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Posted by editor Tue Nov 30, 1999 00:00:00 PST
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An early morning, wild-goose chase ended with the apprehension of a stolen motorcycle and its driver by Kern County Deputy Sheriff Ryan Sorrow of the Tehachapi substation, on April 1.
Christopher Jacob Brown, 25, of Bakersfield was pulled over near the intersection of Tehachapi Boulevard and Tucker Road at approximately 12:30 a.m. for operating the bike without a license plate. The vehicle had been reported stolen from the Oxnard area. When deputy Sorrow exited his vehicle and approached, the driver of the motorcycle took off and led the deputy on a brief, erratic ride around town with speeds ranging from 10 to 60 mph.
Assisted by deputies John Smith and Kevin Maxwell, Brown was arrested and transported to Kern County jail for possessing a stolen vehicle, evading an officer, driving a vehicle without a license plate and improper licensing for operating a motorcycle.
TVHD Cal City clinic to open
The Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District in California City Clinic will officially open on Wednesday, April 12. To start, the clinic will be open one day per week from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Known as the Tehachapi Family Health Center – California City, 9350 N. Loop Blvd, California City, CA 93505, the clinic may be contacted by calling (760) 373-1785.
McCarthy Legislation approved
Bill gives law enforcement a bigger share of assets seized from drug dealers
Assembly Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy, of Bakersfield said last week that the Assembly Public Safety Committee has approved his legislation to increase funding for local law enforcement agencies, prosecutors and crime victims by increasing their share of assets seized from drug dealers.
“This legislation increases our support for police, sheriffs, prosecutors and crime victims, all without raising taxes on hard-working Californians,” McCarthy said. “After we seize drug dealers’ ill-gotten gains, we’re going to put them to better use to fight crime in our communities.”
McCarthy’s legislation, AB 2336, will ensure that money and other assets seized in drug-related crimes are used to fight crime. Under current law, 24 percent of the assets are to be given to the Conflict Resolution and School Violence Program, which hasn’t been in existence since 1998. The money instead has been sent into the General Fund and spent in other areas.
AB 2336 will fix this problem. It will increase funding for law enforcement agencies that participated in the seizure and will increase funding for programs designed to combat drug abuse and divert gang activity.
The bill is sponsored by several statewide law enforcement groups, including the California State Sheriffs’ Association, the California Police Chiefs’ Association and the California District Attorney Association. McCarthy has been working closely with Michael Yraceburn, Kern County’s Supervising Deputy District Attorney, to craft this beneficial bill.
Kern County District Attorney Ed Jagels said the legislation is good news for the county. “This legislation will help us put more drug dealers behind bars, and will reinforce our fight against the ongoing meth problem,” Jagels said.
AB 2336 was approved on April 4 on a bipartisan vote of the Public Safety Committee. It was sent to the Assembly Appropriations Committee, where a hearing date has not yet been set.
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