There is corruption in Bakersfield that is being ignored..On 3/11/08 the Bakersfield Police Department used excessive force on a suspect {leonard Marella} who did run.. but they continued the force after they had they had Marella hand cuffed and not resisting as a result marella had to have stitches and was bruised severely and got his front tooth knocked out..they also arrested another gentlemen that was video taping the incident..

8/15/05

The weapons used by three Kern county jailers to kill a defenseless inmate was simple Boot,Elbow,Fist..

James Moore of Bakersfield was bound,Hands and feet, When three Kern county deputies struck heavy blows to his head.

Moore,30 died 6 days later at memorial hospital from blunt force trauma to the head.It began when detention deputies took Moore into the parking garage, intending to put him in a patrol car and take him to Kern Medical Center, Jagels said. They wanted him checked out because of the artery hold and because of his behavior, Jagels said.

Detention officials cuffed Moore's hands to a waist restraint and they restrained his legs, Jagels said.

Moore was on the ground when one detention deputy kicked his head, Jagels said. After Moore was strapped to a gurney, he said, multiple deputies hit Moore in the head with their fists and elbows.

"The victim was completely restrained, could not present a danger to anyone," Jagels said. "The amount of force was not justified."

The investigation of the beating began when a sheriff's deputy who witnessed part of the incident wrote a memo to a supervisor, Jagels said.

Bakersfield, CA: (May-23-07) Thomas Teagarden Jr. filed a lawsuit against the city, claiming that he was wrongly arrested and charged after a police officer planted cocaine in his car. The incident, which took place on April 21, 2006, began when Officer Sherman Rooks pulled Teagarden over near his condominium for allegedly not wearing his seatbelt. Teagarden allowed Rooks and a police dog to search his car. Then Rooks produced a bag of cocaine, which Teagarden claimed had been planted, as the cocaine was not in his car.

Teagarden alleged the officer demanded he apologize to Rook's wife, with whom Teagarden said he had a sexual relationship with years earlier, leading him to believe that the arrest was revenge. In a settlement reached, the city of Bakersfield agreed to pay him $250,000.

         Thursday, August 23, 2007
 
Board Review of In-custody Death
 
A Critical Incident Review Board comprised of command staff of the Bakersfield
Police Department has reviewed the facts and circumstances surrounding the
arrest of Cecil Valenzuela on 5/22/07.  Valenzuela died while in custody on
5/24/07 at Kern Medical Center.      
 
The Critical Incident Review Board determined that the actions by the arresting
Bakersfield Police officers were determined to be within state and federal laws
and within department policy.  
 
For further details refer to the news releases from the Kern County Sheriff’s
Department and Kern County Coroner’s Office.