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Officer mistakes crucifix for a gun, kills 73-year-old

Written on 14 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 30 comments

After a 73-year-old man with dementia failed to follow a Bakersfield police officer’s orders, the officer shot and killed the unarmed man. On Monday, seven officers responded to reports of a man with a revolver who was acting strangely after... (Continue reading)

Police detective sentenced to 5 years in prison

Written on 3 Oct, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

A former detective with the Bakersfield Police Department was sentenced Monday to five years in prison for bribery, drug trafficking, and filing a false income tax return, said acting United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert. On May 31, Damacio Diaz,... (Continue reading)

Bakersfield police officer facing life in prison for drug trafficking

Written on 20 Jun, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A former detective with the Bakersfield Police Department pleaded guilty today to trafficking methamphetamine, acting United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. Patrick Mara, 36, faces a maximum statutory penalty of life in prison and a $10 million fine. While Mara... (Continue reading)

Kern County leads the country in homicides by cops

Written on 3 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

Law enforcement officers in Kern County have killed more people per capita than in any other county in the United States this year. Kern County officers killed 13 people in 2015. [Guardian] By comparison, NYPD officers killed nine people across... (Continue reading)

Appeals court orders new trial against Bakersfield police

Written on 25 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

A state appeals court has ordered a new trial against the Bakersfield police in the case of a man who an officer mistakenly determined was drunk when he was undergoing a medical emergency. A Grover Beach woman has made similar... (Continue reading)