On Saturday June 18, 2011 the Bakersfield Police Department will conduct a DUI / Driver License Checkpoint at an undisclosed location in the City of Bakersfield. This DUI / Driver License Checkpoint is in an effort to reduce the number of persons injured or killed each year in DUI related collisions. A major component of this enforcement event is to increase awareness of the dangers of impaired driving and to encourage sober designated drivers. Funding for this program was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The public is encouraged to help keep roadways safe by calling 911 if they see a suspected impaired driver.
Beachbody Just announced today that they will be coming out with a new flavor of the very popular meal replacement shakes. Currently Beachbody the makers of P90X & Insanity have two flavors of shakeology Greenberry & Chocolate and now will be adding a new flavor Tropical. This flavor will be a great addition to the already wildly popular products.
June 13, 2011 — Summer blasts off today for 200 middle school students in Lamont who are attending the NASA Summer of Innovation Rocketry Camp. The camp is a collaborative project between California State University, Bakersfield and Lamont School District who worked together to receive a $32,500 grant from the Aerospace, Education Research and Operations (AERO)-Institute partnering with NASA Dryden Flight Research Center. The camp takes place June 13-16 and June 20-22 at Myrtle Avenue Grade School, with the culminating rocket launch happening June 23 on the CSUB campus.
The hands-on summer camp involves students from Mountain View Middle School in Lamont learning rocketry principles aligned with California state standards in science, math, technology, and language arts using curriculum provided by NASA. Students work in teams to solve challenges that are engaging and fun as they build, test and ultimately launch their model rockets.
The instructors for the summer camp include six classroom teachers from the Lamont School District, and seven pre-service teachers from CSUB’s federally funded Edvention Fellowship Program. Two faculty from CSUB, Dr. Ron Hughes and Dr. Carl Kloock, along with teacher Troy Tenhet from Panama Buena Vista School District, are advising and providing professional development for the project. An additional partner in this project is Taft College, which provided $4,000 in specialized scientific rocket building supplies.
“A good science program requires student interest and excitement. NASA is a brand name that everybody knows. It starts the excitement just with mentioning the name,” Hughes said.
“Building strong partnerships that introduce middle school students to exciting learning opportunities and the idea of attending college will bolster CSUB’s effort to increase the college going rate in Kern County,” said Curt Guaglianone, CSUB Principal Investigator for the program.
This is the second year of NASA’s Summer of Innovation program, which will serve 40,000 students nationwide this summer. The NASA Dryden Flight Research Center’s program will reach more than 2,000 students in Southern California and Arizona.
“CSUB and Lamont School District are prime examples of outstanding organizations that are committed to both teacher development and STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) opportunities for students,” said Russ Billings, Pre-College Programs Manager for the AERO Institute. “Working with both of these programs allows us to have a multiplying effort with NASA materials and resources for both teachers and students.”
The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the communities’ assistance in locating
a suspect wanted for child molestation.
Luis Enrique Alvarez
Hispanic male 51 years old
5’9” tall, 180 pounds, brown hair and eyes.
Alvarez is driving a faded silver 2002 Buick Regal, California license # 5XBZ428
Alvarez is an undocumented Ecuadorian citizen and may be enroute to South America.
Anyone with information regarding his whereabouts is encouraged to call the
Bakersfield Police Department at 327-7111 or Detective Herman Caldas at 326-3556.
On 6/11/11, at 1415 hours, Kern County Park Rangers and Kern County Sheriff Deputies were dispatched to an adult female who was stranded in the Kern River approximately ½ mile to 1 mile northeast of the residences in the 12000 block of Kern River Avenue. The 35 year old female, who had been rafting with family members, got tangled up in tree branches causing the inner tube she was riding to pop. The female was wearing a life vest and was able to cling onto several tree branches in the river. Personnel from the Bakersfield Fire Department as well as the Kern County Sheriff’s Office emergency rescue helicopter responded. The Kern County Sheriff’s Office emergency rescue helicopter was able to successfully hoist the female out of the Kern River and bring her to shore. The female was un-injured. SR11-13934
Juvenile rescued from the Kern River
Details: Details:On 6/11/11, at 1709 hours, Kern County Park Rangers and Kern County Sheriff Deputies were dispatched to a 14 year old male who was stranded in the Kern River west of the old ranger station near section 24 at Hart Park. The male juvenile, who had been inner tubing with family members, floated past the area where the other family members exited the river. The family members searched the Kern River for the juvenile down stream of where they had exited. The family members located the juvenile clinging onto several tree branches in the river. The juvenile was not wearing a life vest. Personnel from the Bakersfield Fire Department, Kern County Search and Rescue and the Kern County Sheriff’s Office emergency rescue helicopter responded. The Kern County Sheriff’s Office emergency rescue helicopter was able to successfully hoist the juvenile out of the Kern River and bring him to shore. The juvenile was transported to Kern Medical Center for a complaint of pain to his leg. SR11-13945
The Secret Witness Program is offering a reward of up to $5,000.00 for information leading to the arrest and filing of a complaint against the person responsible for the murder of Augie Senoran which occurred on or about 11-21-09 at 1307 Eureka Street in Bakersfield Ca. Semoran was found deceased inside his home suffering from a gunshot wound Anyone with information regarding this offense is encouraged to contact the Bakersfield Police Department at 327-7111 or Secret Witness at 322-4040.
The Secret Witness phone line operates 24 hours a day. Secrecy is guaranteed to those who call. Callers will be asked to select a code name and code number when they provide information to Secret Witness. Should additional contact with the caller be necessary, the code name will be published along with a request for the original caller to establish contact. Once contact is made, the caller will be asked to provide their original code number for verification purposes. The same steps will be taken to pay a reward to the caller. Secret Witness is operated under the direction of an independent, voluntary board of directors representing civic organizations, law enforcement agencies, media outlets, and corporate sponsors.
On 5/08/11, at 3:30 a.m., a 17 year old female was walking eastbound on Planz Road from South H Street and when she reached Planz Park she was approached by a Hispanic male who asked her where she was going and offered to give her a ride home. The victim declined and continued walking; however, the suspect grabbed her and pulled her into the park. The victim struggled with the suspect who ultimately forced her to the ground and sexually assaulted her.
The victim described the suspect as a Hispanic male 20-23 years old, 5’8-5’10″ tall, having a muscular build, short brown or black hair in a buzz cut, brown eyes, light stubble on his face and wearing a lack hooded sweatshirt and blue jeans. A computer generated composite of the suspect is attached. Anyone with information regarding this crime or the identity of the suspect is encouraged to call the
Bakersfield Police Department at 327-7111 or Detective Dennis Eddy at 326-3557.
On Thursday, June 9, 2011 at about 2:51 a.m. officers responded to an injury collision at the intersection of California Ave. and Oak St.
Officers determined Jacob Conneen 24, of Bakersfield, was traveling eastbound on California Avenue in a brown Nissan/Altima when his vehicle was broadsided by a white Lincoln/Mark VII being driven southbound on Oak Street by David Longoria 18, also of Bakersfield. The collision caused Longoria’s vehicle to burst into flames. Officers, with the aid a clerk working at the AM/PM convenience store, were able to extinguish the fire and remove Longoria and his passengers. Conneen sustained minor injuries during the collision and was transported to Kern Medical Center for treatment. Based on witness statements and evidence at the scene, Longoria failed to yield for a solid red light. He sustained minor injuries as a result of the collision and was transported to a local hospital for treatment.
Four passengers in Longoria’s vehicle also sustained injuries, ranging from minor to moderate and were transported to local hospitals. Officers determined Longoria was driving while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage at the time of the collision and did not possess a valid driver’s license. He was subsequently booked into the Kern County Main Jail for felony drunk driving, unlicensed driver and not possessing proof of financial responsibility.
Anyone who may have witnessed this collision is asked to call the Bakersfield Police Department at 327-7111.
The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the communities’ assistance in
identifying a suspect wanted for fraud.
On 5/13/11 and 5/14/11, the female depicted in the surveillance photographs deposited
several stolen checks into the victim’s Bank of the West account using the victim’s
stolen access card. The female then withdrew the currency that had been deposited.
The female is described as either Caucasian or Hispanic, in her early twenties with
shoulder length hair and glasses. The male accompanied the female on the first
transaction. He appears to be Hispanic, also in his early twenties with a thin build.
Other photos depict the male to possibly have a shaved head.
Anyone with information is encouraged to call Detective Jeff Saso at 326-3541.
On Friday June 3rd. 2011 at approximately 7:00 p.m. the Bakersfield Police Department Bomb Squad responded to a shopping center at 5432 Stockdale Hwy. for a suspicious object found outside a business. The object (a duffel bag) was examined by the bomb squad and found not to contain explosive material. The parking lot was restricted and four businesses were evacuated for approximately two hours.
On Saturday June 18, 2011 the Bakersfield Police Department will conduct a DUI / Driver License Checkpoint at an undisclosed location in the City of Bakersfield. This DUI / Driver License Checkpoint is in an effort to reduce the number of persons injured or killed each year in DUI related collisions. A major component of this enforcement event is to increase awareness of the dangers of impaired driving and to encourage sober designated drivers. Funding for this program was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The public is encouraged to help keep roadways safe by calling 911 if they see a suspected impaired driver.
June 13, 2011 — Summer blasts off today for 200 middle school students in Lamont who are attending the NASA Summer of Innovation Rocketry Camp. The camp is a collaborative project between California State University, Bakersfield and Lamont School District who worked together to receive a $32,500 grant from the Aerospace, Education Research and Operations (AERO)-Institute partnering with NASA Dryden Flight Research Center. The camp takes place June 13-16 and June 20-22 at Myrtle Avenue Grade School, with the culminating rocket launch happening June 23 on the CSUB campus.
The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the communities’ assistance in locating
On 6/11/11, at 1415 hours, Kern County Park Rangers and Kern County Sheriff Deputies were dispatched to an adult female who was stranded in the Kern River approximately ½ mile to 1 mile northeast of the residences in the 12000 block of Kern River Avenue. The 35 year old female, who had been rafting with family members, got tangled up in tree branches causing the inner tube she was riding to pop. The female was wearing a life vest and was able to cling onto several tree branches in the river. Personnel from the Bakersfield Fire Department as well as the Kern County Sheriff’s Office emergency rescue helicopter responded. The Kern County Sheriff’s Office emergency rescue helicopter was able to successfully hoist the female out of the Kern River and bring her to shore. The female was un-injured. SR11-13934
Juvenile rescued from the Kern River
The Secret Witness Program is offering a reward of up to $5,000.00 for information leading to the arrest and filing of a complaint against the person responsible for the murder of Augie Senoran which occurred on or about 11-21-09 at 1307 Eureka Street in Bakersfield Ca. Semoran was found deceased inside his home suffering from a gunshot wound Anyone with information regarding this offense is encouraged to contact the Bakersfield Police Department at 327-7111 or Secret Witness at 322-4040.
On 5/08/11, at 3:30 a.m., a 17 year old female was walking eastbound on Planz Road from South H Street and when she reached Planz Park she was approached by a Hispanic male who asked her where she was going and offered to give her a ride home. The victim declined and continued walking; however, the suspect grabbed her and pulled her into the park. The victim struggled with the suspect who ultimately forced her to the ground and sexually assaulted her.
The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the communities’ assistance in
