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SWAT team responds to house fire and standoff in SW Bakersfield, 1 arrested
A tense standoff unfolded Monday afternoon on Black Knot Court in southwest Bakersfield, as SWAT teams and crisis negotiators ...
Alleged arson outside home leads to SWAT standoff in Bakersfield
A person who threatened to burn down a home in the 8300 block of Black Knot Court was arrested Monday after a standoff with SWAT, t Police Department reported. An agency news release said officers ...
‘We will always live and serve in a way that is worthy of their sacrifice’: Peace Officer Memorial Day in Bakersfield
It’s a time to pause and honor the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in service of our community. Here’s ...
Bomb squad called to Bakersfield Heart Hospital after small destructive device found
The Bakersfield Police Department's bomb squad was dispatched to the Bakersfield Heart Hospital Sunday following the ...
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BPD clears 31 encampments, makes 28 arrests, seizes 27 dogs
Bakersfield police reported clearing 31 encampments along the Kern River in an operation Wednesday that included 28 arrests and 27 dogs being taken into protective custody. A news release Friday ...
Suspect arrested in Bakersfield cold case homicide admitted to killing victim: police
A 47-year-old man was charged with murder Thursday after he admitted using large rocks to bludgeon a man to death more than a decade ago outside the downtown Bakersfield courthouse, police say in ...