Authorities have identified the players in a robbery and assault that led to an officer-involved shooting. Delwin Haney, 20, and Monique Alvarez, 19, allegedly kidnapped Thomas Grealish-Burgress, 20, early Thursday.
BPD officers tried to stop a vehicle in east Bakersfield on Saturday night, which led to a pursuit and the suspects firing several shots at the officers.
A shooting Friday night in the east part of the city led to an officer-involved shooting, but no one was injured. Officers were called just before 9 p.m. to reports of shots being fired at the intersection of Haley and Kentucky streets. When they...
After nearly 30 years as a police officer, and more than five years as Bakersfield's police chief, Bill Rector is stepping down this week. He says goals have been accomplished and is confident the department will continue to improve.
Law enforcement officers have made a commitment to protecting the community, but sometimes that requires the use of deadly force. Eyewitness News looks at how an officer involved shooting is justified.
Police have arrested a fourth teenager for their involvement in an officer-involved shooting earlier this week. Police said Geneva Fanning, 18, was the getaway driver when she and three other teens planned to rob the 7-Eleven at 4647 Wilson Road.
The death of a local man was caused by injuries suffered during a confrontation with Bakersfield police, according to reports from the Kern County Coroner's office. Police say they have investigated, and the the incident will be reviewed by the...
Two officers responded Sunday to the 300 block of East Euclid Avenue in Shafter for a report of a woman screaming. Officers said 52-year-old Dora Luis began counting in Spanish and then pulled a butcher knife from under her shirt and lunged at them.
Another officer involved shooting took place but this time in the Buttonwillow area, 25 miles west of Bakersfield. It’s a story of how a sheriff lost control of his gun.
Reno police said two Sparks police officers who shot and killed a 60-year-old grandmother were defending themselves after the woman retrieved a handgun and shot at them.
A former transit police officer has been charged with murder for the fatal shooting of an unarmed and allegedly restrained black man in a racially charged case that has outraged residents and community leaders and set off violent protests.
A man wielding a samurai sword was shot and killed by a police officer in downtown Modesto early Sunday. Modesto police spokesman Sgt. Brian Findlen said the 44-year old man was seen acting strangely and brandishing the two- to three-foot long sword outside a hotel.
A pair of investigations continued Wednesday after a suspected carjacker was shot and killed by Bakersfield police. The suspect, 22-year-old Jose Peyan-Leal, died Sunday night of a "gunshot to the head," the Kern County Coroner's Office announced Wednesday.
What started as a traffic stop in Stockton has turned into a fatal officer-involved shooting. Stockton police say the trouble started to unfold when officers tried to pull over a car just before 2 a.m Wednesday.