mostly nonfiction and bakersfield news | July 31st, 2009
35 Motorists Cited On Friday For Safety Belt Violations
If only everyone in Bakersfield followed safety belt laws. Just imagine all the infractions going on since police only caught 35 motorists while actively searching for “Click It Or Ticket” culprits.
The Bakersfield Police Department Traffic Enforcement Detail said they conducted a “Click it or Ticket” enforcement event where only three police officers targeted motorists in [...]
Police Say Man Wanted For Forgery, Burglary, Identity Theft
The Bakersfield Police Department released a press release on Friday asking for the public’s assistance in locating a man wanted for credit card forgery, burglary, fraud, and identity theft.
Police said they are searching for Jevons C. W. Lee, 35. He is Asian, 5-foot, 10-inches tall, weighs 150 pounds, and has black hair, brown eyes. Lee [...]
Raw News: BPD Catch Robbery Suspect Wanted In 5 Robberies.
Here’s some raw news of a robbery suspect caught in Bakersfield. Sent out by the Bakersfield Police Department on Friday:
On July 31 at about 2:30 a.m., the Bakersfield Police Department arrested Justin Gregory Collins, 22, of Bakersfield, for five counts of armed robbery.
Collins was identified as being responsible for the following robberies:
Taco Fresco, 1431 California [...]
Photos of UK Dollar Store Robbers Released
The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the publics help in identifying suspects wanted for business burglary.
On 06/01/09, at about 4:45 a.m., two suspects forced entry into the UK Dollar Store at 1626 Beale Avenue and removed money/cigarettes. The suspects were caught on surveillance video. Still photos of the suspects are attached.
The suspects are two [...]
Rapist On Loose After Attack At Hart Park; Incident Occurred July 12??
A rapist is on the loose after an attack occurred at Hart Park just northwest of Bakersfield. But sheriff’s officials are only just now telling citizens on Friday about the July 12 attack. They also said more than 100 people may have been in the area of the attack.
According to the Kern County Sheriff’s Office, [...]
Father Kills Son In De Ette Street Shooting, Officials Say
A man who was shot in the chest Thursday night during a family argument has died, according to the Kern County Sheriff’s Department. Officials said he was shot to death by his own father.
Kern County sheriff’s officials said Joshua Smith died at about 7:15 p.m. on Thursday at Kern Medical Center as a result of [...]
Photo Of The Day: X Games In LA
Matt Munoz of Bakotopia Magazine sent in this photo of the X Games from the Staples Center in Downtown Los Angeles. That’s cell phone technology working hard!
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8 Freakish Facts From Oddity Book Random Obsessions
Since the freakish “Random Obsessions: Trivia You Can’t Live Without” is officially among us, it’s time to find some of the most bizarre facts from the book to tease you with.
1. History: The original 1492 ship’s log of Christopher Columbus is missing. History has been written based on a copy scrawled by a Dominican friar [...]
Free Friday Movies At Riverwalk’s Bright House Amphitheatre
The good news: “Movies in the Park” returns to Bright House Amphitheatre. The bad news: it’s all 3D animated cartoons. Did the city forget about us adults? Nonetheless, let’s be grateful for some fun, free entertainment, because cartoons are still cool as heck.
Friday night started off warm for those gathering to watch the “Bee Movie” [...]
Car Stolen With 2-Year-Old Child Inside
A woman left her child alone in a running vehicle for several minutes, only to return and find both missing on Thursday night in central Bakersfield.
It happens everyday: parents leave their children unattended in a vehicle and citizens leaving their cars unattended while the engine is running. Either are hazardous to do. Both together can [...]
