The Kern County Sheriff’s Office will conduct its own use-of-force investigation following an incident in Porterville where an armored vehicle intentionally ran over a suspect, killing him.

Bakersfield police have arrested a 29-year-old man accused of a series of retail thefts and acts of vandalism around the city.

PORTERVILLE — The suspect who killed a Tulare County Sheriff’s deputy Thursday after TCSO tried to issue an eviction notice at a residence was killed himself when he was run over by a Kern County SWAT BearCat vehicle.

Bakersfield police are looking for a man who they say assaulted two elderly people March 8 in the 600 block of Truxtun Avenue.

A 69-year-old Bakersfield man found unresponsive Monday in a residential pool in the 10000 block of Vista Dela Luna Drive has been identified by the Kern County coroner’s office.

The Bakersfield Police Department is requesting the public’s help in identifying a suspect in an embezzlement or theft case involving a rental vehicle.

Three men were arrested in eastern Kern County Wednesday on suspicion of cargo theft, conspiracy and possession of a stolen vehicle, the Kern County Sheriff’s Office reported.

The Kern County coroner’s office has identified a 55-year-old Vallejo man who died Saturday after the vehicle he was a passenger in collided with another on Highway 99 north of Highway 155 in Delano.

The Bakersfield Police Department is requesting the public’s help in identifying a man and a woman who it says on March 8 fraudulently used credit cards from a handbag lost at a gas station in the 3200 block of Ming Avenue.

A 47-year-old Glendale man died after being shot Saturday evening in Tehachapi, the Kern County coroner’s office reported Tuesday.

The Bakersfield Police Department is looking for a man who it says stole a bag containing a wallet, jewelry and more than $950 in cash March 20 at Valley Plaza mall.

A Kern County jury convicted a man Tuesday of crimes including lewd and lascivious acts against a 15-year-old girl, the county District Attorney’s Office reported.

The Bakersfield Police Department requested the public’s help Tuesday in identifying a man who it says stole a bicycle at about 3 p.m. Feb. 7 in the 2700 block of Ming Avenue.

The Bakersfield Police Department asked for the public’s help Tuesday in identifying a suspect in a burglary at 7:30 a.m. Jan. 29 at a storage unit in the 3300 block of Truxtun Avenue.

A not-guilty pleading Tuesday morning by a former Cal State Bakersfield assistant basketball coach prompted a Kern County Superior Court judge to schedule a trial to start May 26 in the case involving human-trafficking and other charges.

A 29-year-old Bloomington man died on the Westside Parkway early Saturday when the motorcycle he was driving hit a chain link fence just west of Coffee Road, the Kern County coroner’s office reported Tuesday.

A Bakersfield man faces up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine after he pleaded guilty Monday to operating a business that transmitted more than $5 million in illegal income.

Police say a shooting Sunday afternoon in south Bakersfield sent several people to the hospital.

Four people were arrested after a search warrant Kern County Sheriff’s Office deputies served Wednesday in Lamont turned up about 200 pounds of stolen, commercial-grade copper wire, burglary tools and an illegal marijuana grow, the agency reported.

A 39-year-old Shafter resident has been identified as the victim in a traffic accident shortly after midnight Wednesday in the 1300 block of Manor Street in Bakersfield.

The Bakersfield Police Department asked for the public’s help Thursday in identifying a man who it says is suspected of involvement in a sexual assault case March 23 in the 9000 block of Camino Media.

Oildale saw another business shut down Wednesday. But local officials and real estate professionals said where one door closes, another opens.

A man accused of fatally shooting a bicyclist Jan. 18, 2022 in the 2200 block of Steele Avenue was convicted Monday of first-degree murder, the Kern County District Attorney’s Office reported.

Deputies with the Kern County Sheriff’s Office arrested two men Saturday in Lamont on suspicion of possessing stolen copper wire, conspiracy and other crimes, the agency reported Tuesday.

An 88-year-old Shafter woman who was fatally injured early March 22 when the vehicle she was in collided with another has been identified by the Kern County coroner’s office.

A motorist and his passenger died Saturday evening after the vehicle they were in struck a tree in the 19000 block of Highway 178 in Weldon, the Kern County coroner’s office reported Tuesday.

The Kern County coroner’s office has identified a 22-year-old McFarland man killed in a traffic collision March 6 in the 18000 block of Highway 43 in Shafter.

The Bakersfield Police Department is requesting the public’s help in identifying a man who it said burglarized a unit Dec. 22 at the Secure Care Self Storage location at 3301 Truxtun Ave.

The Kern County coroner’s office reported Friday that a 63-year-old Bodfish man who was killed when his vehicle struck an abandoned building Feb. 12 died from blunt force injuries in what the agency has classified as an accident.

The Bakersfield Police Department is requesting the public’s help in identifying a person who it says is related to a vandalism incident Dec. 27 at Luigi’s Restaurant, and Delicatessen, 725 E. 19th St.

The woman killed Wednesday night in the 7000 block of College Avenue has been identified as 30-year-old Bakersfield resident Yolanda Rojo.

The Bakersfield Police Department is requesting the public’s help in identifying a man who it alleges committed grand theft last year at the Howards Mini Market at 3300 Planz Road.

An 18-year-old Bakersfield pedestrian was killed March 21 after being hit by a vehicle in the 1100 block of Pacheco Road, the Kern County coroner’s office reported Friday.

A 30-year-old Lamont man has been identified as the driver who was killed March 19 in Taft when his vehicle veered off Elk Hills Road and overturned.

A 39-year-old Shafter man died March 21 after the motorcycle he was operating collided with an SUV on the northbound Highway 99 interchange with Highway 58, the Kern County coroner’s office reported Friday.

The Kern County coroner’s office has identified the operator of a vehicle that collided with a semi-truck Jan. 7 at Bear Mountain Boulevard and Wible Road.

A pedestrian fatally struck by a train March 20 on railroad tracks south of Highway 58 and west of Weedpatch Highway has been identified as 35-year-old Bakersfield resident Oscar Martinez.

The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying two teenagers who it says vandalized a garage door March 17 in the 5500 block of Warren Ridge Drive.

Tehachapi police on Thursday arrested a man wanted in a Bakersfield killing, according to the Bakersfield Police Department. 

The Kern County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help finding a 63-year-old man who it said went missing March 16.

Two people were arrested March 14 on suspicion of furnishing alcoholic beverages to minors, the Bakersfield Police Department reported Tuesday.

A Kern County Superior Court judge sentenced a man Tuesday to 22 years and four months in prison for breaking firearms laws, the county District Attorney’s Office reported.

A pedestrian died Saturday night after being struck by a vehicle in the 1100 block of Pacheco Road, the Bakersfield Police Department reported.

Three people were injured Sunday night in a traffic collision the Bakersfield Police Department said involved suspected alcohol intoxication.

One man was arrested on suspicion of driving intoxicated and 1,066 vehicles were screened during an eight-hour DUI / drivers license checkpoint and saturation patrol Friday night in the 5100 block of White Lane.

The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying a man who it says committed a residential burglary March 16 in the 700 block of 28th Street.

The Bakersfield Police Department is requesting the public’s help in identifying a man who it says on Jan. 30 broke into Fellowship Baptist Church in the 3000 block of Stine Road and stole property.

Fourteen people were arrested and 15 dogs were seized Wednesday as the Bakersfield Police Department and the city Animal Control Unit responded to a series of encampments near San Miguel Park.