NewsCrime

Actions

Bakersfield Police arrested man wanted in Tulare County killing

Posted

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — A man who is wanted in a killing in Tulare County was arrested Thursday night, according to the Bakersfield Police Department.

BPD said they arrested Jose Omar Reyes Bello, 24, of Bakersfield, at about 5 p.m. in the 200 block of Monterey on an active arrest warrant.

Bello tried to flee and was arrested with the help of a police K9, said BPD. Bello was treated for a minor injury, medically cleared, and then transferred into the custody of the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office, police said.

Another man who was with Bello was arrested for an unrelated case. Henry Venegas, 38, of Bakersfield, was arrested on suspicion of attempted homicide and robbery in a Nov. 6th case.

,

Weather

Daily Forecast

View Hourly Forecast

Day

Conditions

HI / LO

Precip

Wednesday

02/04/2026

AM Drizzle

71° / 44°

30%

Thursday

02/05/2026

Mostly Sunny

74° / 55°

2%

Friday

02/06/2026

Mostly Cloudy

72° / 48°

0%

Saturday

02/07/2026

Sunny

67° / 46°

4%

Sunday

02/08/2026

Partly Cloudy

68° / 47°

6%

Monday

02/09/2026

Cloudy

63° / 45°

13%

Tuesday

02/10/2026

Showers

58° / 44°

48%

Wednesday

02/11/2026

Partly Cloudy

59° / 42°

13%