What happened in Bakersfield overnight: Monday, September 28, 2026

What Happened Overnight in Bakersfield & Kern County

A house fire on Goodman Street drew a reinforced alarm before sunrise, with crews knocking the fire down and starting a search of the home. Deputies were sent to a shooting on King Street after firefighters on a medical aid at the same address relayed that a victim had been injured, officers flooded the area around a hospital after a man was reported waving a machete, and a vehicle took out a pole at Calloway Drive and Tuscarora Drive. Deputies also worked two missing juvenile cases, one of them at the fairgrounds, and the hours between 3 and 5 a.m. were mostly welfare checks and medical calls.

The big one

House fire on Goodman Street knocked down before dawn

At 5:05 a.m. a battalion was sent to reports of a house on fire and arriving crews reported smoke showing, then fire coming from the front of a single-story, single-family home. The alarm was reinforced and incoming units were held for assignments while crews went to work. Command reported the fire knocked down within a few minutes and started a primary search of the home, with a truck preparing for vertical ventilation.

Around the county

Shooting on King Street leaves a victim injured

At 3:08 a.m. units were started to a shooting call at an address on King Street. Fire crews already on a medical aid at the same location relayed that a shooting had occurred there and that a victim had an injury, and deputies were sent to take the scene.

Man with a machete reported near a hospital

At 1:02 a.m. officers were sent to the area of a hospital and the juvenile justice center after a report of a transient man with no shirt waving a machete and yelling. The description was broadcast for officer safety, but officers checked the parking lot and the surrounding blocks and did not find him.

Vehicle into a pole at Calloway Drive and Tuscarora Drive

At 4:37 a.m. a truck, two engines and a battalion were sent to a vehicle into a pole at the intersection. Crews reported the scene and cleared the call.

13-year-old reported missing at the fairgrounds

At 9:53 p.m. dispatchers advised units that family at a command post were trying to find a 13-year-old girl whose phone last exchanged a text message with family about 9:08 p.m. and had not moved since, showing just east of one of the buildings. She was described as wearing a white long-sleeved shirt, dark blue jeans and white shoes, and was believed to be with two other teenagers and their families.

Two assaulted on North Chester Avenue

At 2:36 a.m. officers were sent to a location on North Chester Avenue after a caller reported being assaulted by two females. The caller said the suspects were across the street from the address, and dispatchers noted the call was tied to an earlier call for service at the same location.

The log

• 9:20 p.m.: Man down, Union Avenue. Units were sent after a report of a man with no shirt and dark pants lying on the sidewalk.
• 9:44 p.m.: Public intoxication, Union Avenue parking lot. Officers were sent for someone reported to be stumbling off vehicles and possibly passed out a few rows from the exit.
• 9:49 p.m.: Disturbance, Bakersfield area residence. Deputies were sent to a verbal disturbance between a resident and a roommate, and dispatchers confirmed an emergency protective order had been approved and was on file.
• 10:02 p.m.: Welfare check, park area off San Fernando Road. A caller reported a man who had been living out of a gray four-door Toyota at a park for more than a month, and said he believed the man may be armed although he had seen no weapons. The caller also described frequent gunshots heard at night in the area.
• 11:19 p.m.: Possible drunken driver, Rosedale area. Units were sent to a vehicle sitting in the drive-through of a fast food restaurant.
• 11:23 p.m.: Traffic hazard, Bakersfield. Crews at a collision reported one pole sheared off with lines hanging low but still off the ground, and a pickup involved on the inside.
• 12:43 a.m.: Missing juvenile, Bakersfield. Dispatchers put out an at-risk alert for a 13-year-old autistic boy reported as a first-time runaway, last seen westbound on a skateboard in a black shirt, tan pants and a tan hat.
• 1:16 a.m.: Fire alarm, residential building. Crews reported all residents had been evacuated and accounted for by staff, and a thermal imaging walkthrough confirmed the heat stayed exterior.
• 3:04 a.m.: Medical aid, King Street area. An engine was sent for an unknown medical aid and asked for a translator to get further details.
• 3:19 a.m.: Check welfare, 3000 block of Oak Street. A priority call was sent to an apartment after a neighbor reported hearing a man yelling at a woman in the unit and saying he was going to hit her again, with the woman crying.
• 3:35 a.m.: Medical aid, 10100 block of Marco Polo Avenue. Crews were sent with an ambulance responding.
• 3:42 a.m.: Report of fire, 500 block of Cypress Street. Crews were sent to a residence.

Night notes

Fairgrounds traffic shaped the first half of the night, with a missing 13-year-old reported there, a command post set up for the family and dispatchers moving units to check that alcohol sales had stopped at 9:30 p.m. A second juvenile case, an autistic 13-year-old reported as a first-time runaway, was put out about 12:43 a.m. After 3 a.m. the night turned to welfare checks and medical calls, and the last call of real size was the Goodman Street house fire, which was knocked down and searched before the morning commute.