BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Seven people were placed under arrest while police officers investigated a homeless encampment in southwest Bakersfield on Monday.
Bakersfield police arrested seven people after receiving complaints of a growing homeless encampment in the 6000 block of District Boulevard.
Those arrested were booked into jail under suspicion of various charges including trespassing, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of narcotics and warrants, police said.
Amie Mathison, 39, Rebecca Skipper, 45, Mark Coolbaugh, 63, Conrad Rivera, 51, Adam Wickham, 49, Marlon Solares, 34, and Peyton Schnell, 27, were all placed under arrest, according to police.
The homeless encampment was located near a sump owned by the city of Bakersfield.
Police officers returned to the sump on Feb. 4 to finish cleaning up the encampment.
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