CHP to host two events to honor fallen officers
The California Highway Patrol Bakersfield will host two events to honor fallen CHP officers and other peace officers from various agencies Thursday.
According to the CHP, the event for fallen CHP officers will be at their headquarters at 9855 Compagnoni Street at 8:30 a.m.
The second event will be hosted by CHP and include officers for the Bakersfield Police Department and deputies from the Kern County Sheriff’s Office starting at noon Thursday in front of Kern County Superior Court at 1415 Truxtun Ave.
BPD will have its own event for fallen officers at 7 a.m. Thursday at its headquarters at 1601 Truxtun Ave. KCSO will have an event at its headquarters at 1350 Norris Road at 10 a.m. Thursday.
All four events are open to the public.
The Bakersfield Police Department is looking for a missing teenage
girl who was last seen around 6 p.m. Sunday in the 1000 block of California Avenue.
Delaney Michelle Contreras, 14, is described by BPD as Hispanic, 5 feet tall, 114 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a white tank top, ripped blue jeans and gray Croc shoes, according to BPD.
BPD asks that anyone with information call 661-327-7111.
An 83-year-old man went missing around 7:30 p.m. Monday in the
4000 block of Ludlow Court and is considered at-risk because of medical conditions, according to the Bakersfield Police Department.
Phillip Gary is described by BPD as white, 5 feet, 6 inches tall, 140 pounds with gray hair and brown eyes. He also has a tattoo of a rose on his upper arm, according to BPD.
Anyone with information about Gary’s whereabouts is asked to call BPD at 661327-7111.
A man was charged with vandalizing the McFarland Police Station
on Saturday, according to a search warrant and the Kern County Superior Court website.
According to the warrant from the McFarland Police Department submitted to the courts, Steven Michael Henry was arrested Monday after he was suspected of spray-painting the front doors of the police department and City Hall building on Saturday.
After he spray-painted the doors with gold spray paint, Henry cut the ropes on the United States and California flags and pulled them down, according to the warrant. Officers located the flags, spray paint and ropes at Henry’s home and identified him using video surveillance footage, according to the warrant.
According to the court website, Henry was charged Tuesday with two counts of vandalizing property worth more than $400, one count of criminal threats, one count of threatening a school officer or employee and one count of dissuading a victim to testify, all felony charges. Henry is scheduled to appear in court today for his arraignment.
A man was arrested on suspicion of shooting and killing a man
around 11 p.m. April 19 near the intersection of Panorama Drive and River Boulevard, according to the Bakersfield Police Department.
Angel Rodriguez, 24, was arrested Tuesday, according to BPD.
According to the Kern County coroner’s office, the victim was identified as Ronald Josue Rivera Hernandez, 24, of Bakersfield. He was found with gunshot wounds and died at the scene, according to the coroner.
BPD asks that anyone with information call 661-327-7111.
The Bakersfield Police Department is searching for two women
suspected of stealing packages in front of a home in the 1300 block of Radcliffe Avenue around 11:30 a.m. April 26.
The first woman is described as white with brown hair and a tattoo on her upper right arm. She was seen wearing a green RVCA shirt, blue jeans and white and gray shoes, according to BPD.
The second woman is described as white with blond hair and was seen wearing a blue Dodger shirt, distressed jeans and black sandals, according to BPD.
Police ask that anyone with information call Detective A. Shive at 661-326-3844 or BPD at 661-627-7111.