Man dies in O Street apartment fire
A 71-year-old man died in a residential fire Wednesday night that is under investigation by the arson division, according to the Bakersfield Fire Department.
Firefighters were dispatched just before 8 p.m. to an emergency medical call in the 1000 block of O Street and then the Emergency Communication Center began receiving reports of a structure fire there. A full structure response was dispatched.
Crews found the man unconscious and unresponsive in the apartment, with light to moderate smoke present, but no visible flames, the BFD reported. The man was given advanced life support treatment, but he died.
Anyone with information is asked to call the arson division at 661-326-3911.
A patrol car driven by a Bakersfield Police Department officer and the driver and passenger in a second vehicle suffered minor injuries after colliding shortly after 4 p.m. Wednesday, according to the BPD.
Police said a preliminary investigation shows the officer was traveling east in the 10 block of Brundage Lane approaching the intersection of Liggett Street and the Highway 58 on-ramp/ off-ramp when a red Hyundai sedan made a westbound to southbound left turn and a collision occurred.
The 10 block of East Brundage Lane is an east/west road; the intersection is controlled by automated traffic signals. There are no designated lefthand turn signals. Drivers conducting left turns at this intersection must yield the right of way for through traffic, the BPD said.
After he barricaded himself in a house in Rosamond, a man was arrested by the Kern County Sheriff’s Office on suspicion of resisting arrest, violating a court order, making criminal threats and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person.
According to the KCSO, deputies received a report that Joseph Nelson, 24, violated his restraining order. Deputies went to a home in the 3300 block of 15th Street West around 3:15 p.m. Tuesday when Nelson barricaded himself in the house and refused to come out.
After negotiating with Nelson, he came out and deputies arrested him and booked him into Lerdo jail, according to the KCSO.
Anyone with additional information is asked to call the KCSO at 661-861-3110 or Secret Witness at 661-322-4040.
The Kern County Sheriff’s Office will host a tour of its headquarters at 1350 Norris Road from 10 to 11:30 a.m. March 23. Guests will learn more about the bomb squad, air support, SWAT Team, crisis negotiation team, K-9s and human resources team.
Guests must reserve their spot in advance by calling 661-391-7559 or emailing crimeprevention@kernsheriff.org.