Kern County

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A Kern County Superior Court judge has accepted a no-contest plea from Alberto Ionel Baran in a sweeping Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) fraud case involving over …

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A 17-year-old victim of human trafficking was rescued in a multi-agency law enforcement investigation led by the Bakersfield Police Department (BPD), culminating in the arrest of …

Bakersfield, CA – The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) is investigating the death of an inmate at Wasco State Prison as a homicide following a violent altercation on …

Three men were arrested in Northridge on April 10, 2025, for their alleged involvement in a large-scale EBT fraud case. One of the suspects, 34-year-old Norbert Karaba, had already been …

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A 41-year-old Bakersfield man, Michael Meloche, was arrested twice after deputies discovered five firearms and over 140 grams of narcotics, including fentanyl, during multiple search warrants. …

KERN COUNTY, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A man suspected of copper wire theft was arrested following a pursuit in eastern Kern County early Friday morning, according to the Kern County Sheriff’s …

BAKERSFIELD, CA — William Dee McIntosh, a prison inmate, was convicted by a Kern County jury of attempted murder, assault by an inmate serving a life sentence, and inmate possession …

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – Four people were arrested following a Kern County Sheriff’s Office investigation into an illegal gambling operation spanning three locations. Search Warrants Executed On March 1, 2025, deputies …

A 23-year-old man, Bogdan Boceanu, was arrested in Kern County on March 1, 2025, for his alleged involvement in an EBT fraud scheme. Investigators seized 36 cloned EBT cards and …

Taft Man Arrested After Stolen Vehicle, Air Compressor Recovered On Wednesday, deputies from the Taft Substation, with help from the Kern County Auto Theft Task Force and the Taft Police …