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Homicide Investigation, Robbery, and Alcohol-Related Incidents Rock Bakersfield Area

4/18/2026

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A homicide investigation is underway after a 60-year-old man was found dead in a Bakersfield apartment.
Ridgecrest Police Department seeks help identifying a man accused of armed robbery at a smoke shop on April 7.
In Delano, clerk and four others were arrested for selling alcohol to minors during a compliance operation.
A wrong-way crash on Highway 99 in Delano, linked to alcohol impairment, killed a 55-year-old man.

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Story summary

A homicide investigation is underway after a 60-year-old man was found dead in a Bakersfield apartment.
Ridgecrest Police Department seeks help identifying a man accused of armed robbery at a smoke shop on April 7.
In Delano, clerk and four others were arrested for selling alcohol to minors during a compliance operation.
A wrong-way crash on Highway 99 in Delano, linked to alcohol impairment, killed a 55-year-old man.