For the second time in less than two weeks there has been a pit bull attack in Bakersfield. This time a 3-year-old boy was severely wounded.
According to the Kern County Sheriff's Department, at about 1 p.m. Tuesday a 3-year-old boy was attacked by his parents' pit bull. Officials said the pit bull was chained to a tree in the backyard of the home when the boy wandered up to the dog and was attacked.
The boy's mother then...
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Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Oildale Murder: The Abduction And Stalking Of Chantha Meas
It was Oct. 14, the day after the body of Chantha Meas was discovered by an oil worker. Jeffery Chitwood was supposed to be on his second day of the job at Ken Smalls Construction. He phoned in and didn’t give his new boss an excuse. He simply said, “Something came up.”
Meas was found at 6:44 a.m. on Oct. 13. She was shot twice in the face and head. An earring and a sock were missing. So were her cell phone and keys. She still wore her gas station work clothes. A post-mortem report said her anus had an unknown liquid inside and a small tear. Whether Jeffery Chitwood, the man accused in her shooting death was guilty of killing and possibly raping her, one thing is certain—he stalker her.
The day before Meas died, Chitwood was seen six times between 4 a.m. and 8:15 a.m. at the Shell Gas Station on Airport Drive and Norris Road where Meas worked. She can be seen in a surveillance video walking from her home to the front door of the Shell gas station at 4:11 a.m. that morning.
At 4:37 a.m., Chitwood walked up to the front window and knocked on the locked door. He points to his watch—the same watch that would be found with blood stains while he was wearing it—and leaves a few minutes later. By 5:05 a.m. his red Pontiac Solstice is parked nearby at the gas pumps. At 5:07 a.m., Chitwood is seen buying coffee in the gas station. He leaves at 5:09 a.m. He returns in his red Solstice at 5:20 a.m. He enters the store, purchases another coffee, and leaves at 5:28 a.m. He shows up three more times by 8:15 a.m. The Probable Cause report says Chitwood’s harassment of Meas at that time “became so overt and aggressive that customers were telling Jeff to leave her alone.”
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Meas was found at 6:44 a.m. on Oct. 13. She was shot twice in the face and head. An earring and a sock were missing. So were her cell phone and keys. She still wore her gas station work clothes. A post-mortem report said her anus had an unknown liquid inside and a small tear. Whether Jeffery Chitwood, the man accused in her shooting death was guilty of killing and possibly raping her, one thing is certain—he stalker her.
The day before Meas died, Chitwood was seen six times between 4 a.m. and 8:15 a.m. at the Shell Gas Station on Airport Drive and Norris Road where Meas worked. She can be seen in a surveillance video walking from her home to the front door of the Shell gas station at 4:11 a.m. that morning.
At 4:37 a.m., Chitwood walked up to the front window and knocked on the locked door. He points to his watch—the same watch that would be found with blood stains while he was wearing it—and leaves a few minutes later. By 5:05 a.m. his red Pontiac Solstice is parked nearby at the gas pumps. At 5:07 a.m., Chitwood is seen buying coffee in the gas station. He leaves at 5:09 a.m. He returns in his red Solstice at 5:20 a.m. He enters the store, purchases another coffee, and leaves at 5:28 a.m. He shows up three more times by 8:15 a.m. The Probable Cause report says Chitwood’s harassment of Meas at that time “became so overt and aggressive that customers were telling Jeff to leave her alone.”
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Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Bakersfield Veterans Day Parade 2008
It was the kind of Veterans Day parade that made both parade-goers and veterans laugh and cry. Bakersfield's 89th annual downtown Veterans Day Parade began on a fun-filled chilly morning that quickly warmed hearts. Veterans old and young, ROTC units, marching bands, horses, fire engines, kids in wagons and more trudged along Bakersfield's downtown streets to cheering crowds.
"I was taking photos and I almost lost it!" said Nina Gonzalez who watched the parade. "My tears started coming because I saw one man look at the other and it's like you could just feel what they were saying without them saying it."
A few old veterans stood among the crowded streets in full regalia. Others could be seen with families waving flags. One woman pushed a stroller and told her baby to wave at a loved one who marched with a Navy aircraft carrier float.
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"I was taking photos and I almost lost it!" said Nina Gonzalez who watched the parade. "My tears started coming because I saw one man look at the other and it's like you could just feel what they were saying without them saying it."
A few old veterans stood among the crowded streets in full regalia. Others could be seen with families waving flags. One woman pushed a stroller and told her baby to wave at a loved one who marched with a Navy aircraft carrier float.
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2008 Bakersfield Veterans Day Parade Set To Get Underway
Bakersfield's 89th annual downtown Veterans Day Parade is sure to be a fun-filled chilly morning. There will be marching bands, floats, military flyovers from F-17 Cobras and lots of veterans carrying flags to wave and salute.
Bakersfield.com said the theme of the 2008 parade is "Saluting and Respecting All Veterans." They said veterans of the War in Iraq will serve as grand marshalls.
KGET reported 90 troops from Bakersfield will be deplying to Kosovo this Veteran's Day. The troops told the TV station it's an honor to deploy on such a day.
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Bakersfield.com said the theme of the 2008 parade is "Saluting and Respecting All Veterans." They said veterans of the War in Iraq will serve as grand marshalls.
KGET reported 90 troops from Bakersfield will be deplying to Kosovo this Veteran's Day. The troops told the TV station it's an honor to deploy on such a day.
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Monday, November 10, 2008
Truck Flips Off Cliff; Man Ejected Into Kern River, Dies
A man missed a curve on rain-slickened Round Mountain Road and died after his truck flipped off a cliff, struck a tree and ended up in the Kern River on Sunday.
According to KBAK, the California Highway Patrol said Beau Adams, 33, of Bakersfield was headed east near Rio Mesa Road around 11 a.m. Sunday. He missed a curve and the truck rolled and ended up in the Kern River, they said.
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According to KBAK, the California Highway Patrol said Beau Adams, 33, of Bakersfield was headed east near Rio Mesa Road around 11 a.m. Sunday. He missed a curve and the truck rolled and ended up in the Kern River, they said.
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Suspicious Death Of Man, 32, At East Bakersfield Jade Hotel
Early Sunday, a man who recently moved to Bakersfield from Des Moines, Iowa was found dead at the Jade Hotel. Police said the man's death is suspicious.
Old Town Kern -- it's not the kind of area most people want to be found after dark. Just east of popular Narducci's Restaurant, the Jade Hotel is attached to Lazlo's Pool Hall on the corner of Baker and 21st streets in Old Town Kern. It's an area filled with strange and dark Bakersfield nightlife and is riddled with crime.
Kirk Aaron Swedblom was found dead on the second floor of the Jade Hotel around 6:15 a.m. Sunday, according to Bakersfield.com. The newspaper reported Swedblom was found by Bakersfield city firefighters face down in a second-floor hallway.
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Old Town Kern -- it's not the kind of area most people want to be found after dark. Just east of popular Narducci's Restaurant, the Jade Hotel is attached to Lazlo's Pool Hall on the corner of Baker and 21st streets in Old Town Kern. It's an area filled with strange and dark Bakersfield nightlife and is riddled with crime.
Kirk Aaron Swedblom was found dead on the second floor of the Jade Hotel around 6:15 a.m. Sunday, according to Bakersfield.com. The newspaper reported Swedblom was found by Bakersfield city firefighters face down in a second-floor hallway.
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Officials: 3 Arrested; Meth, Marijuana Found; Home, Cars Searched
There's one less bag of methamphetamine on the streets of Bakersfield after Sheriff's officials said they arrested 3 people in connection with a drug bust on Sunday.
Officials said members of the Kern County Sheriff's Office Problem Oriented Policing Team and members of the California Multijurisdictional Methamphetamine Enforcement Team served a search warrant at 517 Ansol Lane in Bakersfield just before 4 p.m. on Sunday. They said team members searched a home and vehicles.
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Officials said members of the Kern County Sheriff's Office Problem Oriented Policing Team and members of the California Multijurisdictional Methamphetamine Enforcement Team served a search warrant at 517 Ansol Lane in Bakersfield just before 4 p.m. on Sunday. They said team members searched a home and vehicles.
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