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Police investigate shooting in Southeast Bakersfield
Multiple Bakersfield police officers were called to the area of Cottonwood Road and Melwood Street for reports of a shooting.
Read the full story on KGET - TV 17 Bakersfield.
Spike in HIV cases spurs Clinica Sierra Vista to increase local education efforts
It was nearly four months ago that Joshua Morris arrived in Bakersfield from Chicago, but the landing pad he thought was waiting for him never materialized.
Read the full story on The Bakersfield Californian.
McDonald’s worker spit on cop’s burger, rubbed it on the floor, California DA says
Kern County’s DA charged Tatyana Hargrove with spitting on a Bakersfield cop’s burger and rubbing his food on the floor weeks after the Central Valley woman lost a lawsuit alleging excessive police force.
Read the full story on The Fresno Bee.
Pedestrian struck and killed in Chester Avenue collision
Bakersfield police are investigating a collision that killed a pedestrian Tuesday night in South Bakersfield.
Read the full story on KGET - TV 17 Bakersfield.
9 arrested after shots fired from backyard
Nine people were arrested on Monday after shots were fired from the backyard of a residence. The Bakersfield Police Department said at around 11:23 p.m., officers were sent to a residence in the 100 block of Clyde Street after getting a ShotSpotter activation. The Kern County Sheriff’s Office airship assisted in the response and saw three subjects in the backyard.
Read the full story on KGET - TV 17 Bakersfield.
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