1 dead in northwest shooting; 1 suspect arrested
A suspect was arrested in the shooting death of a man Tuesday evening.
Kern County sheriff’s deputies went to the 7200 block of Cranbrook Avenue after they were notified of a shooting and found the victim. His identity has not been released.
A KCSO spokesperson didn’t immediately know the suspect’s name.
An investigation is ongoing, and anyone with information about this incident may call the KCSO at 661-861-3110 or the Secret Witness line at 661-322-4040.
The Kern County coroner’s office identified a Wasco man who was
found dead inside a home that caught fire.
Juan E. Lopez, 76, died at 12:43 a.m. Sunday in the 800 block of Filburn Street. Kern County firefighters found his body after they extinguished the fire, according to the coroner’s office.
The cause and manner of death will be released after a postmortem examination, the coroner added in a Tuesday news release.
The Kern County coroner’s office identified a man found dead in a
Lamont playground on Monday.
Carlos Manuel Ramirez, 20, died in the 10000 block of San Diego Street, though the coroner did not say in a Tuesday new release when he died. Ramirez was found by Kern County sheriff’s deputies.
A man died Monday evening after hitting a parked semi tractor.
Bakersfield Police Department officers went to the 6900 block of Spring Creek Loop to investigate a single vehicle traffic incident. A preliminary investigation shows the vehicle was traveling at a “high rate of speed,” drifted and then struck an occupied, parked semi tractor, according to a BPD news release.
The Kern County coroner identified the deceased man as Bakersfield man Jose De Jesus Cipres-Zamudio, 37. He died at the scene, the coroner said.
The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information about this incident can call the BPD at 661-327-7111.
The Bakersfield Police Department is looking for a man last
seen Monday who’s considered at risk because of a mental health condition.
Derrick Richard Austin, 25, was last seen around 1 p.m. in the 6000 block of Chandler Street wearing a black leather jacket, a red polo shirt, ripped blue jeans and black slippers. He is around 5 feet, 7 inches tall with blond hair and brown eyes.
Anyone with information about Austin may call the BPD at 661-327-7111.
The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for help to find
fraud suspects.
It happened around
2:24 p.m. Oct. 20 at Best Buy, 8300 Rosedale Highway.
The suspects are two white men. One, top, is in his late 40s and was wearing a white Nike ball cap, white T-shirt, black shorts, a black saddle bag and has tattoos covering his lower right arm.
The second suspect, bottom, is in his 30s to 40s and has brown hair. He was wearing a black hat, black shirt, with tattoos on his arms and under his right eye.
Their vehicle is a white Chevrolet with possible black rims. A license plate is unknown.
Those with information about this incident may call the BPD at 661-327-7111 or Detective Lindy Poteete at 661-326-3538.