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Column: Is the Kern County sheriff an out-of-control cowboy — or a lost cause?
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoKern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood at his office in Bakersfield. He ran unopposed this year...
Shielding the Frontline: A free counseling service for police, fire and others
KGET Bakersfield via Yahoo News· 22 hours agoVirtually all Kern County first responders – from police and sheriff, to fire and EMT – have mental...
Kern County In Depth: March 31, 2024
KGET Bakersfield via Yahoo News· 2 months agoSgt. Eric Celedon with the Bakersfield Police Department and Titania Jordan with Bark Technologies joined Kern County In Depth to talk more about how to...
Report: Severe KCSO staffing shortage hampers progress with stipulated judgment; KCSO continues to...
The Bakersfield Californian via Yahoo News· 1 year agoApr. 29—Significant staffing shortages at the Kern County Sheriff's Office continue to hamper its progress in complying with state-mandated reforms, according to a recently released report, ...
County approves 22 percent pay raise for detention deputies
The Bakersfield Californian via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJan. 10—Detention deputies in Kern County can expect a surprise come payday, after a 22 percent salary increase was approved by the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday. The board unanimously approved ...
KCSO sheriff, CSUB police chief testify in retrial of ex-KCSO deputy convicted of murdering 2 women
The Bakersfield Californian via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFeb. 6—A retrial of a former Kern County Sheriff's deputy convicted of killing two prostitutes has drawn witness testimony from many disparate people — former sex workers, deputy district attorneys ...
Policy, poverty compound the problem: Kern officials discuss why county claims top homicide rate for...
The Bakersfield Californian via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAug. 28—A Kern County sheriff's deputy. Two girls, a 10-year-old and a 12-year-old. A 78-year-old woman. These people are just a few of the victims of local homicides in 2021, Kern County's ...
‘Dear God, let my name be the last’: Kern County law enforcement comes together for Peace Officer...
KGET Bakersfield via Yahoo News· 1 week agoBAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — It’s the most important day of the year for the men, women and families...
New chief probation officer named
The Bakersfield Californian via Yahoo News· 11 months agoJul. 8—William "Bill" Dickinson has been selected as Kern County's new chief probation officer, according to an announcement by Kern County Superior Court Presiding Judge J. Eric Bradshaw. Dickinson ...
Our View: The public deserves answers about Scrivner
The Bakersfield Californian via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoTwenty days have passed since Kern County sheriff’s deputies responded to a violent altercation at Kern County Supervisor Zack Scrivner’s Tehachapi home and there still are more questions than ...
