Bakersfield CA

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an illegal gambling operation in Wofford Heights where a “fish table” gambling machine was seized. Sheriff’s deputies executed a search warrant in the 7000 block of Wofford Boulevard as part of an ongoing investigation. Officials said...

Video shows police drove past Panorama Park gathering minutes before shooting killed 17-year-old Brody Davis, raising prevention questions.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office identified a 38-year-old man who was shot on Edison Highway on Friday. Adrian Anthony Montiel, 38, of Bakersfield was shot in the 2900 block of Edison Highway on Aug. 15, according to the coroner’s office. He was taken to Kern Medical where he died on Aug....

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield Police Department is inviting residents to join the Bakersfield Police Citizen Volunteer Units. Community volunteers would work alongside law enforcement and assist at community events, support administrative tasks, canvass neighborhoods, issue child ID’s, patrol and...

BAKERSFIELD, CALIF. (KGET) — Three people were arrested on Tuesday after they allegedly stole laundry detergent from a store in Rosamond, according to the Kern County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies from the KCSO Rosamond Substation responded to a report of a burglary at the Dollar General on Rosamond Boulevard. According...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — A 61-year-old inmate died on August 15, 2025, at the Lerdo Pre-Trial Facility on Industrial Farm Road, said the Kern County Coroner's Office. His name is being withheld as officials search for his family to notify. The cause and manner of death are also being withheld.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a homicide on Edison Highway that was reported on Friday. Deputies with the Kern County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the 2900 block of Edison Highway for the report of a victim with a gunshot wound. The victim was transported to the...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Several people were arrested in Rosamond after deputies allegedly found several guns during a search following a burglary call. The Kern County Sheriff’s Office said on August 19, 2025, at around 11:39 a.m., deputies from the Kern County Sheriff’s Office Rosamond Substation were...

Arrest made in fatal fire, suspect faces murder charges.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — One person was arrested after allegedly barricading himself in a hotel room as police recovered a stolen vehicle. The Bakersfield Police Department said officers were involved in the recovery of a stolen vehicle at the Vagabond Inn on Knudsen Drive. Police said the suspect ran...