketball coach at California State University, Bakersfield accepted a plea deal on Wednesday, according to the Kern County District Attorney's Office.
KERO 23ABC · Jul 1
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Ex-CSUB assistant coach Kevin Mays accepts plea deal in pimping case
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- Former Cal State Bakersfield assistant basketball coach Kevin Mays on Wednesday pleaded no contest to three felony charges for an agreed upon sentence of four years in prison and lifetime sex offender registration. Mays stood next to defense attorney David A. Torres in Superior Court as he entered no contest pleas [...]
KGET 17 News · Jul 1
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Amber Alert issued, license plate reader picked up plate number in Kern County: CHP
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- An Amber Alert was issued for four California counties on behalf of the Hayward Police Department. According to the California Highway Patrol, Maxence Sirois, 3 months, was last seen with Marina Kazakova, 42, on June 28 at about 1 a.m. in Hayward in Alameda County. Sirois is described as a 3-month-old [...]
KGET 17 News · Jul 1
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Bakersfield PD investigating after bicyclist shot on Forrest St
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- The Bakersfield Police Department is investigating an attempted homicide after a bicyclist was shot Tuesday afternoon. According to BPD, the shooting happened just before 5:45 p.m. on Forrest Street, near H Street. Officers said the suspect fled the scene and there is no additional information at this time. The bicyclist is [...]
KGET 17 News · Jul 1
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Man accused in drowning death of kid in California City pleads not guilty
A man accused of letting his dogs chase a 12-year-old into a California City lake, where the boy drowned, has pleaded not guilty.
KERO 23ABC · Jul 1
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2 Delano men arrested on multiple weapons charges during traffic stop for reckless driving
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- Two people in Delano were arrested and booked into the Kern County Sheriff's Office Jail on Sunday for allegedly possessing firearms. The arrest occurred when a Delano police officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for reckless driving. The vehicle intentionally lost traction and spin its tires, driving in "donuts" [...]
KGET 17 News · Jul 1
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California City dog owner charged with first-degree murder
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- The owner of three dogs that attacked two children at a California City park, mauling one girl and chasing a boy into a pond where he drowned, answered to murder charges today. According to a California City Police search warrant, 68-year-old Kenneth Dobbins was warned about his three dogs and their [...]
KGET 17 News · Jul 1
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California City man whose dogs chased boy who drowned ordered held without bail
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- A California City man whose dogs chased a boy who drowned in a lake while trying to escape was arraigned Tuesday on charges including murder and ordered held without bail. Kenneth Dobbins, 68, refused to go to court on Monday, when his arraignment was initially scheduled, but a court commissioner ordered [...]
KGET 17 News · Jun 30
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Bakersfield police, DEA agents seize more than 9 pounds of drugs in Monday raid
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- The California Highway Patrol and the Bakersfield Police Department arrested a drug trafficker after conducting a monthslong investigation. Law enforcement, along with Drug Enforcement Administration special agents, intercepted and arrested 27-year-old Jesus Marquez-Ruiz after observing him allegedly engage in suspected narcotics transactions throughout Bakersfield. M
KGET 17 News · Jun 30
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Ray Mata Jr. found competent to stand trial in Genesis Mata case
Tuesday morning, Bustamante and attorneys were in court to hear the results of that evaluation, but Mata was not. Court officials said he refused to attend.
KERO 23ABC · Jun 30
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CHP to conduct Independence Day Holiday Enforcement Period
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- The California Highway Patrol is set to conduct a holiday enforcement period during the Independence Day holiday. The enforcement period is scheduled from 6 p.m. on July 2 to 11:59 p.m. on July 5, according to CHP. During that time, officers will be enforcing the roadway to address unsafe driving and [...]
KGET 17 News · Jun 30
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Defense in Genesis Mata case drops competency challenge, criminal proceedings reinstated
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- Defense counsel for Ray Mata Jr. won't seek a second opinion on his competency to stand trial in the torture slaying of his 8-year-old daughter. Criminal proceedings were reinstated Tuesday afternoon against Mata -- found competent by a psychologist in April -- after a public defender indicated he won't challenge that [...]
KGET 17 News · Jun 30
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VIDEO: Ring camera shows illegal firework blowing up underneath car in Bakersfield neighborhood
A Ring camera doorbell recorded the moment fireworks exploded in a Bakersfield neighborhood.
KGET 17 News · Jun 30
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Bakersfield police seeking help locating man last seen Taft Highway on Thursday
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- The Bakersfield Police Department is seeking the public's help in locating a man who was last seen on Thursday. Law enforcement said that 61-year-old John Luis was last seen on June 25 around 10 p.m., on the 1500 block of Taft Highway. Luis is considered "at-risk" due to a medical condition. [...]
KGET 17 News · Jun 30
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Silver alert issued for man, 70, last seen Sunday: CHP
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- The California Highway Patrol has issued a silver alert for a Fresno man who is believed to be missing and at-risk. CHP activated the alert on behalf Madera County for Rondy Packard Sr., a 70-year-old man. Packard was last seen driving a gray 2022 Nissan Frontier with a wheelchair ramp in [...]
KGET 17 News · Jun 30
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Man charged with gross vehicular manslaughter in California Ave crash
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- A 23-year-old man accused of texting and driving while impaired in a fatal crash on California Avenue made his first court appearance Tuesday afternoon. Gavin Mundschau was charged Tuesday with gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, DUI causing injury and infractions for texting while driving, failing to stop for a red traffic [...]
KGET 17 News · Jun 30
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Bear Valley police searching for woman last seen near Bear Valley Road, Pheasant Court
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- Law enforcement are looking for a woman who was last seen near her home on June 29. Bear Valley police are searching for Nicolette "Nikki" Lucia, who is considered a "critical" missing person. Police have described Lucia as a 37-year-old woman, with brown hair and hazel eyes. She is 5 feet [...]
KGET 17 News · Jun 30
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Bakersfield PD seeking help identifying 2 suspects in Stine Road armed robbery
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- The Bakersfield Police Department is seeking the public's help in identifying two people who took part in an armed robbery in March. The robbery occurred at a business in the 5600 block of Stine Road on March 12 and involved four suspects. Two suspects involved -- 18-year-olds Alex Gonzales and Johnathan [...]
KGET 17 News · Jun 30
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Bakersfield PD seeking help identifying 2 suspects in Stine Road armed robbery - KGET.com
Bakersfield PD seeking help identifying 2 suspects in Stine Road armed robbery KGET.com
GNews — Bakersfield business · Jun 30
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Ray Mata Jr. refuses court appearance, reasonable force authorized to bring him to court
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- With attorneys and the judge noting nothing could be done without him present, reasonable force was authorized to bring Ray Mata Jr. to court Tuesday afternoon for a hearing in connection with the torture slaying of his 8-year-old daughter. Mata refused to leave jail Tuesday morning, and Judge Tiffany Organ-Bowles gave [...]
KGET 17 News · Jun 30
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BPD: Two arrested, two sought in armed robbery on Stine Road - KBAK
BPD: Two arrested, two sought in armed robbery on Stine Road KBAK
GNews — Bakersfield business · Jun 30
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Owner of attacking dogs, who Cal City police say offered no assistance to drowning boy, refuses to attend arraignment
According to court documents, as the young boy struggled to stay above water, the dog's reported owner -- Kenneth Dobbins -- called his dogs to follow him and walked away, making no attempt to assist the drowning child or to render aid to an 8-year-old girl who, just moments later, sustained a serious but non-life-threatening dog bite.
KGET 17 News · Jun 30
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California City man charged with murder in dog attack that led to boy's drowning
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- Prosecutors on Monday brought charges including murder against a California City man whose three dogs chased a 12-year-old boy who drowned while trying to escape. Kenneth Dobbins, 68, is in custody but refused to be transported to Superior Court for arraignment Monday afternoon on charges of second-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter and [...]
KGET 17 News · Jun 29
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Inmate's death Sunday at Delano prison triggers homicide investigation
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- The death of a 31-year-old man at Kern Valley State Prison in Delano early Sunday is under investigation as a homicide, according to corrections officials. Tyrin Meeks was found unresponsive around 3 a.m. in his cell and pronounced dead at 3:26 a.m. after life-saving measures failed to revive him, according to [...]
KGET 17 News · Jun 29
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Warrant: Man pulled dogs from lake, left 12-year-old to drown
According to a search warrant filed for Dobbins’ address in California City, Dobbins’ three dogs chased 12-year-old Fernando Torres Moreno into the waters of Central Park Lake.
KERO Kern County · Jun 29
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Bakersfield police looking for man involved in California Ave burglary, seeking public’s help - KGET.com
Bakersfield police looking for man involved in California Ave burglary, seeking public’s help KGET.com
GNews — Bakersfield business · Jun 26
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Police seek help identifying suspect in California Avenue business break-in - KBAK
Police seek help identifying suspect in California Avenue business break-in KBAK
GNews — Bakersfield business · Jun 26
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Deadly crash off Highway 58 sparks wildfire
A deadly crash off Highway 58 near Murray Family Farms on Friday sparked a wildfire that has grown to 200 acres.
KERO 23ABC · Jun 20
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Deadly crash off Hwy 58 leads to brush fire east of Bakersfield
At least one person is dead after a crash along Highway 58 east of Bakersfield which ignited a brush fire Friday afternoon.
KGET 17 News · Jun 20
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Lost Fire grows rapidly as winds and terrain challenge firefighting efforts
According to Kern County Fire Department officials, what began as a small vegetation fire quickly expanded as strong winds pushed flames through dry grass and brush across the landscape.
KERO 23ABC · Jun 19
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Genesis Mata's cause of death released
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- Genesis Mata, the 8-year-old girl whose heavily scarred body was found in a motel bathtub, died from "multiple inflicted injuries and chronic child maltreatment," coroner's officials said in a release sent Friday. Her death was a homicide, officials said. Ray Mata Jr. and Graciela Bustamonte, the child's father and stepmother, were [...]
KGET 17 News · Jun 19
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Bakersfield man held to answer in alleged DUI crash that killed boy, 8
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- A man who authorities say drove with a blood-alcohol content more than four times the legal limit when he veered off the road and crashed, killing an 8-year-old boy eating lunch at a food truck with his father, has been held to answer on charges including murder, court records show. Andres [...]
KGET 17 News · Jun 19
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Golden Empire's Most Wanted: June 18, 2026
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) --- The U.S. Marshals Task Force needs your help finding a fugitive. Diego Miranda, 29, is on parole for indecent exposure, theft, criminal threats and drug charges. Miranda is 6 feet tall and 156 pounds. He has family ties to Bakersfield and Wasco. If you have seen him or have any information [...]
KGET 17 News · Jun 19
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Bakersfield police, city staff conduct clean-up operation, 7 arrested
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- The Bakersfield Police Department's Impact Unit and its partnerships participated in another encampment clean-up effort Wednesday, which resulted in the arrest of seven people. The seven people arrested were booked into the Lerdo Jail for illegal lodging and trespassing on railroad property, along with "applicable active warrants." One person was placed [...]
KGET 17 News · Jun 19
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Bakersfield police, city staff conduct clean-up operation, 7 arrested
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- The Bakersfield Police Department's Impact Unit and its partnerships participated in another encampment clean-up effort Wednesday, which resulted in the arrest of seven people. The seven people arrested were booked into the Lerdo Jail for illegal lodging and trespassing on railroad property, along with "applicable active warrants." One person was placed [...]
KGET 17 News · Jun 19
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Bakersfield PD searches for 3 men in connection to Priority Urgent Care burglary
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the public's assistance in identifying three men suspected of burglarizing a Priority Urgent Care on Panama Lane. The incident was reported at about 2:30 a.m. on May 21 at the Priority Urgent Care in the 4800 block of Panama Lane when three men allegedly [...]
KGET 17 News · Jun 19
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Bakersfield murder defendant accused of shooting man he believed was sleeping with his girlfriend
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- During an argument the night of Aug. 15, Samuel Magdaleno made clear what he'd do if he confirmed someone was sleeping with his girlfriend. "If I find out that it's true, I'm coming back to shoot you," Magdaleno told the man with whom he argued according to a court filing. Two [...]
KGET 17 News · Jun 19
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Kern County honors law enforcement for DUI crackdown, MADD awards
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- Behind every traffic stop - every sobriety test - every arrest made in the dark of night, a life has been saved. And for that, Kern is honoring its local law enforcement. Kern is known for its "sober reality" - a drunk driving epidemic that claims the lives of too many [...]
KGET 17 News · Jun 19
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Kern County honors law enforcement for DUI crackdown, MADD awards
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- Behind every traffic stop, every sobriety test, every arrest made in the dark of night, a life has been saved. And for that, Kern County is honoring its local law enforcement. Kern is known for its "sober reality" -- a drunk driving epidemic that claims the lives of too many community [...]
KGET 17 News · Jun 19
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CHP to conduct summer weekend DUI enforcement period
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- The California Highway Patrol is set to conduct a DUI enforcement period Saturday night into early Sunday morning. From 6 p.m. Saturday to 6 a.m. Sunday all uniformed officers, regardless of rank, will be conducting traffic enforcement on California roadways. CHP said impaired driving remains a public safety challenge nationwide with [...]
KGET 17 News · Jun 19