{"id":136937,"date":"2026-01-16T23:57:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T23:57:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/136937\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T23:57:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T23:57:10","slug":"bpd-arrest-14-in-kern-riverbed-cleanup-36-encampments-cleared","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/136937\/","title":{"rendered":"BPD arrest 14 in Kern Riverbed cleanup, 36 encampments cleared"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK\/KBFX) \u2014 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.<\/p>\n<p>Flood Ministries provided housing assistance to a woman at the Brundage Lane Navigation Center.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Photo courtesy: Bakersfield Police Dept.{p}{\/p}\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/313cc524-6bf9-4997-b605-b4cfa9c3dc38-KRB.jpg\"\/>Photo courtesy: Bakersfield Police Dept.<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Photo courtesy: Bakersfield Police Dept.{p}{\/p}\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/e4ea4c21-22c9-4587-bd4b-de1cf21996c4-K2.jpg\"\/>Photo courtesy: Bakersfield Police Dept.<\/p>\n<p>Police said the encampments span the riverbed from the 24th Street, overcrossing to the Kern River Upland Park Weir.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Photo courtesy: Bakersfield Police Dept.\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dd921ce4-2c7f-4784-a684-6aab02f9cf75-K7.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Photo courtesy: Bakersfield Police Dept.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Photo courtesy: Bakersfield Police Dept.\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/222c5041-e888-4e9f-a28d-2cca953a4f53-K10.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Photo courtesy: Bakersfield Police Dept.<\/p>\n<p>The following assisted the Bakersfield Police Department\u2019s Impact Team:<\/p>\n<p>The City of Bakersfield Code EnforcementUnmanned Aircraft Systems TeamAnimal ControlClean City InitiativeRapid Response TeamBakersfield Fire Department Arson DivisionKern Behavioral Health and Recovery Services<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Photo courtesy: Bakersfield Police Dept.{p}{\/p}\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/c903cfc1-2299-4b5e-896c-43ff1dca56ec-K11.jpg\"\/>Photo courtesy: Bakersfield Police Dept.<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Photo courtesy: Bakersfield Police Dept.{p}{\/p}\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/5ce31424-c62b-48d8-9a11-bcd4ccb0da72-K13.jpg\"\/>Photo courtesy: Bakersfield Police Dept.<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Photo courtesy: Bakersfield Police Dept.{p}{\/p}\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/c1e0c689-00c3-4239-ace1-bdbdab4c0a48-K15.jpg\"\/>Photo courtesy: Bakersfield Police Dept.<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Photo courtesy: Bakersfield Police Dept.{p}{\/p}\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/597bb465-55ee-4bb5-9bb5-7670471bb621-k16.jpg\"\/>Photo courtesy: Bakersfield Police Dept.Comment with Bubbles<\/p>\n<p>BE THE FIRST TO COMMENT<\/p>\n<p>Encampments can be reported to the City of Bakersfield through its free <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bakersfieldcity.us\/663\/Bakersfield-Mobile-App\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Bakersfield Mobile App<\/a> or via the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bakersfieldcity.us\/559\/Report-a-Service-Request\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">online Service Request portal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Community Vitality can be contacted at communityvitality@bakersfieldcity.us or (661) 326-3737. <\/p>\n<p>For more information on Community Vitality, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bakersfieldcity.us\/1184\/Community-Vitality\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">bakersfieldcity.us\/community-vitality<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK\/KBFX) \u2014 Bakersfield police arrested 14 people when 36 encampments were removed from the Kern Riverbed 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