News State audit finds problems with child abuse reports By ISHANI DESAI idesai@bakersfield.com Jun 14, 2022 The California State Auditor’s Office noted the Kern County Department of Human Services did not report people accused of child abuse to a sta…
+6 News Five local races run uncontested The Bakersfield Californian Jun 7, 2022 Five of the dozens of Kern County candidates vying for reelection had a relatively easier path than most.
+2 News Looking back at KCSO's settlement with state's DOJ one year later By ISHANI DESAI idesai@bakersfield.com May 28, 2022 More than a year has passed since the Kern County Sheriff’s Office and the California Department of Justice entered into a stipulated judgment…
+3 News KCSO gathers input from Lamont residents to inform reforms under the stipulated judgment By ISHANI DESAI idesai@bakersfield.com May 25, 2022 A team appointed by the state’s Department of Justice to monitor the Kern County Sheriff’s Office led a meeting this week to inform Lamont res…
News DOJ: Mexican citizen gets 5 years for distributing fentanyl in Bakersfield The Bakersfield Californian Apr 18, 2022 A Mexican citizen was sentenced to more than five years in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, according to a De…
Breaking BPD invites public to meeting for update on stipulated judgment with DOJ The Bakersfield Californian Mar 23, 2022 The Bakersfield Police Department is inviting the community to an update on the work the agency is doing to meet a stipulated judgment with Ca…
News Bakersfield moves to open police chief recruitment to candidates outside BPD By SAM MORGEN smorgen@bakersfield.com Feb 28, 2022 A question that has long simmered among Bakersfield’s policy and opinion makers will likely be sent to the voters for an answer.
News Kern Valley, Tehachapi inmates part of group charged with submitting fraudulent insurance claims The Bakersfield Californian Feb 11, 2022 The Department of Justice charged eight individuals for submitting over $25 million in fraudulent unemployment insurance claims in the identit…
News BPD updates community on progress of settlement with Department of Justice By SAM MORGEN smorgen@bakersfield.com Jan 27, 2022 The Bakersfield Police Department outlined the first steps it has taken to comply with a settlement agreement with the state’s Department of J…
News Bakersfield Police Department hosting virtual workshop on agreement with Department of Justice The Bakersfield Californian Jan 13, 2022 The Bakersfield Police Department is inviting the public to attend a virtual community workshop to discuss the Department of Justice’s stipula…
