BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — Bakersfield police arrested 14 people when 36 encampments were removed from the Kern Riverbed earlier this week. Eleven animals were taken into protective custody during the Jan. 14 encampment cleanup.
Flood Ministries provided housing assistance to a woman at the Brundage Lane Navigation Center.
Photo courtesy: Bakersfield Police Dept.
Photo courtesy: Bakersfield Police Dept.
Police said the encampments span the riverbed from the 24th Street, overcrossing to the Kern River Upland Park Weir.
Photo courtesy: Bakersfield Police Dept.
Photo courtesy: Bakersfield Police Dept.
The following assisted the Bakersfield Police Department’s Impact Team:
The City of Bakersfield Code EnforcementUnmanned Aircraft Systems TeamAnimal ControlClean City InitiativeRapid Response TeamBakersfield Fire Department Arson DivisionKern Behavioral Health and Recovery Services
Photo courtesy: Bakersfield Police Dept.
Photo courtesy: Bakersfield Police Dept.
Photo courtesy: Bakersfield Police Dept.
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Encampments can be reported to the City of Bakersfield through its free Bakersfield Mobile App or via the online Service Request portal.
Community Vitality can be contacted at communityvitality@bakersfieldcity.us or (661) 326-3737.
For more information on Community Vitality, visit bakersfieldcity.us/community-vitality.