Bakersfield police

On Nov. 24, 2017, Robert Cruz Jr. biked north along Baker Street, on a quiet block straddling Bakersfield’s once-thriving old town and struggling new,…

It's been one month since the death of George Floyd and communities across the country are debating the reallocation of funding from law enforcement…

Following more than a week of protests over the death of George Floyd by Minneapolis police, debate continues within the African-American community about…

Bakersfield Police Officer Jaime Orozco doesn’t have to venture far to find criminal activity—less than two miles from the police station, in fact, at the…

Kern County District Attorney Lisa Green has determined that Bakersfield Police officer Reagan Selman acted reasonably when he shot and killed 73 year-old…

A new report from the Southern California American Civil Liberties Union claims that the Bakersfield Police Department and the Kern County Sheriff’s…

Late last year the California Department of Justice launched a "patterns and practices" investigation into the Bakersfield Police Department, after a…

A drug and corruption investigation that has rocked Kern County area law enforcement for the last two years has grown into a new stage.Last week two…

Bakersfield City Manager Alan Tandy has selected the city's next police chief, Lyle Martin. The Bakersfield native has served as the city's assistant…

The family members of several people killed by Bakersfield Police Department officers are calling for a federal investigation into the force.The news…