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Yahoo
08-04-2025
- Yahoo
Police presence at Bakersfield Christian HS after threat to campus deemed not credible
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A heavy police presence is at Bakersfield Christian High School clearing the campus after a non-credible threat was directed at the campus, officials said. Multiple Bakersfield police officers were at the school in southwest Bakersfield Tuesday morning. Officers blocked access to the campus as they searched the campus. Ex-MMA fighter Cain Velasquez currently held in Kern County prison Bakersfield Police Department Sgt. Eric Celedon said the department received a report of a possible threat to the campus. Officers were at the campus as a precaution. He said investigators do not believe there is a threat to the campus. No arrests have been made. Check back for updates. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
08-04-2025
- Yahoo
3 officers needed to take DUI suspect into custody: Delano PD
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Delano police say it took three officers to get control of a combative drunken driving suspect who was involved in a two-vehicle crash that injured a woman. Roberto Rodriguez Zamora allegedly pulled away from officers and told them he wasn't under arrest, grabbing one of them by the hand during the struggle, police say in a court filing. Zamora, 44, was eventually placed in handcuffs and taken to Delano Police Department. He told police he drank one alcoholic beverage. The arrest occurred the evening of April 3 after police were dispatched to the intersection of 6th Avenue and Yahweh Court for a collision involving two cars. Zamora and a woman were contacted. Ex-MMA fighter Cain Velasquez currently held in Kern County prison The woman complained of chest pain and was taken to Kern Medical. The officer who spoke with Zamora noticed he had trouble maintaining his balance and smelled of alcohol, according to the filing. Police say he refused to perform field sobriety tests or provide a breath sample. When told he was under arrest, Zamora argued he wasn't and pulled away, initiating the struggle, according to the filing. A warrant was later obtained to draw his blood for alcohol testing. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
