What happened in Bakersfield overnight: Friday, October 9, 2026

What Happened Overnight in Bakersfield & Kern County

A shooting in north Bakersfield sent two people to the hospital with gunshot wounds, drawing a large police, fire and ambulance response to a block on Pembroke Avenue just after 1 a.m. Deputies in the same hour worked a knife attack on Lincoln Street where a man chased a woman down the street and a sister put herself in front of the blade, and officers took a man with a pocket knife into custody outside the Food Maxx on Niles Street. Earlier in the night, deputies in the Frazier Park area handled a strong-arm robbery at a travel stop on Taft Highway, and a stolen white Honda Accord brought a foot chase through a College Avenue neighborhood. The rest of the night was alarms, crashes, disturbances and medical aids.

The big one

Two shot on Pembroke Avenue in north Bakersfield

Just after 1:20 a.m., officers and firefighters were sent to a residence in the 5400 block of Pembroke Avenue for a report of a shooting. Crews found two patients with gunshot wounds and quickly set up a perimeter around the block, holding family members back while units moved in. Hall Ambulance staged to enter the scene from the east while officers asked firefighters to light up the roof to check it for evidence. The scene was secured and turned over to investigators, and the department had not released any details on the victims' conditions.

Around the county

Knife attack on Lincoln Street leaves injuries in question

Deputies were sent to the 1500 block of Lincoln Street for a fight involving a knife. Callers reported a man chasing a woman down the street and attacking others, and radio traffic indicated his mother was threatened with the knife and a sister stepped in front of it. Deputies found the suspect in a cluttered shed area at the back corner of the property and were still sorting out who was hurt. A separate 911 call from nearby reported only a verbal disturbance, and the woman on that call denied anything on the callback.

Stolen car ends in a foot chase near College Avenue

Officers picked up a newer white Honda Accord reported stolen and moved to stop it near College Avenue and Flint Ridge. About four people bailed out and ran into an open garage, which was then pulled shut, and officers ringed the block in case the car started moving again. One man was described running southbound in a gray shirt, black shorts and a face covering toward Culver and Pioneer. A second stolen-vehicle report, a white Honda Accord seen near Niles Road and McCurdy Drive, came in the same night.

Man with a knife taken into custody outside a Niles Street grocery store

Officers responded to the Food Maxx on Niles Street for a man with a knife, and a negotiator opened a line with him, calling for him to put the weapon down. The man was described as white, in his late thirties, dressed in black and carrying a pocket knife. Units were moved in from Lamont to cover the area while the call was worked.

Strong-arm robbery outside a Taft Highway travel stop

Deputies were sent to the Lowe's Travel Stop on Taft Highway for a strong-arm robbery that had just happened. The suspect was described as a 44-year-old man in a black shirt and gray pants who was still in the area at a bus stop near the Southland RV Park. The caller waited nearby to meet with deputies.

The log

• 9:43 p.m.: Deputies checked on a woman who locked herself inside a disabled car on the 500 block of Castor Lane after a man made crude comments to her; she was uncooperative.
• 9:50 p.m.: Officers sent to the 600 block of Columbus Street for an intoxicated man carrying a hammer or mallet, seen on a neighbor's camera.
• 10:00 p.m.: Man in a green shirt and shorts reported still holding a knife near a church off Olive Drive; officers searched the area.
• 10:07 p.m.: Outside fire across from a home on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard that may have started at a transient camp.
• 10:11 p.m.: Domestic disturbance reported in the 3100 block of River Boulevard.
• 10:24 p.m.: Broadcast for an armed and injured suspect wanted on a felony weapons warrant out of another agency, last seen in a white Mercedes sedan near Pyramid Lake.
• 11:25 p.m.: Possible break-in checked at a business on Standard Road near Coffee Road, where a fence had been cut and tools were left near the entrance; doors were secure and no forced entry was found.
• 11:33 p.m.: Verbal disturbance reported in the 2000 block of Oscar Avenue near a parked GMC.
• 11:46 p.m.: Crew sent to a grass fire on the 400 block of Shaw Avenue.
• 11:47 p.m.: Stolen red Hyundai four-door recovered on the 200 block of East 5th Street; the car was unoccupied.
• 11:58 p.m.: Domestic violence check requested in the 1000 block of Jeffrey Street.
• 12:04 a.m.: Domestic disturbance reported in the 4400 block of Hillsboro Drive involving a teenage stepdaughter and her mother.
• 12:35 a.m.: Commercial burglary alarms drew units to a business on Truxton Avenue and to two addresses on Commerce Drive.
• 1:12 a.m.: Outside fire at South Mount Vernon Avenue and Planz Road.
• 1:15 a.m.: Public service lift assist on the 500 block of Jackson Street.
• 1:21 a.m.: A semi on the freeway shoulder put out a fire on its own but was left disabled and needed a tow.
• 1:26 a.m.: Audible alarm at the Shell station on Stockdale Highway.
• 1:48 a.m.: Overdose call at Chester Lane and Lake Adams Street; the patient was not breathing and CPR was in progress.
• 2:06 a.m.: Officers worked to contact a victim at an apartment building on the 1000 block of Baker Street.
• 2:12 a.m.: Facility alarm checked out all clear, with a malfunctioning detector blamed.
• 2:20 a.m.: Man under the influence in a shouting match with a neighbor at an apartment complex on the 3000 block of Sierra Highway; he tried to assault the caller.
• 2:23 a.m.: Driver reported passed out behind the wheel of a black Chevrolet pickup at the Valero on Buck Owens Boulevard.
• 2:37 a.m.: Suspicious circumstance checked on the 5000 block of Pamela Street involving a man in his twenties in a white shirt and jeans.
• 3:15 a.m.: Audible burglary alarm at a business on Easton Drive, and a second alarm at a restaurant on Coffee Road.
• 3:20 a.m.: Domestic disturbance in the 4400 block of Hughes Lane, where a shirtless man was intimidating the caller.
• 3:39 a.m.: A 15-year-old girl walked into a fire station on Stockdale Highway upset after leaving a group home; medics and deputies were called.
• 3:43 a.m.: Verbal disturbance among four people in the 1900 block of East Brundage Lane.
• 3:57 a.m.: Man in a hospital gown dropped off by a gray SUV that sped away on the 900 block of Olive Drive, then refused to leave.
• 4:06 a.m.: Medics sent to an apartment on the 500 block of Oildale Drive for difficulty breathing.

Night notes

The night's serious work was concentrated in Bakersfield, where a shooting on Pembroke Avenue drew a police, fire and ambulance response and a stabbing investigation on Lincoln Street was still sorting out who was hurt. Deputies also ran down a stolen car, took a man with a knife into custody outside a south Bakersfield grocery store, and worked a strong-arm robbery at a travel stop on Taft Highway. Fire crews spent the overnight hours on small outside fires, alarm calls and medical aids across the city and county. Details remain preliminary until confirmed by an official source.