Synopsis: Traffic Pursuit
Details:
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Department.
Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center.

Date:     Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Time:     3:39:34 AM
Department contact: Sergeant C. Cornelison
Phone: 661-303-4592

Details:

On 7/30/07 Detectives from the Sheriff's Major Violator Unit concluded an investigation into the illegal
cultivation of Marijuana being grown on U.S. Forrest Service land. During the investigation detectives
located two vehicles in the area of a large-scale marijuana grow. Detectives attempted to stop the suspect
vehicles with the assistance of patrol deputies stationed out of the Mc Farland and Delano response area.
One vehicle stopped for deputies, which was found to contain five suspects. The second vehicle refused to
stop for deputies and lead them on a high speed pursuit into the Delano area. Both suspects ran from the
vehicle in the 2100 block of Jasmine Street in an attempt to escape capture. The passenger of the vehicle
was arrested after a short foot chase and struggle with deputies. The driver of the vehicle escaped and has
not been located. During a search of the vehicle a loaded .22 caliber rifle and approximately 20 pounds of
processed marijuana with a street value of  $50,000 was located. The suspects were identified as Saul
Ponce Torres age 19 of Portland Oregon, Florentino Torres age 22 of Delano, Valertin Contreras age 19 of
Delano, Jose Comacho Bustos age 20 of Delano, Daniel Alejandro Reyes age 21 of Delano, and Vicente
Bustos Camacho age 22 of Delano. All six were arrested and booked for HS 11358 Cultivation of Marijuana,
and PC182 Conspiracy. Vicente Bustos Camacho was booked with the additional charges of HS 11377
Possession of Methamphetamine, PC 12031 possession of a loaded firearm, and PC 148 Resisting arrest.
Bail has been set in the amount of $500,000 for each.

Synopsis: KCSD homicide detectives are enroute to Gardner Field Rd/Cadet Rd.
Details:
Incident Announcement Only

Synopsis: Kern County Sheriff‚s Office to host National Night Out 2007.
Details:
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Department.
Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center.

Date:     Monday, July 30, 2007
Time:     8:16:04 AM
Department contact: Sgt Ed Komin
Phone: 303-4592

Details:
National Night Out 2007
News Release

Details:
National Night Out 2007 is scheduled for Tuesday August 7th. This event is sponsored by the National
Association of Town Watch, and involves communities and law enforcement agencies throughout the United
States. This will be the 13th year the Kern County Sheriff‚s Office has participated in this event.

National Night Out is an evening that is set aside for communities to show their support for law enforcement
and to send a message that citizens are united and committed to fighting drugs, gangs, and crime in their
neighborhood. This year, the Kern County Sheriff‚s Office will partner with the Sears Park Neighborhood
Place Community Learning Center to host an event at the center located at 400 Norris Rd. from 6:00 p.m. to
8:00 p.m. Community members are invited to join us and enjoy a hot dog barbecue, games, a dessert walk,
music, and Sheriff‚s Office displays including S.W.A.T., Technical Investigations, Bomb Squad, Search and
Rescue, Crime Prevention, and K-9 demonstrations. The Citizen Services Unit will also be offering free child
identification cards.

This is an excellent opportunity to send a message to criminals that the community and the Sheriff‚s Office
are working together to fight crime in our neighborhoods.

This event is free of charge and open to the public. If you would like further information about this event,
please contact Crime Prevention Specialist Jodi Rankin at 661-391-7460.

The following reports are from the Kern County Coroner's staff:

DECEDENT'S NAME:    Kimberly Sorensen        ;                 & nbsp; CASE#:  C-1613-07
CITY OF RESIDENCE:   Ridgecrest, CA         ;                 & nbsp;    AGE:  20 Years
TYPE OF CASE:  Traffic Collision
DATE OF INCIDENT:     07/29/2007      &nb sp;       &nbs p;         ;     TIME:    1106 Hours
LOCATION:  SR-14, 1 mile south of SR-178, Inyokern
DATE OF DEATH:    07/29/2007      &nb sp;       &nbs p;         ;             TIME:  1106 Hours
PLACE OF DEATH:  At Scene
INVESTIGATING AGENCY:  California Highway Patrol

Details:  Kimberly Sorensen was the operator of an auto that collided with another auto.  Lynda Burgess was
an occupant in the vehicle and also died at the scene.


DECEDENT'S NAME:   Lynda Burgess                & nbsp;       &n bsp;       CASE#:  C-1614-07
CITY OF RESIDENCE:      Ridgecrest, CA         ;                 & nbsp; AGE:  39 Years
TYPE OF CASE:  Traffic Collision
DATE OF INCIDENT:    07/29/2007      &nb sp;       &nbs p;         ;       TIME:  1106 Hours
LOCATION:  SR-14, 1 mile south of SR-178, Inyokern
DATE OF DEATH:   07/29/2007      &nb sp;       &nbs p;         ;            TIME:  1106 Hours
PLACE OF DEATH:   At Scene
INVESTIGATING AGENCY:  California Highway Patrol

Details:  Kimberly Sorensen was the operator and Lynda Burgess  the occupant in an auto
that collided with another auto.  Both sustained fatal injuries at the scene.

DECEDENT'S NAME:   John Bedard       & nbsp;       &n bsp;       &nb sp;      CASE#:  C-1617-07
CITY OF RESIDENCE:    Lucerne Valley, CA         ;                  AGE:  38 Years
TYPE OF CASE:  Drowning
DATE OF INCIDENT:    07/29/2007      &nb sp;       &nbs p;         ;       TIME:  About 1450 Hours
LOCATION:  Kern River near Keyesville
DATE OF DEATH:    07/29/2007      &nb sp;       &nbs p;         ;           TIME:   1450 Hours
PLACE OF DEATH:  At Scene
INVESTIGATING AGENCY:  Kern County Sheriff's Office

Details:  John Bedard drown in the Kern River while swimming with family.  The Kern County Sheriff's Office
Search and Rescue recovered Mr. Bedard at 1710 hours on July 29, 2007.

DECEDENT'S NAME:   Guillermina Ayala       &n bsp;       &nb sp;       &nbs p;       CASE#: C-1618-07
CITY OF RESIDENCE: Acambaro, Mexico       & nbsp;       &n bsp;       &nb sp;       AGE:   53 years
TYPE OF CASE:  Single Vehicle Traffic Accident
DATE OF INCIDENT:  07/29/2007      &nb sp;       &nbs p;         ;         TIME:  1720 hrs.
LOCATION:  I-5, 1.5 miles North of SR-43 , Bakersfield, CA
DATE OF DEATH:  07/29/2007      &nb sp;       &nbs p;         ;               TIME:  1755 hrs.
PLACE OF DEATH:  Pronounced dead at the accident scene
INVESTIGATING AGENCY:  California Highway Patrol

Details:  This decedent was a restrained right front seat passenger in a SUV that blew a left rear tire, which
caused the driver to lose control of the vehicle.  The vehicle went into the dirt center median and overturned
several times.

Synopsis: 72 yr. old has car stolen while at Wednesday Bible study, susp. captured by Pastor and church member.
Details:
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Department.
Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center.

Date:     Thursday, July 26, 2007
Time:     10:51:14 AM
Department contact:  Sgt. Downs
Phone:  763-8550

Details:  On 7-24-07, at approx. 2100 hrs., 72 yr. old Walter Brenton of Taft was attending Wed. evening Bible
study at the Free Will Baptist Church at 510 Harrison St., Taft.  Brenton had parked his 1986 Ford Crown
Victoria in the church parking lot and as the service was ending Brenton realized his vehicle was being
driven away from the church by an unk. susp.

Church Pastor James Kilgore and church member Michael Rodriguez began driving in the area looking for
Brentons car which they located neart Ash St.  Kilgore began following the car and telephoned KCSD.  The
susp. realized he was being followed and attempted to flee in the vehicle which he crashed into the front
driveway at 217 Ash St., Taft.  The susp attempted to flee on foot and ran approx. one block before he was
apprehended by Kilgore and Martinez.  The susp. was detained until Deputies arrived on scene.

The susp. was identified as 46 yr. old Ronald Lee Allen of Taft.  Allen was arrested and booked at CRF for
VC 10851(a) and PC 496(D)

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BAKERSFIELD POLICE
DEPARTMENT
PRESS RELEASE
        & nbsp;       &n bsp;       &nb sp;       &nbs p;         ;               
        & nbsp;       &n bsp;       &nb sp;       &nbs p;         ;                William Rector, Chief of Police
_________________________________________________ _______________________
Contact: Sergeant Greg Terry
     Public Information Officer
     661-326-3803
     gterry@Bakersfieldpd.us
 
For Immediate Release                & nbsp; Thursday, July 26, 2007
 
Suspects arrested in residential burglary
 
On 07/25/07, at about 9:51 a.m., the Bakersfield Police Department received a
report of suspicious persons in the area of Crandon Park Drive and Snead Way.  
 
A resident in the area called police after becoming suspicious of two subjects
who had arrived in his neighborhood asking for assistance.  The subjects had
come to his door asking for water due to their vehicle overheating.  The resident
assisted the subjects but became suspicious when he noticed that their vehicle
was not hot and did not need water.  When the subjects left he continued to
watch them and observed them drive to another nearby location, stop, and
approach another residence.  At this point the resident called police.
 
Officers located the subjects’ vehicle, parked, and unoccupied, in front of a
residence in the 10400 block of Crandon Park Drive.  Officers surrounded the
residence and observed two suspects inside committing a burglary.  One of the
officers knocked on the front door and at this point the suspects tried to flee but
were apprehended.  The suspects were in the process of gathering televisions,
video games, and firearms.
 
Investigation revealed that the suspects gained entry into the residence through
an unlocked bathroom window.
 
The suspects arrested are identified as:
Carnell Tanner (18), and Kevin Henry Jr , (19), both of Bakersfield.  They were
booked into the Kern County Jail on charges of burglary and conspiracy.  The
suspects were identified by the initial reporting resident as the same subjects
who had come to his residence asking for assistance.
 
The apprehension of these burglars was possible due to the observations and
actions of the alert resident who called police.  
 
Kevin Henry, Jr. was arrested in April 2007 for attempted residential burglary and
detectives are currently investigating the possibility of these suspects being
involved in other residential burglaries.
 
While many times suspicious situations have innocent explanations, the
Bakersfield Police Department encourages everyone to report suspicious
behavior or circumstances.  Suspicious activity can be reported at 661-327-7111. 
To report a crime in progress call 911.
 
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Synopsis: Multi Agency Operation
Details:
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Department.
Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center.

Date:     Thursday, July 26, 2007
Time:     7:19:22 AM
Department contact: Senior Deputy Vince Martinez
Phone: (661) 331-0008

Details:

The Kern County Sheriff's Department is currently conducting an operation with the Bakersfield Police
Department, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), State Parole, Kern County Probation, Federal
Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and Child Protective Services.  Due to the ongoing nature of the investigation
details that will be released about the operation are limited.

At approximately 1500 hours the Sheriff's Department will send out a news release detailing the operation.

Synopsis: Marijuana Eradication Walker Basin
Details:
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Department.
Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center.

Date:     Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Time:     7:26:56 PM

Department contact: Watch Commander
Phone:

Details:

On 7/25/07 Detectives from the Sheriff's Major Violator Unit concluded an investigation into a large scale  outdoor Marijuana grow located on U.S. Forest land in the Walker Basin and Breckenridge mountains.
 
Detectives from the Sheriff's Major Violator Unit, STC HIDTA, and Agents from the Department of Justice Camp Team, U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management located and eradicated 23,819 Marijuana plants in various stages of growth with an estimated street value of over 59 million dollars.

No arrests.

This was posted Wednesday, July 25 to the district attorney's web site.