Page 18 - Crime Map News Today

The identity of a man who was shot to death in Oildale has been released by the Kern County Coroner's Office. According to the Kern County Sheriff's Office, James Strickland of Bakersfield was shot.

A 58-year-old Bakersfield man was arrested after he began communicating with what he thought was a 15-year-old girl.

The Kern County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect wanted for robbery.

The identity of a woman killed in what the Kern County Sheriff's called a "possible domestic dispute" has been released by the Kern County Coroner's Office. Jazmin Reyes died at Kern Medical.

The California Highway Patrol reports a high-speed chase that wound through a remote L.A. County canyon began as an armed robbery in Bakersfield, according to several news sources.

Teacher Matthew Ambrose, 59, was arrested Tuesday on charges of possessing and distributing child sexual exploitation media. BPD says there's no indication any local children were involved.

The Bakersfield Police Department is asking the public for help identifying and locating a man who is suspected of vandalizing the Emmanuel Lutheran Church on Tues, March 21.

A 6th-grade teacher at Bessie Owens Elementary School in Bakersfield was arrested on Tuesday on charges including possession and distribution of child pornography.

Bakersfield police say a suspect is in custody after a deadly stabbing on Thursday night in central Bakersfield.

Highland High School received a school shooting threat directed at a separate school, according to the Bakersfield Police Department (BPD).