Bakersfield/ Community & Society
Published on October 16, 2019
Top Bakersfield news: Search for man suspected of lewd acts; 1 detained after threat to high schoolPhoto: iStock

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Police search for man suspected of lewd acts in front of teen girl in her home, burglary

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Bakersfield police are looking for a man alleged to have entered a Southwest Bakersfield home and performed lewd acts in front of a teenage girl in her bedroom. 

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KCSO: Person involved with threat to North High School detained

Bakersfield, Calif. (KGET) — An automated call went out to North High School parents Tuesday morning assuring then it was safe to send students to school today, after a threatening social media post.

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Update: Bakersfield police investigate suspicious death in South Bakersfield

Bakersfield police continue to investigate a death in South Bakersfield, but it no longer appears that the victim died from a gunshot wound. 

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Bakersfield man who taunted police arrested while re-entering the country

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Last year, accused embezzler Matthew Steven Gardner, believed to have fled to the Ukraine, ended a phone call to Bakersfield police by saying, “Good luck finding me."

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New report shows man arrested in 2018 for bringing knife to BC campus

A man was arrested at Bakersfield College last year for bringing a weapon to campus, according to a new report. 

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