Man dies after he’s struck by vehicle in southwest

A pedestrian died Monday morning in southwest Bakersfield after a vehicle hit him, according to the Bakersfield Police Department.

The victim was crossing the street at 6:16 a.m. near Harris and Wible roads when a motorist driving east struck him, though police said speed, alcohol or drugs didn’t factor into the crash, a BPD news release said. The driver cooperated with police, BPD reported.

Police are still investigating so anyone who has information is asked to call 661-327-7111.

An Arvin man was in critical condition Monday after he

was shot multiple times Saturday in east Bakersfield, reported the Kern County Sheriff’s Office.

Sheriff’s deputies went to the 600 block of Monet Court after getting reports of a shooting victim and learned the 29-year-old was taken to Kern Medical, a news release said.

The shooting is under investigation so anyone with information about this incident is asked to call 661861-3110 or to stay anonymous call Secret Witness at 661-322-4040.

A Bakersfield woman was arrested Sunday night in

connection to stealing 30 mailed packages at the Caliente post office.

Sheriff’s deputies found Rosa Hernandez-Chavarria, 32, near the post office at 27750 Caliente Bodish Road and apparently intoxicated by a controlled substance, a news release said.

She was “near several stolen postal items,” KCSO added.

Hernandez-Chavarria wasn’t in custody as of 5 p.m. Monday, but KCSO reported she was booked on suspicion of several felony charges.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call KCSO at 661-861-3110 or the Secret Witness line at 661-322-4040.

Sheriff’s deputies arrested two people Sunday on suspicion

of burglarizing a Wofford Heights store.

Kody Brooks and Justice Rycroft hid from deputies who were called to the French Gulch Marina General Store at about 3:51 a.m. Brooks hid under a boat in the marina while Rycroft hid from deputies in a vehicle, a news release from the KCSO said.

Both men were also accused of having 60 grams of suspected meth, the news release added.