A Taft man was arrested on multiple charges including false imprisonment Friday. Shawn Dakota Smith, 30, was taken into custody after a standoff with police in ...

A man was arrested on multiple felony counts after a standoff in Taft Heights Friday afternoon. The Kern County Sheriff said ...

A standoff in Taft on Friday during the executive of a search warrant in the 500 block of Garfield Avenue led to the arrest of one suspect, the Kern County Sheriff's Office reported Saturday. Deputies ...

On May 2, 2025, deputies from the Kern County Sheriff's Office executed a search warrant in Taft that resulted in an arrest ...