BPD: Woman struck by vehicle, killed on Rosedale Highway
THE BAKERSFIELD CALIFORNIAN
A woman was killed after being struck by a vehicle in the 10300 block of Rosedale Highway on Thursday night, according to Bakersfield Police.
The incident occurred at around 6:57 p.m., according to a BPD news release.
Police said the woman was crossing the roadway outside the crosswalk when she was struck by a vehicle traveling west. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
The victim’s identity was not immediately available.
Police said the driver of the vehicle remained at the scene and is cooperating with the investigation. Alcohol and drugs do not appear to be a factor in the incident, according to the news release.
Anyone with further information is asked to call the Bakersfield Police Department at 327-7111.
A stolen vehicle and child were found after a carjacking attempt Thursday in east Bakersfield.
According to a KCSO news release, the incident occurred at about 3:47 p.m. Deputies were dispatched to a business in the 2100 block of Niles Street and learned that a 3-year-old child was in a vehicle that was stolen.
Approximately 20 minutes later, deputies were called for a suspicious vehicle in the 1000 block of
Bernard Street with a child alone inside. Upon arrival they confirmed it was the same stolen vehicle and missing child, who was uninjured.
There is no suspect information available at this time, the KCSO said.
Anyone with information is asked to call the agency at 861-3110 or the Secret Witness Hotline at 322-4040.
A Bakersfield man was arrested Wednesday night after he allegedly attempted to hit an officer’s patrol car with his vehicle and then led police on a vehicle pursuit.
According to a news release from the Bakersfield Police Department, the incident occurred at about 9:11 p.m. at the intersection of Oak Street and California Avenue.
According to the BPD, an officer was at the westbound turn lane of Oak Street when a vehicle stopped next to her marked patrol car. The driver of the vehicle, 50-year-old Darrell Smith, then attempted to strike the patrol car with his vehicle, including pulling in front of the patrol car and attempting to reverse into the it, the BPD said.
Smith then led assisting officers on a vehicle pursuit before his car was disabled at Wible Road south of Highway 223 with the use of tire deflation devices, the BPD said. The Kern County
Sheriff’s Office Air Patrol helicopter also assisted in the pursuit.
The news release stated that Smith then refused to exit his vehicle and that foam baton rounds were used to break the car’s windows. He was taken into custody and treated for minor injuries as a result of the broken window glass.
Smith was booked into the Kern County Jail on suspicion of aggravated assault on a peace officer, driving without a license, felony evading and an unrelated felony arrest warrant, the BPD said.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the BPD at 327-7111.
Bakersfield Police are looking for suspects in a vehicle burglary that occurred Feb. 24 in the 6000 block of Auburn Street.
In a news release, BPD described the suspect vehicle as a yellow Chevrolet Camaro with oxidation on the hood, minor damage to the front passenger fender and red paper license plates.
Police described the occupants of the vehicle as:
• Man with a light complexion, between 20 and 30 years old. He has sleeve-style tattoos on both arms and tattoos on his neck and throat.
• Woman with a light complexion in her 20s.
Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to call Detective Richardi at 326-3858.
A man was found guilty of false imprisonment and felony domestic violence charges stemming from an incident when he attacked his girlfriend last summer, according to a news release from the Kern County District Attorney’s Office.
Jason Quigley was also convicted for a misdemeanor charge for possession of drug paraphernalia in Kern County Superior Court on Friday.
According to the District Attorney’s Office, on June 27 Bakersfield Police Officers contacted a woman hiding in the bathroom of a business on East Truxtun Avenue. She told officers that the defendant, Quigley, was under the influence of drugs and thought that a black SUV was following them on the road back from Taft, the news release stated.
The woman said Quigley brandished a knife at her and told her to “call them off,” the District Attorney’s Office said. He then punched the victim in the face while driving at a high rate of speed.
Quigley grabbed the woman by the hair as she attempted to jump out of the moving vehicle, the DA said. The woman was able to eventually escape and called 911.
Later that night, the defendant went to the victim’s home where he was held at gunpoint by family members until officers arrived. He was arrested in possession of two methamphetamine pipes and two folding knives, the DA said.
Quigley also had a prior serious/violent “strike” conviction as well as a previous domestic violence conviction within the past seven years, the DA said.
Sentencing is scheduled for May 4, when Quigley faces up to 19 years in prison.